The Three Golden Monkeys….
I must be on about cup #8 for China black tea sampling. This one is a good choice, because I currently have three varieties of Golden Monkey in my posession. On smelling all three, this one smells the richest and sweetest, and the other two smell more floral in comparison. (The two in this comparison are Harney’s Golden Monkey, and Adagio’s Golden Monkey.) I do think this is definitely the sweetest and smoothest of the three. It is the apple notes in with the honey and cocoa notes. Really, though, I am pretty much smitten with any Golden Monkey, but this one has me rethinking buying my next bunch from Harney.
Cost comparison: This one is $16.20 for a 125 gram bag or $18.20 for a 125 gram tin, resulting in a cost for the tin of $2 (and it is your choice!) and $3.68 per ounce. Shipping is a flat $4.20 in the US.
Harney is out of stock until Septemberish. They sell 4 ounces for $17 in a tin. Cost per ounce is $4.25. But you can usually find a shipping deal at $25 purchased. (Which is awesome to have such a low minimum for free shipping!)
Adagio is 3 ounces for $15 without a tin. That works out to $5 an ounce. Free shipping starts at $50, or is $3.75 flat rate in the US, unless you live in what they consider a rural area. Then I think it is more like $5.75 flat rate.
Prices might be related differently with greater volumes purchased, but I tend to stick with smaller amounts to make sure it is fresh. I have too many other tea loves to monogamously commit to one Golden Monkey. Really, they are all pretty close, and you are just better off to choose your favorite, or where you are shopping this week! I rank them for taste from best/best to least/best (weird name, but they are all good!) Upton ZP85, Harney, Adagio.
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This is great to know, since I have such a golden monkey on my back! ;)
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Oooo, I love Harney’s Golden Monkey. Maybe I should try this one! I looked at several on the Upton site and all said out of stock, as is Harney’s right now. I tried Teavana’s and while it was very VERY good tea and smelled just like Golden Monkey, it tasted nothing like it.
asmanra- This one is in stock. Try searching by the number.
I smiled at your lead sentence, “The Three Golden Monkeys.” Doesn’t that sound like a children’s story? :)
Found it! And I want the digital tea scale from them as well….
This is great to know, since I have such a golden monkey on my back! ;)
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Oooo, I love Harney’s Golden Monkey. Maybe I should try this one! I looked at several on the Upton site and all said out of stock, as is Harney’s right now. I tried Teavana’s and while it was very VERY good tea and smelled just like Golden Monkey, it tasted nothing like it.
asmanra- This one is in stock. Try searching by the number.
I smiled at your lead sentence, “The Three Golden Monkeys.” Doesn’t that sound like a children’s story? :)
Found it! And I want the digital tea scale from them as well….