Has a creamy texture and sticky rice aroma, imparted unto the tea during processing by heating the sticky rice plant’s leaves along with the tea leaves.

Sticky rice scented tea is a speciality of northern Thailand, although traditionally green tea is used, Jin Xuan Oolong produces just as good if not better results.

Produced in Northern Thailand in what was once the hub of the ‘Golden Triangle’, the farmers in 1994 turned their back on opium production and switched to tea, importing a range of tea plants from Taiwan’s famed tea producing region Alishan.

Tasting Notes:

- Smooth texture

- Brilliant sticky rice aroma with a creamy taste

Harvest: April 2015

Altitude: 1,000m

Cultivar: TTES #12 Jin Xuan (Imported from Alishan, Taiwan in 1994), cross between Ying Zhi Hong Xin and TTES #8

Scent: Nuo Mi Xiang Nen Ye (sweet fragrance rice tender leaves) AKA sticky rice

Origin: Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand

Sourced: From a specialist Thai wholesaler

Brewing Advice:

- Heat water to roughly 80°C/176°F

- Use 1 teaspoon per cup/small teapot

- Brew for 2 minutes

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