2012 Spring Imperial Jin Mao Hou (Golden Monkey) Black Tea

This Jin Mao Hou black tea is named after its tea leaves appearance looking like the lightly-curved golden hair from monkey.

Carefully hand-picked one bud with one leaf, direct from tea workshop in Fuan county, Fujiang province, through careful, a series of Gongfu making process, this tea enjoys very rich, full body taste with complex, constantly-change mouth feeling after sipping the tea liquid; Fruity aroma & sticky taste with lingering sweetness in the mouth without any bitterness or astringency.

Note: tested for European market.

Harvest time: 2012 spring

Picking standard: One bud with one leaf

Shape: tight, lightly-curved stick shape

Dried tea color: bloom dark color with tippy golden tea bud

Aroma: fresh, ripe fruity aroma

Tea soup color: bright orange-red color with high transparency & golden ring
Taste: fresh, sticky, rich body taste with ripe peach taste.

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Zeks

I can’t call this remarkable, but this is certainly a very good black. Just that my favourites are better.

2013-01-27 11:33:18 -0500

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NofarS 3 tasting notes

I bought this as a possible replacement for my golden monkey Ceylon from Fortnum and Mason. This is my first order from JK tea house and it arrived very very very well packed. I doubt that a nuclear bomb could have damaged it :)
The leaves are long, thin and tightly twisted. Their raw smell is slightly sweet. The tea itself (brewed western style w/ boiling water for 2-3 minutes) is very smooth, slightly sweet with no bitter notes and only a slight astringency that rounds it off nicely. A very good tea for the price, even if it is no replacement for my Golden Monkey Tail Ceylon

2013-01-24 00:35:55 -0500

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Asaf Mazar

A subtle, elegant black. Refined flavor. My favorite thing about this tea is the flash of orchid-like aroma that arises, seemingly out of nowhere, a few seconds after taking a sip.

Even when brewed strong, it does not get too black or weight the palate down with heavy taste.

Excellent price for the quality.

2012-12-02 07:31:51 -0500

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