Hooray, first sample to try from cookies’s swap package! I’ve actually never had a straight Lapsang before, I’ve only tried them in Whispering Pines’s blends like S’mores and Campfire Blend. The leaves are somewhat wiry and very dark, almost black. Dry scent is… odd. It doesn’t really smell smoky to me, it almost smells like menthol or eucalyptus and somewhat chemically. We shall see!
Once steeped, it smells much more like what I was expecting. There’s still a bit of that menthol-ish aroma, which I assume is from the pine. I can also smell smoke and some woodiness that reminds me of scotch. I know a lot of people around these parts recommend maple syrup with smoky teas, but unfortunately I don’t have any at the moment. Hmm, I must say, I don’t love it. There’s a lot of wood flavor as well as a touch of earthiness, with just a bit of smoke over the top. I think I would enjoy it a lot more with maple added, I feel like it needs that bit of sweetness to balance it. Nope, this one’s not for me. Withholding rating.
Flavors: Earth, Pine, Scotch, Smoke, Wood
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Lapsang souchongs vary widely. Some aren’t even smoked. They are better with maple syrup, and usually really good with maple whipped cream. (Just cream and maple syrup whipped until soft peaks form. I use my milk frother.)
Unsmoked Lapsang is one of my absolute favorite teas. Teavivre’s is on the low end of smoky, but I agree, it’s just made for some maple syrup. That whipped cream sounds positively divine.
I love good LS, smoky or non. I don’t think I tried Teavivre version. It pairs really good with cheddar or bagel cream cheese, or maple syrup.
Lapsang souchongs vary widely. Some aren’t even smoked. They are better with maple syrup, and usually really good with maple whipped cream. (Just cream and maple syrup whipped until soft peaks form. I use my milk frother.)
Unsmoked Lapsang is one of my absolute favorite teas. Teavivre’s is on the low end of smoky, but I agree, it’s just made for some maple syrup. That whipped cream sounds positively divine.
I love good LS, smoky or non. I don’t think I tried Teavivre version. It pairs really good with cheddar or bagel cream cheese, or maple syrup.