Lapsang Souchong

A Black Tea from

Rating

72 / 100

Calculated from 15 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Black Tea Leaves
Flavors
Campfire, Smoke, Pine, Smoked, Ash, Meat, Peppercorn, Wood
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 9 oz / 270 ml of water
Set water temperature to Boiling
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 2 min, 30 sec
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“I only had a tiny sample of this left. The package was open so it looks like I had at least one tea from it before but never left a review. So I brewed it up and took a sip. Yuk! It’s like a...” Read full tasting note
“when i smell the leaves dry, they smell nice and smokey and like a pine tree when i smell the leaves wet, they smell more intense :D when i smell the brewed tea, it smells like pine trees when i...” Read full tasting note
“9/22/14 builders tea with breakfast 12oz/212F/whole packet/five minutes or so? Nice tea, excellent with milk and sugar. Exactly the pick me up I wanted on this cold rainy Ohio morning. ...” Read full tasting note
“Backlog: I’m not a huge fan of overly smoky teas, and really, Lapsang Souchong is SMOKY. I can’t think of one that is smokier. I know that a lot of people out there dig that sort of thing, I just...” Read full tasting note

Description

Our Lapsang is a hearty black tea which has been lightly smoked over aged pine. Surprisingly sweet and complex, note how the pine aromas start strong up front and soon diminish revealing a very structured and delicate flavor.

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