Tasting notes: Buttery smoked wood, lilac, orange liquor, browned berry pastry. Light but full in the mouth with a complimentary minerality and satisfying huigan (“returning sweetness”) at the back of the throat.
$19.40–$148.00Price range: $19.40 through $148.00
Cultivar: Xiao Zhong
Altitude: 800m
Region: Tongmuguan, Fujian, China
Not all Lapsangs (zhengshan xioazhong) are smoked and this is an elegant example of what this type of tea can be. Picked from lower tea bushes in the Tongmuguan Nature Reserve and processed in Masu Village by a 5-generation producer family with attention and care.
Brewing Suggestions
Gong Fu Brewing:
4.5g per 100ml water at 95-99°. First infusion 20s; subsequent infusions +5s.
Western Brewing:
1g per 100ml water at 95-99°. First infusion 1.5m; subsequent infusions +30s.