This golden monkey is so good, especially considering the price comparative to other golden monkey teas. The dried tea smells fresh, almost like hot cornbread. the leaves are long and twisted with a lot of gold buds, and golden tea hair left behind in the tin. the brewed tea is dark gold, and smells very musky and a little chocolatey. the taste is like a good quality black tea without any bitterness, only a bold and rich taste. I was surprised by how unique it tastes, making it hard to pick words to describe it. i can say that I will keep my big tin full of this tea as long as presto carries it
Golden Monkey Tea-Organic
Curly leaf style tea from the Fujian province of China. Only the bud and golden tipped first leaves are picked. Less astringency, rich in flavor with hints of cacao. Award winning tea.
According to legend, monkeys were trained to pluck this tea because the prized leaves were in the steep mountain region where workers could not reach.
