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Bai Lin Gong Fu (Golden Monkey)
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Bai Lin Gong Fu (Golden Monkey)

Bái Lín Gōng Fū · 白琳工夫

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Bai Lin Gong Fu is one of the three Min Hong (Northern Fujian) gong fu red teas, named after Bai Lin Town (白琳镇) in Fuding County. With a refined-tea history of 250+ years going back to the Qing dynasty, it is made from the local Fuding Da Bai Hao "Big White" cultivar — the same plant that produces Bai Hao Yin Zhen silver needle white tea. The leaves are hand-twisted into thin tight wiry strips, golden-tipped, producing a malty cup with floral and cocoa notes. Sometimes marketed as "Golden Monkey" in Western catalogues for its golden-tipped leaf.

Quick facts

Region
Fuding
Harvest year
2025
Harvest season
spring
Cultivars
Fuding Da Bai Hao

Brewing

Leaf
3.5 g / 100 ml
Water
90°C
Rinse
no
Gongfu steeps (s)
15, 25, 35, 50, 75
Western (min)
3.5

Made from the same Fuding Da Bai Hao cultivar as Bai Hao Yin Zhen Silver Needle white tea — effectively the red-tea version of that material. Don't oversteep.

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Tasting notes

Aroma
malt, cocoa, rose, dried apricot
Flavor
malty, sweet, floral, light cocoa
Mouthfeel
smooth, soft
Finish
long, sweet

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