Twinings Lapsang Souchong

I received a box of Twinings Lapsang Souchong tea for the first time last year as part of a gift set of teas. As a practising tea connoisseur it was an ideal present. Lapsang Souchong originates from South East China and is described as a "golden tea with a distinctive smoky character". As it says on the side of the packet; the flavour of Lapsang Souchong is acquired by "laying the tea leaves out on bamboo trays, and allowing smoke from pinewood to permeate through them". This technique gives the tea a very powerful smoky aroma that can easily fill a room when you open the box. For this reason it's probably best kept in an air tight ...  Read the complete review

I am the first to admit that strange though it is, the only tea that I do not like is regular. Although until recently that was really only true of fruit teas and herbal teas as opposed to anything with actual tea leaves in. Then a colleague in my office started drinking this tea, I was overwhelmed by the scent, a gorgeous rich smoky aroma. However, it turned out to have a bit of a Marmite effect amongst my colleagues - some of us absolutely loved it, others hated it - thinking that it smelt pungent. As a rule I do quite like smoky smells, I am always burning candles or incense and think that you cannot beat the scent of bonfires as a comforting scent as ...  Read the complete review

In the pantheon of 'British' teas (i.e. teas culturally drunk in Britain, because this is a Chinese blend) Lapsang Souchon holds a particularly special place. Like a single malt Scotch whisky, it's a rich, complex and understandably intimidating drink for those who haven't sampled it before. As the product description suggests, this is first and foremost an afternoon tea. Don't feel obliged to go the whole hog and prepare cucumber sandwiches sans-crusts, but try it between three and five o'clock if you ever find yourself lagging towards the end of a long day. I drink it with a little milk and touch of sugar; it pairs extremely well with a sweet snack though, ...  Read the complete review

must admit that I am a weak tea drinker or as my family call it "its not just weak its a fortnight". So as you cannot make strong tea out of weak tea I thought that the only thing I can now do is keep my tea for me and get some other strong tea bags for the rest of the family. I have started drinking Green Tea but that isnt everyones cuppa either is it. So, I bought Twinnings Lapsang Souchong. Twinning because it has a good name. In 1706 Thomas Twinning set up as a tea merchant in the London Strand. It is still going strong (no pun intended) and not only that but still trading from the same address ...  Read the complete review