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正山小種
Lapsang souchong (; ) or Zhengshan xiaozhong () is a black tea consisting of leaves that are Smoking (cooking), smoke-dried over a pinewood fire. This smoking is accomplished either as a cold smoke of the raw leaves as they are Tea processing, processed or as a hot smoke of previously processed (withered and oxidized) leaves. The intensity of the smoke aroma can be varied by locating the leaves closer or farther (or higher or lower in a multi-level facility) from the source of heat and smoke or by adjusting the duration of the process. The flavour and aroma of lapsang souchong is described as containing Empyrean, empyreumatic notes, including wood smoke, pine resin, smoked paprika, and dried longan; it may be mixed with milk but is not bitter and usually not sweetened with sugar. The tea originates from the Wuyi Mountains region of Fujian and is considered a Wuyi tea (or bohea). It is also produced in Taiwan. It has been labelled as smoked tea (wiktionary:熏茶, 熏茶), smoky so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
正山小種
Lapsang souchong (; ) or Zhengshan xiaozhong () is a black tea consisting of leaves that are Smoking (cooking), smoke-dried over a pinewood fire. This smoking is accomplished either as a cold smoke of the raw leaves as they are Tea processing, processed or as a hot smoke of previously processed (withered and oxidized) leaves. The intensity of the smoke aroma can be varied by locating the leaves closer or farther (or higher or lower in a multi-level facility) from the source of heat and smoke or by adjusting the duration of the process. The flavour and aroma of lapsang souchong is described as containing Empyrean, empyreumatic notes, including wood smoke, pine resin, smoked paprika, and dried longan; it may be mixed with milk but is not bitter and usually not sweetened with sugar. The tea originates from the Wuyi Mountains region of Fujian and is considered a Wuyi tea (or bohea). It is also produced in Taiwan. It has been labelled as smoked tea (wiktionary:熏茶, 熏茶), smoky so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
