Jin Xuan
Jin Xuan (金萱; pinyin: jīn xuān; literally "Golden Daylily") is a 1980 developed variety of Oolong tea. Jin Xuan is a cross between Ying Zhi Hong Xin and TTSE #8. This varietal is also suitable for green and black tea.
Jin Xuan is also known as #12 or as "Milk Oolong" (Nai Xiang). It originates from Taiwan. The taste is light and flowery and sometimes referred to milk. This tea variety can be grown at higher attitudes and the yield is about 20% higher compared to traditional tea varieties. These circumstances made it become one of the most popular varieties among tea farmers in Taiwan and Thailand. The widely advertised milky flavor of Jin Xuan is not natural but is added by aromatization. Reputable dealers usually declare whether it is a natural or flavored oolong. A flavored Jin Xuan can be recognized before the tea is steeped. The added flavors mask the natural tea flavor significantly.
Growing areas
Taiwan
- Alishan at 1200m
- Zhushan at 600m
Thailand
- Doi Mae Salong, Provinz Chiang Rai at 1400m. Thailands finest oolong teas are produced here.
- Doi Angkhang at 1400m. The tea garden is part of the "Angkhang Royal Agricultural Station". All products at Doi Ankhang are organically grown.
- Doi Inthanon at 1200m
- Doi Tung at 1000m
- Doi Wawee at 1400
- Chiang Dao at 800m