Strong tea smoked over an open flame
China Lapsang Souchong is a heavy, smoky tea flavored with smoke from pine needles.
This luxury version from China is very good to drink ‘sec’ in combination with a hearty meal or just with something sweet. The distinctive flavour of this tea can be found in many Asian dishes. Delicious with: meat, oily fish, Asian and Indian dishes.
- Flavour: Earthy, heavy and strongly smoked. Has something almost alcoholic like a peated whiksy at times.
- Harvest: ‘second flush’, April-July
- Origin: Fujian, Wuyi, ChinaOrigin: Fujian, Wuyi, China
- Altitude: 900 m above sea level
- Oxidation: 100%
- Weight: 100 gram
steeping: 2-3 min. – water temperature: 100ºC – 1 teaspoon per cup
