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62p per cup
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A Lapsang loose leaf tea unlike any other. Made using traditional methods, the fresh leaf is smoked over pine wood. Singularly rich and profoundly delicious.
Made to exacting, traditional methods this tea is grown in the Wuyi Mountains on the northern border of Fujian, and carefully smoked over pinewood. Only wood that's been stripped of bark is used, allowing the tea to take on a subtle smokiness without any heavy tarry notes. It has the aroma of an autumn bonfire rather than the rapacious punch of our Tarry Lapsang Souchong.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
This tea contains deep notes of wood, peat and smoke like a fine malt whisky. The savoury wood smoke enhances the sweet, caramel notes of the tea.
Cost Per Cup
Cost Per Cup
62p per cup based on 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water and 2 infusions.
Origin
Origin
Wuyi mountains, Fujian province, China
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Recommended Infusion Guide
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Quantity
Use 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 85°C water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 minute, tasting regularly. Best enjoyed without milk.
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Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
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Quantity
Use 0.1 oz of leaf per 5.5 fl oz of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 185°F water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 minute, tasting regularly. Best enjoyed without milk.
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Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
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Quantity
Use 2 level tsp. per 150ml of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 85°C water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 minute, tasting regularly. Best enjoyed without milk.
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Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
More infusion tips
How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.
Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, don’t leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

From 'Infused: Adventures in Tea':
"The smoking is done in ancient two-storey wooden houses blackened by age and centuries of smoke. Wrapped around the ground floors are wide, shaded verandas stacked with neat piles of golden-blond wood, the bark removed."

The tea garden is situated deep within the protected forests of the Wuyi Shan UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Only a handful of small family farms are allowed to make tea in this area – where the bushes are left to grown almost wild.
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