Kusmi Lapsang Souchong Smoked Black Tea Tin Organic 90g

Lapsang Souchong, an intense, full-bodied smoked organic black tea from China. 

This smoky Chinese black tea with dark, twisted leaves offers woody, ashy notes right from the start. There's no doubt about it: this tea is smoked and proud of it, generously sharing with us the hints of the fire that lend it fragrance and flavour, in Fujian province, southeast of China. 

 

Legend has it that smoked tea originated in China's Fujian province, just as a harvest was coming to an end. The drying phase had begun, but the facilities were requisitioned by the army. To avoid losing precious tea leaves, the planter decided to accelerate the process by drying them over a wood fire rather than in the open air. This gave his tea a smoky taste, which earned him many compliments, and so smoked tea was born.