Another tea adventure. This week is the week for the firsts. :D
I’ve never had a milk oolong so I was very excited when it arrived with my DT order yesterday afternoon.
You know that anticipation when you’re just about to tear open the package of the tea you were waiting for? I love it!
Wow, just wow… the dry tea smells sweet and milky. It’s hard to believe that it’s not flavoured. Is it really not flavoured or is somebody lying to me?
Just as I’m writing this note I have to go back, pop open the bag and smell it again. Yup… sweet and milky.
I steep it for 4 minutes at 82C. The result is pale yellow liquid with delicate milky aroma. The tea tastes like it smells… creamy and delicate, butter and milk. It’s smooth, so smooth and there is a note of sweetness to it. It’s hard to believe that straight tea can taste like that. I have to google this.
Time for a re-steep.
Re-steeped tea tastes just as good as the original steep if not better. It seems more awake now. Delish.
The subject of milk oolong got me so perplexed I decided to research further and I found this interesting review with comments. Take what you want from it. This tea’s flavour is either all natural or receives a little help from the producers and same goes for other milk oolongs out there. However it happens, it’s delicious and I’m not lactose intolerant.
Having said that, now I’m on the mission to try other milk oolongs and compare. I believe a sample of Teavivre milk oolong is on the way.
http://www.teaviews.com/2009/02/15/review-davids-tea-quangzhou-milk-oolong/
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Well, now I know I have to obtain this somehow.
Do you think this would be suitable for someone who is severely lactose intolerant? Most teas don’t bother me – one has, Cocoa Canela, but other than that, none – but if this one has milk added to it it probably definitely will have an effect.
Do you know for certain if this one has any added milk?
No, I don’t know that for sure. It’s not in the ingredients and as you can see other people are trying to find out the truth as well… I really don’t know what to think…
Come to think of it.. I would be interested to know if anyone with lactose intolerance on Steepster ever tried this tea…
Well, now I know I have to obtain this somehow.
Do you think this would be suitable for someone who is severely lactose intolerant? Most teas don’t bother me – one has, Cocoa Canela, but other than that, none – but if this one has milk added to it it probably definitely will have an effect.
Do you know for certain if this one has any added milk?
No, I don’t know that for sure. It’s not in the ingredients and as you can see other people are trying to find out the truth as well… I really don’t know what to think…
Come to think of it.. I would be interested to know if anyone with lactose intolerance on Steepster ever tried this tea…