Tea: Golden Lapsang Souchong

A Lapsang Souchong from Simon Lévelt

Picture of Golden Lapsang Souchong
Brand:Simon Lévelt
Style:Lapsang Souchong
Region:China
Caffeine:Caffeinated
Loose?Loose
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Product page:Golden Lapsang Souchong

Review of Golden Lapsang Souchong

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9 of 104 of 54 of 580 of 100
SuperbGoodGood Value

This is the reason I've never really tasted "smokiness" (supposedly present in gunpowder and young hyson) in teas that aren't actually smoked. Lapsang souchong was the first loose-leaf tea I ever drank - in fact, curiosity about this smoked tea I'd heard about is what drove me to try loose-leaf tea. (This is not that first one, though. I finished that a long time ago.)

Really, this tea is a bit like the essence of a wood-heated sauna: wood smoke and steam! It never fails to remind me of Finland: wood fires and tar...
It tastes, well, like smoke, and leaves a lovely smokey aftertaste. Sometimes there's a kind of tingling sensation when I drink it.

I haven't been drinking much lapsang souchong lately, but it retains a special place in my heart.

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