Lapsang Souchong (Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong)
Zhèng Shān Xiǎo Zhǒng · 正山小种 (正山小種)
Lapsang Souchong from the Tongmu valley in Wuyi is widely considered the world's first red (black) tea. Traditional production smokes the leaves over pine fires, lending the iconic campfire-and-longan profile.
Brewing
- Leaf
- 5.0 g / 100 ml
- Water
- 95°C
- Rinse
- yes
- Gongfu steeps (s)
- 10, 15, 20, 30, 45
- Western (min)
- 4.0
Modern un-smoked styles exist; traditional pine-smoked Lapsang is the iconic original.
Tasting notes
- Aroma
- pine smoke, longan, dried fruit
- Flavor
- smoke, dried longan, sweet, woody
- Mouthfeel
- thick, warming
- Finish
- long, smoky
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