Lapsang Souchong - Zhengshan Xiaozhong Black Tea

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Black Tea
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  • “backlog from yesterday. This one was sent to me by terri and she got it from teaexplorer. I have to say, this is a really nice tea. I love that the smoek isn’t super intense and, as with all my...” Read full tasting note

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Zhengshan Xiaozhong is a black tea, originally from the Wuyi mountain region, in the Fujian province. It is characterized by its often strong smokey flavor, which it gets from being smoked over a bed of pine.

Stories about the origins of this tea vary. One such story reports that during the Qing Dynasty, under the reign of Emperor Shunzhi affairs of state were under the direction of his uncle, Dorgon. Dorgon wanted to consolidate the provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Canton under Manchu rule. The Qing army invaded Wuyi Shan and the villagers were forced to flee. Those who had warning of the imminent danger hid their tea from the solders. To do so however, they had to quickly dry the tea on what was available, pine boughs. The tea was then buried. Later, when the villagers returned, the tea was dug up and found to be very dark and smokey. The tea was sold to Dutch traders who offered twice the rate of other teas for this new delicacy.

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Vintage 2010
Manufactured by: Fujian Henglong Tea Factory

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backlog from yesterday. This one was sent to me by terri and she got it from teaexplorer. I have to say, this is a really nice tea. I love that the smoek isn’t super intense and, as with all my smokey teas, i tried it with maple syrup. The result was a delicious tasty cup that i gulped down and was finished before long.

Final Count Yesterday: 193 (thanks to Cavocorax and VariaTEA)

VariaTEA

I have faith that you will get down to 140 by the end of the month. You have magic “sipdown” powers.

Sami Kelsh

Smoke and maple syrup? Ooh, get in.

Sil

i hope so variaTEA…today is not condusive to me getting anything done. even though i AM at home. ugh

Sami..it’s the best.

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