Steenbergs Lapsang Souchong

Lapsang Souchong is for many the classic Chinese Tea but is really a tea only for Westerners. Lapsang Souchong is a black tea that is withered over fires fuelled by spruce or cedar that gives it that conifer-like smoked taste. It usually comes from Fujian but sometimes also from Taiwan.

Tea brewing: Put 1 tsp of Lapsang Souchong per cup into the pot. Bring a kettle of freshly drawn water to the boil, then pour this heated water over the tea leaves. Put the lid on the pot and leave to brew for 3 – 5 minutes. Ideally drink without milk, but you can add a few drops of milk. Don’t add sweeteners as they’ll mask the flavours you’re trying to get.

Tasting notes: amber to khaki, with a faint bitterness and a full frontal, direct smokey attack that lingers.