This wonderful oolong tea comes from the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian Province. Gongfu style preparation is recommended for this high grade Ti Kwan Yin. The name came from a legend that told of monkeys being used by monks to retrieve this tea from the high mountains. In general, monkey picked teas are wild tea plants that grow in inaccessible places, such as on high cliff faces. When brewed, this golden liquor gives a full spicy flavor with a hint of chestnut and a delightful aftertaste.
J**6
Fantastic
For about a year now, I've been really been getting into tea drinking, not so much because I wish to increase in hipsterness, but because I've heard all of the health benefits and figured since I smoke, the least I could do is cut down on coffee and drink a few cups of tea a day, to reduce cancer risk as well as help the ole ticker and bloodflow, which has it's own benefits if you know what I mean... So far what I've discovered is Monkey Picked Oolong and Silver Needle White tea are by far my top 2 in taste. Since I'm drinking tea for health reasons, I don't add milk, cream, honey, or fancy German rock sugar as that would appear to defeat the purpose. (Yes honey is natural but still freaking sugar.) Those 2 types of tea seem to be naturally sweet, especially the silver needle white. I gave some to a friend and he asked how much honey I put in it. "NONE, motha%#$@^! That @$#! is straight white tea, *&^%$!" :O Most Black teas, even expensive highly rated ones seem to taste like hot unsweetened Lipton, meh. Rooibos tastes like it smells: Hay/cattle feed pellets, bleh, very disappointed. Pu'erh was decent but much like Black. I haven't tried loose leaf green tea yet but will soon. But Oolong? Yes please. I've tried several, including Teavana's Monkey Picked and it is indeed very high quality and perhaps a little more 'vegetal?, with giant expanding leaves but it's roughly twice the price of EnjoyingTea's, which is similar. And that's a very good thing, slightly vegetal /slightly sweet, and you can 'feel' it adding to your lifespan with every sip. Ah. I tried Rishi's silver needle white and it's just plain amazing but pricey. I just ordered some from EnjoyingTea and am guessing I will soon wind down the testing phase of my tea experience and decide on EnjoyingTea's Monkey Picked Oolong and Silver Needle White (pending taste test) as my 'everydayers' due to a yet unmatched combo of quality and price. 5 stars.
M**K
Makes a great gift!
I purchased this as gift for my sister. She was absolutely delighted at the novelty of monkey picked tea. The tea is actually very good if you like Oolong, too. If you have a tea fan you need a gift for, this is a fantastic choice!
M**E
Excellent Tea
My Family and I really enjoyed this tea, we recently bought several teas from Amazon and this was our favorite tasting.
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