Golden Monkey
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Commercial Description
From the north in China's Fujian province comes Golden Monkey Tea. Golden Monkey Tea has large black leaves with gold woven in. It produces a 'round' cup of tea with a nice level of complexity.
Ratings & Reviews
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94 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Mar. 24th, 2016
Truly superb! I haven't tried that many Golden Monkey teas, but after brewing this one multiple times, I think it is my favorite. Its leaf is packed with flavor and, although it had the smoothness of other golden monkey teas, I found it had a strength that was lacking from other examples of this style that I had tried previously.
Fine, delicate, and quite curly leaf has a dusty, golden-orange appearance and a strong and very pleasant smell, very malty, like whole grain rye crackers, and also suggesting sweetness.
Cup initially seems light, but is very full-flavored and rich. The flavor isn't bold or in your face, but it's very intense and I find that the more I drink, the more I need to slow down drinking this tea. I wasn't able to drink it while the cup was still hot, but thankfully, it was just as pleasant when luke warm. I found fruity notes in the aroma came out a little more when the tea had cooled. I also found that as the cup cooled, it tasted sweeter. By the final sip, it was sweet, mellow, and oolong-like, almost hinting at floral and honey-like qualities.
Resteeps very well. The second cup has the very pleasant malty aroma, and a bold flavor, although the fruity aroma is diminished. I liked best, steeping for 3 minutes followed by 8, and going sparingly on the leaf. This tea is a little costlier than most, per pound, but I found that the leaf stretched very far, making it offer better value. It is fairly loosely packed and takes up a lot of space, so one teaspoon is less by weight than a teaspoon of a typical black tea. Yet I found myself actually needing less than a teaspoon of leaf to brew up a flavorful cup.
I highly recommend this if you like smooth black teas, with low bitterness and astringency, yet still with a rich and satisfying flavor.
80 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5Lupiressmoon (22 reviews) on Jan. 10th, 2015
I have had this sample of Golden Monkey for awhile. A few years back I tried Adagio teas Golden Monkey and remember enjoying it quite a bit.
This tea really does have a comforting, golden glow about it. It just puts me in a good mood to drink it. I add a small smidge of sugar but it already has a nice sweetness that radiates from it. Very smooth and delicious to gulp up. It’s just as yummy while it cools down!
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| Style: | Lapsang Souchong |
| Region: | Wuyi, Fujian, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
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