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Black

Oolong

Lapsang Souchong
Taiwan
Highly Smoked

Taiwan
Fully-oxidized black tea, smoked post-manufacture
Medium-large size, matte charcoal-gray color, broken-leaf style, with no tip
Highly-smoked: hardwood and evergreen aromatics
Pungent, hearty black tea flavor with a pronounced resinous quality
Smoky aroma that reminds of bacon or a campfire
Deep amber liquor, tinged pale gold

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Taiwan Lapsang Souchong is assertively smoky (or ‘tarry) due to the unique combination of hardwood and pine used in the smoking process. It is for the taste enthusiast, as one generally either loves Lapsang Souchong or has no use for it, rarely is there a middle ground!

The base tea that is smoked for our Taiwan Lapsang Souchong is fully-oxidized leaf that comes from tea-growers that produce leaf specifically for this purpose. This tea is post-smoked (or 'hot-smoked') after the leaf has been fully oxidized into a regular black tea.

Even though it is a fully-oxidized tea, Lapsang Souchong is one of the few black teas that can usually be re-steeped for a second cup, depending on the duration of the first infusion.

Use 1 generous teaspoon per 6 oz of water
Steep 1 infusion at 3-5 minutes.
Water temperature should be 190˚ - 200˚ F