Jin Xuan
Variety of Tea plant · Camellia sinensis
Taiwan's creamy 'milk oolong' clone (TTES 12) with a naturally buttery, sweet aroma.
Also known as: TTES No. 12, Taicha 12, Milk Oolong
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1🇹🇼 Taiwan 1981
Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildsweetfloral
Profile
- Parentage
- TTES No. 8 x Ying Zhi Hong Xin (var. sinensis)
- Breeder
- Tea Research and Extension Station (TRES/TTES)
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Description
Growth
High-yielding, vigorous clone; hardier than classic oolong cultivars.
Yield
Processed into lightly oxidised, ball-rolled oolong; multiple harvests per year.
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