Golden Monkey

A Black Tea from

Rating

87 / 100

Calculated from 61 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Chinese Black Tea
Flavors
Apricot, Nutty, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Cocoa, Malt, Raisins, Tobacco, Tannin, Bread, Honey, Stonefruit, Straw, Sugarcane, Sweet, Yeast, Butternut Squash, Kale, Vegetal, Chocolate, Creamy, Smooth, Fruity, Molasses, Caramel, Earth, Hay
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Bulk, Loose Leaf
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 11 oz / 312 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 2 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 45 sec
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156 Tasting Notes View all

“Well, I have found out (and it took me years and years and years) that my vintage teaspoons from my Aunt Rosie are teaspoons in name only. I expected as much. Now that I have my Perfect Teaspoon...” Read full tasting note
“Golden Monkey is a fabulous tea, and this one from Harney and Sons is far superior to the Teavana version to me. This particular year’s harvest was especially rich, full bodied, and dark. Last...” Read full tasting note
“I have a recent new appreciation for unflavored black teas, especially Fujians, so I decided to revisit this one, which was a sizeable sample from JacquelineM a while ago. I still have enough in...” Read full tasting note
“Sip down. What a wonderful tea. Even using microwaved water this comes out perfect. Ashmanra says this is bolder than the Teavivre version. I can’t really tell the difference but I never tried them...” Read full tasting note

Description

From high in China’s Fujian province comes this great black tea. It has large black leaves with gold woven in. It produces a ‘round’ cup of tea with a nice level of complexity including honey notes.

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