Golden Blend from Harney & Sons

Golden Blend

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Assam Fine Tippy Golden Flower Orange Pekoe Black Tea, Chinese Black Tea
Flavors
Apricot, Dark Chocolate, Honey, Molasses, Earth, Sweet, Grain, Malt, Stonefruit, Caramel, Cocoa, Flowers
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Caffeine
High
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Edit tea info Last updated by Marlena
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 15 sec 14 oz / 423 ml

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  • “I am taking a long hard look at my tea shelves to decide what should stay and what should go. There are a few teas I would like to buy but I really don’t think I should until I get rid of, or at...” Read full tasting note
  • “Courtesy of ashmanra, something to smile about this morning. Love the way the golden monkey makes the Assam a little sweeter and juicier. I can see how it would be milk and sugar friendly, but you...” Read full tasting note
  • “Another little sample I had this morning in my to go mug, and I quite liked it! I really love Golden Monkey, but it’s not a tea I get often since it’s pricey, and I can drink all of it really fast...” Read full tasting note
    84
  • “Backlog: I enjoyed this quite a bit. A sweet aroma that reminds me of dark raisins. The tea is very flavorful with notes of caramel, chocolate, earth, wood and malt. A very rugged sort of blend....” Read full tasting note
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From Harney & Sons

A new blend of Golden Monkey from Fujian Province and Assam FTGFOP, that makes a great tea that is very solid. If one’s bent was towards milk and sugar, that would not be a problem.

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Since 1983 Harney & Sons has been the source for fine teas. We travel the globe to find the best teas and accept only the exceptional. We put our years of experience to work to bring you the best Single-Estate teas, and blends beyond compare.

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790 tasting notes

I’m glad I waited to try this at work before rating it. When I had it here at home, even with spring water, it wasn’t really standing out. I was looking at the price for a pound and thinking “Wow, really? I would never pay that much for this. Glad I only got 2 ounces.” After having it at work today, it turned into a nice, mellow, smooth blend. Honey and cocoa and medium maltiness. I wouldn’t pick it over Golden Monkey alone but for being the best of both worlds, it’s really very good. I guess when I do it at home I need to err on the low side of water temperature. Can’t really get above about 185-190 at work I think.
Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
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boychik
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Did you try it in store? Sounds delicious !

TeaTiff
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How is it different than Golden monkey taste wise?

Nicole
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I think I did try it in the store. So it must have impressed me there. :)

Nicole
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@TeaTiff: It’s milder. Blend a golden monkey with a good, medium tippy Assam. A milder malt, not as much cocoa, not as much honey but with more mild fruity notes maybe.

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This tea is growing on me….ok not literally (weird mental picture) but the first time I drank this, I didn’t know exactly how to categorize it in my head….I’d never had Golden Monkey and my tasting experience with Yunnan was minimal. I am now fully immersed in exploring Yunnans and other Chinese tea, so I see this tea differently than I did 3 weeks ago. This is smooth, but not “just” smooth. This is subtle, but not “just” subtle. The assam kicks the Golden notes up to the top of the flavor profile and fills in the bottom with strong malt and cocoa/caramel notes. This fills one of those “gaps” inbetween teas, when you don’t want an assam, but need more than a “golden” tipped tea. Lovely.

Flavors: Caramel, Cocoa, Flowers, Honey, Malt

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
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Sami Kelsh
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Ooh, this sounds really pleasant!

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196 tasting notes

Not great, a little earthy, a little spicey, just ok
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Yummy. Not as good as Golden Monkey. Very good with heavy cream or Irish cream and somethign sweet – honey or sugar.
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I bought this thinking it would be a cheaper alternative to Assam Golden Tips. It’s a good tea, but I really like the Golden Tips better. I am glad I only have a sampler of this one..
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5 min, 0 sec
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