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2023 Jin Xuang Milk Oolong Formosa (from Red Blossom Tea) journal notes:
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5.2g/195F/8s

Dry leaf aroma smells of sweet barley or corn. Wet leaf aroma holds a corn quality while shifting a bit more green-vegetal...some kind of sweet cruciferous green.

Medium texture, low bitterness, low-medium astringency. Liquor is generally sweet and smooth ('milky' in texture), starting with a very brief and modest green bitterness that washes into a soft floral huigan in the mouth after each sip. Yet, not excessive or overstated like some floral notes that ball up in the mouth unpleasantly.

Aftertaste lasts for a fair while. I wasn't really sure what to expect with this one as it is rather subtle throughout, but I do like it. Pushing it isn't preferable; I find the note balance is better with lighter infusions. Though, I taste something spinach-like in the aftertaste of a stronger infusion. That may be the aforementioned cruciferous "vegetal/green" quality in play. Interesting.

2023 Jin Xuang Milk Oolong Formosa (from Red Blossom Tea) journal notes:
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5.2g/195F/8s

Dry leaf aroma smells of sweet barley or corn. Wet stoma holds a corn quality while shifting a bit more green-vegetal...some kind of sweet cruciferous green.

Medium texture, low bitterness, low-medium astringency. Liquor is generally sweet and smooth ('milky' in texture), starting with a very brief and modest green bitterness that washes into a soft floral huigan in the mouth after each sip. Yet, not excessive or overstated like some floral notes that ball up in the mouth unpleasantly.

Aftertaste lasts for a fair while. I wasn't really sure what to expect with this one as it is rather subtle throughout, but I do like it. Pushing it isn't preferable; I find the note balance is better with lighter infusions. Though, I taste something spinach-like in the aftertaste of a stronger infusion. That may be the aforementioned cruciferous "vegetal/green" quality in play. Interesting.