I got up today at 5 and ran out the door to head out apartment hunting again so I didn’t get a chance to do a sipdown today but as the day wound down I stopped by Harney’s and picked up a cup of Golden Monkey for the train ride home (spoiler alert: I finished it well before I got on the train.)
I don’t want to rate this just yet because it was definitely oversteeped. The flavor was bitter and tannic over the usually malty flavor. It was really a let down because I wanted to give Golden Monkey a fair shot before I picked up a larger amount of it but it seems like I’ll have to pick up a sample when I order online again because they seem to set their timers too long for steeping :( (My friend also had that problem with the White tea she got, so it definitely wasn’t a normal property of the tea :/)
I’m sorry that your tea was over-brewed. Which Harney and Sons store did you get the cup from?
Thanks for inquiring – I got it from the store in SoHo