Lapsang Souchong Imperial (ZS80)

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Rating

78 / 100

Calculated from 30 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Earthy, Grass, Peat, Smoke, Campfire, Dirt, Earth, Smooth, Wood, Ash, Citrus, Camphor, Peat Moss, Wet Wood
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Caffeine
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Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 13 oz / 376 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 2 g of tea
Steep for 4 min, 0 sec
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37 Tasting Notes View all

“I was interested in lapsang souchong because I’ve read they are smokey teas. Of course, I see that Bonnie does quite a bit with them when cooking and I was curious. I’m not really sure what to...” Read full tasting note
“Upton and I haven’t been getting along much at all so I wasn’t expecting great things from this sample. In fact, I was planning on disliking this tea simply because I’m to the point where I just...” Read full tasting note
“Woah! I feel I should preface this review by stating that I really like whisky – especially smokey, peaty whisky. So when I opened the packet the first thing I thought was WHISKY! This really...” Read full tasting note
“So, this is my first lapsang souchong. I wasn’t sure what to expect, and wasn’t sure I’d like it… but at the Upton price, it was totally worth trying out a sample. Brewing this tea really caused...” Read full tasting note

Description

The best China Lapsang Souchong we have found. To our knowledge we are the only importer of this grade of China Lapsang Souchong. Superior in flavor. Very smoky, yet quite mellow.

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