How to Brew Golden Monkey Tea: Learn to Make This Famous Black Tea From China
Channel: Let's Drink Tea
Date: 04/04/2015

For Golden Monkey Tea step-by-step brewing instructions, head to the Let's Drink Tea website: https://www.letsdrinktea.com/types-of-tea/black-tea/golden-monkey-tea/

In addition to learning how to prepare Golden Monkey tea, you'll find basic info and some recommendations on where to buy this Chinese black tea online.

Golden Monkey tea is one of the highest quality black teas. It comes from China's Yunnan province and is made from only the youngest buds and leaves. It is basically the black tea equivalent of White Hair Silver Needle, the highest quality white tea. It has a distinctive, light flavor with honeyed peach tones and no bitterness.

Unless you live near a Chinatown or a specialty tea store, this high quality Chinese tea can be hard to find. You best bet if you want to buy Golden Monkey tea is to check the major online tea shops, even there, you'll have a hard time finding good varieties. The page above gives some recommendations for online tea vendors who sell good Golden Monkey Tea.