Lapsang Souchong

Name: Lapsang Souchong
Brand: Qi Botanical Tea
Price: 8.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

Loose Leaf Tea | Black

$8 CAD

Tiers of centuries guard sacred writings only wise eyes witness, while shrouded in mystery. Smoky mist clings to craggy cliffs, heads lost in the clouds.

Blending Notes

AROMA: Heady pine smoke
PALATE: Full mouthfeel, tarry finish
PURPOSE: Self-discovery

Stimulating Yerba Maté and Ginkgo biloba work with ginseng for sustained energy and to reset the body clock.

Ingredients

Black tea smoked with pine needles

HIGH CAFFEINEBLEND NO. 3514

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Lapsang Souchong or Zhengshan Xiao Zhong, literally means "small plant from Lapu mountain". The amount of smokiness from roasting can be varied to produce a very smoky version (Tarry Souchong). Smoke houses, several stories high, are used for modern production. At the bottom, pine needles burn and are carefully controlled by the Master Smoker to enunciate the key notes of the tea without having the smoke overwhelm the entire character. Lapsang Souchong is one of the first Chinese black teas to be introduced to the Western world.