TEARELAE - Taiwan Milk Oolong Tea - 3.53oz/100g - Authentic Taiwan Tea Jin Xuan - Taiwanese Hand-picked Oolong Tea Loose Leaf - Help to Detox

Bought this to try after watching videos of Jessie's Tea House drinking the tea. I followed internet directions for brewing the tea, which was 1 tsp to 185 F degree water, and I added a wash. In this brewing method, the tea was really fragrant, but only had a slightly bitter and earthy flavor. Today I decided to brew the tea on a lower temperature. I did this because the white-ish color of the tea liquid and light flavor profile indicated to me that I might have more luck getting sweet notes out of it if I lowered the water temperature. Luckily I was right. Brewing Instructions: - water boiled to 160 F - 1 tsp tea leaves to 6-8 oz water - No wash (not needed for delicate teas unless you like the flavor with a wash.) - Steep covered for 5 minutes Tea color: very light yellow, almost white Scent: strong stone fruit with dried milk notes Flavor: watery top notes, strong sweet and slight acidity mid and end notes like stone fruit, astringent dry finish This brewing method made a world's difference of flavor improvement with tons of sweetness (admittedly, not washing the leaves might have done a lot too). I like fruity tea flavors, so this is a pretty pleasant drink for me. I also like to maximize flavor and minimize bitterness and astringent end notes, so my preferred brewing method accents those qualities. I think this could also make for a really great iced tea in the summer if you steep it overnight in the fridge. Overall it's a really pleasant all day drinking tea. Like my other tea reviews, I do recommend playing with your brewing methods (particularly water temperatures) to get an optimal flavor for your palate.

delicious milky taste! Great quality of tea . Absolutely love it and highly recommended for those who love tea and perfect gift for loved ones!!

Received promptly and was well packaged . Nice Milk Oolong . Flavor was exactly as I had hoped.

Great but the milky flavour could be more pronounced

It’s first time to try milk oolong tea. And it’s absolutely delicious!! I love it:)!!!

Tearelae seems like a legit company but I am pretty certain, and agree with others, that there is flavor added. The strange part is that it is acceptable to add flavor and very common in Chinese milk oolongs…. And they disclose on label and in description. So, after examining closely all description and specs of this tea, I trusted that it is JUST oolong tea…. Unadulterated. As a few others have stated, since the flavoring is not disclosed, one does not know WHAT was used to add flavor and odor. Easily makes my decision to not purchase from tearelae any longer… and makes me wonder whether I should consume the other teas from them that I have already.

The tea leaves are high quality with a rich aroma, and most importantly, the price is very reasonable and excellent value for money.

Some people like Anastasia believe this is a small package (which it is), but it's weighed out generously and vacuum sealed. That's where the positives end unfortunately. The real problem is that the tea seems to have been adulterated with non-dairy creamer, milk powder, or something of the like: the tea has an intense milky smell while dry, which it shouldn't- It smacks you in the face with how unnatural it is. I had my younger brother take a whiff and he recoiled back from it. Fingers become tacky when rolling the dry leaves in hand, which they shouldn't. Leaving my hands smelling like that same artificial milk smell, which it shouldn't have in the first place. The tea has one flavor note and that's exactly how it smells: It's kind of gross and doesn't even taste like tea. Requested a return immediately and have to take it to Whole Foods now ~_~ I feel scammed. Wish the seller would have been straight up about their product rather than having to find out like this. Twinings Earl Grey from a teabag is more tasty, nuanced, and vibrant than this in my opinion, and that's kind of sad.