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I brewed 2.5-3g of leaf western style in about a 250ish ml cup with a basket strainer for 3min at 195f. Blacks don’t seem to give as many infusions so setting up the tea tray and gongfu set seems a bit overkill for only a couple of good infusions but has been known to happen on occasion especially with a new tea. (Gotta get that aroma kicked up!) I really like this tea and am a fan of “Golden Monkey” in general. I like the bread-like malty and slight roasted flavors and even the bit of sweetness (albeit very mild) on the back end. Has a nice wake me up kick as well. I’m not sure if its time to get the mineral build up out of my electric tea kettle or its the tea but I do detect a bit of slight mineral/yancha rockiness in the aftertaste towards the end of the cup. Over all its a good “Golden Monkey” and I would say grab some….Scott has it cheap!

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195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 8 OZ / 250 ML
SilasSteep

Also, if anyone has any suggestions on other malty blacks like Golden Monkey please share…I really enjoy these types of blacks and I am not very acquainted with different ones…Thanks!

Rasseru

me too, my usual Yunnan Black Gold has just been discontinued (thats a pretty vague name to try and chase it as well)

SilasSteep don’t buy too much from Silk Road Teas anymore but they have some pretty good blacks…Their golden monkey is good and one they call Congou thats really good. I think they carry mostly Fujian blacks.

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SilasSteep

Also, if anyone has any suggestions on other malty blacks like Golden Monkey please share…I really enjoy these types of blacks and I am not very acquainted with different ones…Thanks!

Rasseru

me too, my usual Yunnan Black Gold has just been discontinued (thats a pretty vague name to try and chase it as well)

SilasSteep don’t buy too much from Silk Road Teas anymore but they have some pretty good blacks…Their golden monkey is good and one they call Congou thats really good. I think they carry mostly Fujian blacks.

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