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January 31, 2005
Lapsang Souchong Imperial
Name: Laspsang Souchong Imperial
Kathy's Rating: 2.0/10.0
Company: Tealuxe
Origin of tea: China
Price: $5/50g (~1.8oz)
Tea form: Loose, smoked black tea.
What they say: The Best China Lapsang Souchong we have found yet. Superior in flavor. Very smoky, yet quite mellow.
Preparation method: Pour boiling water onto tea and steep for 4 minutes.
Review: Earlier, I reviewed another Lapsang Souchong here. I thought I'd give this another shot, and see if I would like Lapsang Souchong better this time around.
Well, not really. The infusion still smells horrible. Remember those scratch-and-sniff smelly stickers? This tea smells like the football sticker. Yep, like a fresh rubber skid mark on asphalt in the summertime. The taste was slightly better, but not by a whole lot.
So, what can you infer from my rating for Lapsang Souchong? Only that I personally don't have a taste for it. I'm aware that there are people out there who really like this tea variety. Also, you can infer that Tealuxe's Lapsang Souchong is better than Twinnings, or, as I should put it, the lesser of the two evils.
Posted by Kathy at January 31, 2005 10:14 PM