Smoky Lapsang Souchong
With signature hints of oak and longan, this black tea is smoked in a traditional three-tiered horse pine smokehouse to create a taste that tea lovers compare to a smooth scotch.
With signature hints of oak and longan, this black tea is smoked in a traditional three-tiered horse pine smokehouse to create a taste that tea lovers compare to a smooth scotch.
With signature hints of oak and longan, this black tea is smoked in a traditional three-tiered horse pine smokehouse to create a taste that tea lovers compare to a smooth scotch.
How to Prepare it
Use around 3-5g (about 1 tsp) of tea leaves for 220 ml (around 8 oz) water, with more or less depending on how strong you like your tea. Steep with boiling water for about one minute.
Appearance: Dark brown gray leaves steep into a gold liquor.
Taste: Smoky tea with oak and longan notes.
Health benefits
Black tea is the most oxidized out of all teas, which means that it has tea flavonoids which may help with lowering cholesterol, boosting metabolism. Some studies show that black tea reduces cardiovascular ailments such as heart disease and atherosclerosis (clogged arteries), especially in women. Traditional Chinese medicine claims that black tea helps to warm the stomach and heart, so it is good to drink after meals and in cold environments. Black tea is also the most caffeinated out of all teas.