Oolong Tea: Milky Oolong

Last Updated: Aug. 2, 2010

Milky oolong or milk oolong, also known as jian xuan, is a style of oolong that has a milky aroma and a creamy and smooth quality, as if milk had been added.

Different sources provide conflicting information about milky oolong. The Upton Tea Quarterly says that the unique "milky aroma and creamy smoothness" are a result of special varietals[1], Hinas Tea claims there is a legend that it a result of a temperature shift[2], Ten Ren claims the tea is scented with actual milk[3], and a tea blogger has claimed that the milky character is a result of artificial flavorings[4].

Tony Gebely explores these discrepancies in a post on his blog World of Tea, titled Unraveling the Mystery of Milk Oolong a bit more: Admari Teas. He quotes Adrienne Ann Etkin of Admari Teas, who explains that teas scented with steamed milk are used as a cheap alternative to the traditional production of milky oolong, which involve harvesting time and growing conditions. Gebely observes that the traditionally processed tea has superior flavor which is retained through as many as seven infusions. If you are concerned with how a particular tea marketed as "milky oolong" has been produced, you should do research into the particular tea you are buying and company you are buying from.

Listings of this style of tea: (5 including sub-styles - hide sub-styles)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	Milk Oolong	TeaSource	China	0
	Milk Scented Kinsen Oolong Tea	Stash Tea	China	0
	TT83: Formosa Tung-Ting Milky Oolong	Upton Tea Imports	Taiwan / Formosa	0
	Formosa Milk Oolong (Spring Harvest)	Admari Tea	Taiwan / Formosa	0
	Golden Lily Oolong	Naivetea	Yilan, Taiwan	0

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