China Lapsang Souchong from Mark T. Wendell Tea Company
With its campy quality, lapsang souchong is the perfect tea for a grey winter day. And Mark T. Wendell Tea Company’s China lapsang souchong is a particularly smoky version of the classic Chinese tea. It has a strong, meaty flavour and somewhere in there, piercing the tea’s most obvious aroma – smoke -, is a sharper note that reminds me tea tree oil.
Drinking this tea feels like you’re eating the charred outer bits of souvlaki meat. Sound strange? If you’ve never had lapsang souchong before, there’s a good chance you’ll be repulsed — it’s a tea that takes some familiarity before it really impresses. But once you’re passed that introductory stage, try Mark T. Wendell’s lapsang souchong for a hardy, nicely balanced cup of tea.
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This tea was received as a free sample.