Guide選茶指南
What Is the Best Tea for Milk Tea?奶茶最適合用什麼茶原料？
Frastea · October 1, 20262026年10月1日
Short answer: milk tea works best with a full-bodied, malty black tea, because milk dilutes and coats the tea; a weak base leaves you tasting mostly milk. For differentiation, try a roasted oolong or a spiced black tea such as ginger or cinnamon.
■ Why milk tea needs a strong base
The fat and protein in milk soften the tea's astringency and dull its aroma, so milk tea usually needs a stronger brew than tea served straight.
■ How to brew strong without bitterness
- Add more leaf rather than steeping longer; over-long steeping raises bitterness and astringency.
- Separate the tea from the leaves as soon as it is brewed to stop extraction.
■ Frastea teas for milk tea
- Black Tea: full-bodied with classic malt notes, a dependable base for milk tea and straight tea menus.
- Empress Roasted Oolong Tea: roasting brings caramel and toasted-nut notes, ideal for oolong milk tea.
- Ginger Black Tea and Formosa Cinnamon Black Tea: warm and spicy, good for seasonal hot milk teas and lattes.
■ Recipe ideas
- Boba Milk Tea: black tea + boba + fresh milk + milk cap.
- Cinnamon Ginger Milk Black Tea: ginger black tea + fresh milk + milk cap + cinnamon.
Full steps are in the Brewing articles of the Tea & Herb Journal.簡單來說，製作奶茶最適合挑選口感厚實、帶有麥芽香氣的紅茶；因為牛奶的脂肪與蛋白質會稀釋並包覆茶味，如果茶底不夠濃郁，沖出來就會只剩下滿滿的奶味。若想打造具區隔性的風味，則可以改用烘焙香氣明顯的烏龍茶，或是帶有天然辛香的薑紅茶與肉桂紅茶。
■ 為什麼奶茶需要「濃」的茶底？
牛奶中的脂肪與蛋白質雖然能柔化茶湯的澀感，但也容易讓茶香變淡。因此，適合製作奶茶的茶湯，通常需要具備更扎實的底蘊。
■ 如何萃出濃郁卻不苦澀的茶湯？
增加茶葉量：遇到需要濃茶感的飲品時，應優先「增加茶葉用量」，而不是「拉長浸泡時間」。
掌握時間：茶湯萃取完成後須立刻與茶葉分開，避免長時間浸泡導致苦澀味過重。
■ Frastea 適合製作奶茶的茶品
紅茶：口感飽滿、帶有經典麥芽香，是製作奶茶與拿鐵類飲品的可靠基底。
貴妃烏龍茶：透過獨特焙火工藝帶出焦糖與烤堅果香，非常適合製作風味獨特的烏龍奶茶。
薑紅茶、肉桂紅茶：具備溫暖的辛香氣息，最適合開發秋冬限定的熱奶茶或拿鐵。
■ 經典配方參考
珍珠紅茶歐蕾：紅茶基底 ＋ Q 彈珍珠 ＋ 香醇鮮奶 ＋ 綿密奶蓋。
肉桂薑紅茶那堤：薑紅茶基底 ＋ 微甜鮮奶 ＋ 綿密奶蓋 ＋ 肉桂粉與肉桂棒。
(完整製作步驟可參見「茶與草本誌」中的沖泡類文章)