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The ultimate Lapsang Souchong from the Wuyi mountains of Fujian. Perfect balance of pine fire smokiness and robust, fresh teaflavours, lively, aromatic and complex on the nose, yet soft, warm and alluring on the palate. 50g
The origin of this unique tea is unknown. One story is that during the Qing Dynasty an army took over a tea farmers land and when the army left the farmer did not have enough time to dry the tea before market and so he used pine wood fires to speed up the process. Another story is that red tea being transported on a tea clipper ship became wet and the crew of the ship dried it over campfires. Whichever story is true, people fell in love with Lapsang for it's deep and smoky taste.
Infuse 1 tsp in 500ml of boiling water. Ideally use filtered water (not mineral!). If you would like to brew your tea like in China, then first rinse the leaves in hot water to wash any astringency for a smoother brew. You can infuse the same leaves up to 5 times.
Pure High Grade Wuyi Lapsang tea leaves
