Yunnan Jig and Golden Monkey

Fully oxidized tea leaves for a robust cup.
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Yunnan Jig and Golden Monkey

by Dresden » Apr 27th, '09, 19:44

Well then...

I tried the last two in my black sampler pack and I must say... I though both of these were pretty good.

Yunnan Jig had a nice peppery / slightly smokey flavor to it. Mildly astringent, but not bad.

Golden Monkey was... wow. I was taken quite off guard by the sweetness. I think that it would make a great after dinner tea. I will definitely be ordering more of this one. Great cuppa.

Out of the sampler I can see ordering the Ceylon, Golden Monkey and Yunnan Jig again, however I would like to try the other yunnans first as many people seem to be fans of the gold and noir varieties.

Anywho... Just my 2 cents... The greens will be next!

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by tjausti » May 22nd, '09, 00:02

I have recently discovered that I love yunan jig as well, I just placed an order for the gold and noir samples, I added the golden monkey and ceylon samples just now per your advice :D sounds like we have similar tastes ... lol

Give the earl grey bravo a shot (my current favorite) it is ceylon based :D
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by brad4419 » May 22nd, '09, 13:52

Thanks for the reviews dresden, It sounds like I might have to try the yunnan jig. I want to try a peppery tea just to see how it is.

I tried the golden yunnan from rishi but after several tries I just can't find anything peppery about it :?: Regardless its a very good tea but tastes more malty to me than anything.

Is there any specific ways of brewing to bring out the peppery taste more or is it, just brew it normally and it will taste peppery?
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by tjausti » May 22nd, '09, 15:11

I think the malty taste you describe, may some times called peppery... :D
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by silvermage2000 » May 22nd, '09, 16:59

I have been wanting to try goldenmonkey because it sounds good but at different places I see that Its pretty expensive.
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by entropyembrace » May 22nd, '09, 17:17

silvermage2000 wrote:I have been wanting to try goldenmonkey because it sounds good but at different places I see that Its pretty expensive.
Go for it, still costs a lot less per cup than a mocha latte :wink:
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by spot52 » May 22nd, '09, 17:22

Go Golden Monkey
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I enjoy it.
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by teanoob » May 24th, '09, 04:05

spot52 wrote:Go Golden Monkey
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I enjoy it.
:D
Is that Jet Li?
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by spot52 » May 24th, '09, 08:57

teanoob wrote:
spot52 wrote:Go Golden Monkey
:D
Is that Jet Li?
Yeah, that is Jet Li as the Monkey King in The Forbidden Kingdom...good eye.
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by tjausti » Jun 9th, '09, 17:21

I like golden monkey very well... Thanks for the recommendation.
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by depravitea » Jun 10th, '09, 11:29

I'm going to try the Yunan teas next as well. I had gotten a sample (it's gone now :( ) of Golden Monkey from Adagio, and loved it, so I was forced - at least that's what I told my wife - to get a larger tin of it. I brewed Golden Monkey in the Gongfu style I had just learned about, using a gaiwan, and that was truly excellent. I was able to get several steeps, the different flavors were great, and it was a good bit of fun, plus, it forced me to become adept at quickly pouring (very hot) tea into two teacups from one gaiwan, which I didn't mind showing off lol. I practiced with water first, and would recommend that to others wanting to try Gongfu, before wasting tea :)
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