Spice of Life

It’s another lapsang souchang kind of day. It’s gloomy and cold. The wind just goes right through you.

This is such a lovely smokey tea! It’s extremely smooth and mellow. Perfect for a sit back and read time.

Mmmmmm… good!

I can’t believe I haven’t written a tasting note on this tea! This has become one of my favorite fall teas! It is soooo smokey and good. It brings back the memories of bonfires and campouts on the beach. Remember bonfires and football games and leaves changing color? Well this is it! I don’t think I would enjoy it as much at other times of the year. Maybe a cloddish (Spell check is hysterical) or a cold-ish night in the summer.

I feel bad that I can’t put it in a swap but the scent is far to strong to put with anything else. I have it wrapped in 5 layers of baggies and in a separate canister right now. I have about 3.5 ounces (some a gift from a friend who knew I liked it).. I can’t drink all of that myself and don’t want it to get too old. If anyone would like some, I’ll be glad to send it out. I can’t put it a package with anything else so I don’t feel this would need to be a swap… just a "share: with my lovely friends.

I have always loved the scent of jasmine. This smelled sooooo good. There were no steeping parameters provided. I used 212 degrees, 2 minutes. It smelled really good but was too astringent for me. It needed a little sweetener. It had a great aroma but it wasn’t really that good tasting. I guess I could try again. Maybe only 1.5 minutes? A little less leaf? I guess I’ll have to experiment a bit.

I can’t find any info on the company on line because they are redoing their site. I’ll look for it again later/