A blend of cooked stone fruits such as baked apriots, and the dry but slight sugariness of semisweet chocolate. It has a mellow, nutty finish of raw pecans. For a tea developed less than two decades ago, it’s developed a very large following, with good reason!
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C
4 min, 45 sec
YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! All lovers of black teas are encouraged to try Golden Monkey, especially from a trusted source like Harney & Sons (they didn’t pay me to say that, I swear). Golden Monkey is a wonderful “gateway” tea to the shape-shifting flavors of well-made China Congou teas.