Imperial Golden Monkey

A Black Tea from

Rating

82 / 100

Calculated from 6 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Malt, Sweet, Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Cocoa, Bread, Sweet Potatoes, Red Wine
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 11 oz / 311 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 5 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 0 sec
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15 Tasting Notes View all

“Somewhat earthy with smoke and a bit of mineral. There are also red wine and hints of very dark chocolate notes that linger. Needs ample leaf which makes a tasty, enjoyable cup. Re-steeps weak.” Read full tasting note
“This is my morning pot. It is delicious as always. Breakfast is chocolate chip cookies (hey, I’m an adult. I can decide what I want for breakfast.) and this tea is marvelous with cookies!” Read full tasting note
“This seems like pretty quintessential Golden Monkey. It’s got the dry scent of clean forest floor with malt overtones. The wet leaves are even maltier, but the steep is more sweet than malt. Go...” Read full tasting note
“Interesting. This has more butter notes initially than other GMs I’ve tried. They add a nice rich smoothness. It smells moderately of smoke but that flavor doesn’t show up until about 6 minutes of...” Read full tasting note

Description

This Chinese black tea is malty, chocolatey, smooth and very forgiving if oversteeped. Extremely delicious and a favourite tea of ours.

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