Lapsang Souchong

A Black Tea from

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81 / 100

Calculated from 7 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Typical Preparation
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Steep for 2 min, 15 sec
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9 Tasting Notes View all

“I’ll be posting a full review on my blog in the next week but I can’t wait to talk about this one. It totally surprised me. Here is a snippet: This cup is perhaps the heaviest smoked Lapsang...” Read full tasting note
“mmm this is a sipdown as well, though i never logged it in my cupboard since i knew i’d be drinking it today. Another sample sent my way by Laurent of Nina’s tea. I really am looking forward to...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown, 842. This is a verrrrry smoky example of a lapsang souchong. Definitely much like campfire/ash, more than smoked meat. However, with a 2-minute infusion it’s pretty smooth, which is good...” Read full tasting note
“Unlike others I found the scent of this one to be only mildly to moderately smoky perhaps this is the result of transit or maybe I have had some very Smoky teas of this variety before. There is...” Read full tasting note

Description

A Black tea from the Chinese province of Fujian. The tea leaves are dried over the smoke of pine fires t o give a rich, distinctive smoky flavour which accompanies savoury or spicy flavours perfectly.

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