Lapsang Souchong Star (Organic) from DAVIDsTEA

Lapsang Souchong Star (Organic)

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Chinese Black Tea
Flavors
Campfire, Earth, Pine, Smoke, Tobacco, Wood, Chocolate, Stale, Drying, Fireplace, Oak, Scotch, Whiskey, Cedar, Wet Earth, Ash, Autumn Leaf Pile, Bark, Brandy, Dark Wood, Leather, Pepper, Smooth, Tar, Thick
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Fair Trade, Organic
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 45 sec 4 g 27 oz / 797 ml

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  • “So I was feeling adventurous today when I bought this, because I’ve always wondered about smoky teas. I found a smoky beer that I absolutely fell in love with at a local brewery, but they aren’t...” Read full tasting note
  • “Okay. A coworker gave me some of this to try a month or two ago but I have been so afraid of it that I held off trying until today. I used a scant teaspoon in my perfect tea mug for 3 or 4 minutes...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Backlog More of the same deal, learned pretty quickly I didn’t care for David’s actual tea leaves in general. On the plus side, I used the rest of the pouch to make a vegetarian-friendly smoke rub...” Read full tasting note
  • “Big Trouble in Little Lapsang! #1 of 3 Let me start by saying that I like Lapsang Souchong (or at least the three I tried) as a deviation from the more popular or mainstream fare and my scores for...” Read full tasting note
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From DAVIDsTEA

If you like single-malt whisky and fine cigars, then this is the tea for you. Most say it was invented when soldiers took over a tea factory in Xingun (Star Village) during the Qing dynasty in China. When they finally left, the workers had to dry their tea in record time to sell it at the market. In desperation they lit open fires of pine to speed the process, and wood-smoked Lapsang Souchong was born.

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DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.

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I tried this strictly because I have never tried a smokey tea and because the name was so bizarre. I didn’t know how to pronounce it, so I figured it was exotic enough to be a refreshing change.

I had some today. I didn’t hate it. But I definitely didn’t like it.

It tastes like a barbecue in a cup to me. I felt like it should be savoury, but it wasn’t. And teas shouldn’t be savoury cause that thought makes me uncomfortable.

Anyway. Reminds me of a Pu Erh brewed inside a barbecue and with an addition of hickory for good measure. That’s the best description I could come up with.

My first and last try of this tea.
Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 45 sec
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