Milk Oolong
$11.00/oz
NOTE: If you've purchased Milk Oolong from us in the past, please be aware that as of November 2026, we have a new harvest of Milk Oolong. This batch is just as delicious, but if you were particularly fond of the last batch, we might recommend purchasing a small quantity to start with. We've found that this batch has a heady, filling aroma, but a slightly thinner and refreshing body--a really fascinating contrast. Particularly special about this batch is the distinctive and floral 'returning sweetness'. After taking a sip, take a moment and try to notice the aroma and flavor that lingers on your breath.
This Taiwanese oolong is an absolute all-time shop favorite! While harvests can vary year-to-year, it's defined by its sweet and buttery notes, often reminiscent of buttered popcorn, as well as a luxurious, creamy or 'milky' mouthfeel. Individual milk oolongs can also bring in more nutty, vegetal, floral, or creamy fruit notes, like melon, papaya, or coconut.
Other names for milk oolong include: Tai Cha #12, Jin Xuan ("Golden Lilly"), and Nai Xiang ("Milk Fragrance").
Famous and infamous, milk oolongs usually elicit questions! Is it flavored? It shouldn't be, but sometimes you'll find 'millk oolongs' that are secretly tie guan yin with added flavoring, trying to evoke the flavor of the Jin Xuan cultivar. Does it have something to do with its cultivation? You'll find some claims that milk is used as a kind of fertilizer or treatment for this tea--those claims are false. Is it good with milk? That's subjective, but we recommend trying it on its own!
It contains no milk and milk is not used in the processing.
The rolled leaves yield many infusions--make sure to brew your leaves multiple times! Try short steep times and gradually increase times with each consecutive steep.
Ingredients: TRES #12 Jin Xuan cultivar oolong tea
Please note: If you order multiple one ounce increments of tea, they will be consolidated into one larger bag. (Example: if you purchase four 1oz bags, they will be packaged into one 4oz bag.)
The following discounts are included in the listed purchase price:
-6oz and above - 5% off
-16oz and above - 10% off