Next up in our Brewer’s Pick Guest series is Lapsang Souchong - a tea our customers have asked for countless times over the years but only now have we found one that is truly delicious.
There are few teas more distinctive or evocative than a Lapsang - a smoky black tea grown and produced in China. The leaves are laid out in bamboo baskets, then dried over the smoking embers of pinewood fires - a unique process that gives the tea its complex flavour and characteristic smokiness. This particular example brews a dark amber cup that is both smooth and sweet in flavour, while filling the room with the unmistakable aromas of pepper, spice and cosy log fires. Best enjoyed after a long winter walk, with or without milk.
This tea is grown on Bai Yun (‘White Cloud’) Mountain, Shimen County, Hunan, China.
- 90g (30 cups)

Lapsang is one of my favourite teas and this is a good one. It has the typical tarry taste and it is very smooth. Strong recommend.

This tea is excellent, so glad I bought two bags of it. Highly recommended

3g or 1 heaped tsp / 200ml water

98°C

3-5 min
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