Dry leaves of traditional-style Lapsang Souchong
The wooden smoking house used for traditional Lapsang Souchong
Plucking in the gardens where Lapsang Souchong is made
Snow on the mountains where Lapsang Souchong is grown
The wooden smoking house where Lapsang Souchong is dried
The smoking house standing beside the stream
Palms growing among the tea bushes at Tongmu
Fresh leaves spread out to wither
Mist filling the mountains of Tongmu
The maker handling tea on a large bamboo tray
New shoots on the tea bushes at Tongmu
Tea fields cut into the valley at Tongmu
A bird's nest built in a tea bush
Dry leaves of traditional-style Lapsang Souchong The wooden smoking house used for traditional Lapsang Souchong Plucking in the gardens where Lapsang Souchong is made Snow on the mountains where Lapsang Souchong is grown The wooden smoking house where Lapsang Souchong is dried The smoking house standing beside the stream Palms growing among the tea bushes at Tongmu Fresh leaves spread out to wither Mist filling the mountains of Tongmu The maker handling tea on a large bamboo tray New shoots on the tea bushes at Tongmu Tea fields cut into the valley at Tongmu A bird's nest built in a tea bush

Lapsang Souchong Classic

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Held by tradition to be the first black tea ever made, and said to be the original model for Earl Grey. Made from leaves grown in Tongmu village, Xingcun, Wuyishan, and distinguished by its pine smoking.
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This traditional Lapsang Souchong (Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong) has a pine smoke flavor. In addition to the smoky aroma, you can also enjoy a sweet, peach-like fruity scent.

Authentic Lapsang Souchong is not made by directly smoking the tea with pine, but by burning pinewood on a low flame.

Please enjoy the pleasant smoky aroma and the sweetness that lingers in the back of your throat.

It also pairs well as a chaser when drinking Scotch whisky.

About this tea

Origin
Tongmu Guan, Wuyishan, Fujian, China
Altitude
1000m
Age of tea tree
50 years
Cultivar
Small-leaf variety
Plucking
Hand-plucked
Harvest season
First spring flush
Processing
Traditional method over a low pinewood fire
Roast
Smoked
Sourcing
We visit the growing regions frequently and buy directly from the producers

For more on this tea's origin, processing, and brewing, see What Is Zhengshan Xiaozhong / Lapsang Souchong?.

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