“Excellent! I love strong smoke and this is a fulfilling start to the day. I can just hear Paul Robeson singing the anthem “Peat Bog Soldiers”: “Far and wide as the eye can wander, Heath and bog...” Read full tasting note
“It has been taking me entirely too long to do my reviews, so from now on I plan to only mention those things that are noteworthy; why did it take me this long to finally come to this decision?! I...” Read full tasting note
“I think of this as campfire tea. If I’m sitting at the back of Seven Cups and someone orders it, I can smell it as soon as they start brewing it. It smells like a campfire. I’m not into very smokey...” Read full tasting note
“Lately I’ve been drinking this as part of a lapsang/pu-erh blend, but today I decided to take it on it’s own. Six infusions from 1-4 minutes long, each yielding a fine, smoky tea that one feels...” Read full tasting note
This smoky certified organic Lapsang Souchong is the most popular and familiar Lapsang tea. It comes directly from the original Lapsang Farm in the WuYi Mountains. This tea is crafted with the same traditional techniques used hundreds of years ago. Lapsang Souchong is the tea made famous by the British royal family and by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictitious character, Sherlock Holmes.
Location: Fujian Province
Tea Bush: Qi Zhong local Tongmu Bush
Tea Master: Liang Jun De
Harvest Time: end of May
Picking Standard: 1 bud to two leaves
Brewing vessel: glass cup, gaiwan, glass or porcelain pot, yixing pot
Brewing Guidelines: 1st infusion ½ Tbs per 20 oz 212F for 2 min
Infusions: at least 5 times
Seven Cups is an American tea company based in Tucson, Arizona. We source traditional, handmade Chinese teas directly from the growers and tea masters who make them, and we bring those teas back from China to share with people everywhere.