- Produced in Fuding, Fujian, China
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Harvest Time: April 04, 2016
- Tea leaves are tight as needles, conspicuous golden tips, slightly curly
- Bright orange yellow liquor when brewed
- Sweet taste, followed with fruity fragrance and potato smell
- Low caffeine (less than 20% of a cup of coffee)
Coming from Fujian, the Golden Monkey is made of the fresh buds and leaves of Fuding Pekoe, by lightly sun withering, rolling, fermentation and drying. Golden Monkey has the particular aroma of black tea. You could scent the fruity flavor through every sip of the tea.
The golden hairy tips truly make this tea more attractive. This is one reason why it is called Golden Monkey. Another reason is its monkey-claw-liked shape of the dry tea, which is in golden and black color. When brewed, the Golden Monkey Tea tastes brisk and smooth for the first sip, presenting a distinctive flavor. If you like stronger flavor, you could brew for a longer time. The sweet aftertaste could act faster for thicker liquid. You could only feel it when trying by yourself.
194℉ / 90℃
Use 2 Teaspoons / 2.5 Grams Tea
Brewing time : 1 - 3 mins
Glass tea cup : Glass Tea Mug with Infuser
194℉ / 90℃
Use 4 Grams Tea
7 steeps : rinse,10s,20s,30s,50s,70s,90s,120s
Gaiwan : Double Blue Lines Gaiwan - 110 ml
Same as Bai Lin Gong Fu, the Golden Monkey Tea is from Fujian Province, using Fuding Pekoe as material, and made by the traditional craft method of black tea. It’s fully fermented black tea. The fresh tea leaves are one bud and two or three leaves. The golden colored in dry teas are the buds. After brewing, leaves will spread in the liquid. The leaf is long and thin in full shape. Strong flavor of black tea will show for first sip while the sweet after taste shows immediately after swallowing. The mellow aroma of Golden Monkey lasts long in your mouth. If you are a love of mixed black tea, this is also a good choice to buy.
Brief Health Info
Being a fully oxidised – or fermented – black tea, it does not have the same level of antioxidants that our White and Green teas have, however it is still a good source of these and so will also help reduce the risk of cancers and lessen the affects of aging. Black teas such as our Fengqing black also are considered to help prevent tooth decay and help lower your cholesterol levels.