Jin Xuan tea is a semi-ball type Paochong tea made by Jin Xuan tea leaves. Comes from Nantou County in the south of Taiwan, on the mountain at 1000 to 1600m altitude, being covered under fog and made with a traditional method. The liquid is clear honey green color, with natural milk and osmanthus aroma. The highest grade Jin Xuan tea always comes with a milky scent, taste mellow and rich.
Since Jin Xuan also be planted on a high mountain, some people also consider it as a type of Taiwan High Mountain Tea. Jin Xuan tea tree grows in Nantou County and Alishan Township. In 1980, Taiwan Tea Research and Extension Station has cultivated a new variety of tea tree and named it Taiwan Tea No 12 (Jin Xuan). The tea leaves of Jin Xuan is fat, thick and tender. The special flavor of Jin Xuan with milky and floral scent win the heart of a lot of female and young consumer. This milky flavor only exists in Jin Xuan tea but not other tea types.
金萱茶产自台湾南部,嘉义县,南投县境内,分布海拔从1000至1600公尺之间,受到浓雾笼罩,按古法培制,拥有甘美光亮之茶汤,其茶汤呈清澈蜜绿色,具独特天然牛奶香和桂花香气,品茗口感奇特,其中以牛奶香最为上品,滋味甘醇浓郁,喉韵甚佳。
“金萱茶”对于多数的茶友来说，应该是一个相当熟悉的台湾茗品。金萱茶在台湾种植面积相当广，在高山上也有种类，因此也有人把它归类为台湾高山茶的一种。金萱茶为茶树品种名称，主要产地在南投及嘉义县阿里山乡境内，是台湾茶叶改良场经过四十多年的培育，1980年代成功培育排列第十二号的新品种，命名台茶十二号，这是金萱茶学名由来，其后又命名为“金萱”，此后，以台茶十二号茶菁制作之部份发酵茶则称作金萱茶，俗称27仔。金萱茶叶子肥厚、鲜嫩，茶叶色泽翠绿有光泽，滋味清纯滑润，带有淡淡奶香及花香，风味独特，深受女性及年轻消费者喜爱。
金萱茶最大的品质特征即俱一股浓浓的天然“奶香”，这种天然的奶香很少茶类可以做得出来，只有金萱茶有此特征，消费者如果喜欢这种“奶香”可以选购金萱茶试试看。
