Amy oh

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Lapsang Souchong Black Dragon (ZS90) from Upton Tea Imports

Amy oh drank Lapsang Souchong Black Dragon (ZS90) by Upton Tea Imports

I love ordering from Upton Tea Imports. Everything they have available you can also get in a sample size, which is great for people like me who get sick of drinking certain teas after trying them once or twice.

I got a brand new Finium tea cup with a fine mesh gold filter, which I think is AWESOME!

This tea was a surprise, it is definitely one of the lighter lapsangs I have tried up until now. The smoke is subtle and the tea has a nice sweetness to it and brews up to be a reddish amber color. The flavor is almost floral like! I was not blown away by it but it was certainly very pleasant and delicious. I think I still prefer Hu Kwa which has a more unique aroma and flavor, but this was good!

2012-04-25 18:47:42 -0400

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Bonnie 2012-04-25 19:56:32 -0400

Stash has inexpensive lapsang souchong from Tong Mu Village which is the home of lapsang souchong. It is made there in the traditional way in smaller quantities. Harder to get in the U.S. I’ve heard.

Amy oh 2012-04-25 20:00:26 -0400

Thanks, I might need to check it out.

Cheryl 2012-04-25 20:35:17 -0400

My sample of this scares me, ha.

Amy oh 2012-04-25 20:41:14 -0400

@Cheryl – have you tried it yet?

Missy 2012-04-25 21:15:51 -0400

Dylan loves his finium filter. It looks like it will deal with any tea and leave no stuff in your cup.

Cheryl 2012-04-25 21:24:37 -0400

Amy…not yet. Reviews like yours convinced me to order a sample. Will soon. Maybe.

SimplyJenW 2012-04-25 21:34:49 -0400

Cheryl, sweetened it is kind of like a toasted marshmallow……

Amy oh 2012-04-25 21:40:32 -0400

Don’t be scared!

Cheryl 2012-04-25 21:45:11 -0400

Eep, marshmallow. How can it taste like marshmallow, when it smells like you’re downwind from a grill cooking barbecued (something)? Alright, I’ll try it. Umm. Tomorrow. Heh.

Amy oh 2012-04-25 22:07:43 -0400

It smells smoky but it doesn’t taste like smoke – hard to explain. LIke a toasted marshmallow perhaps. :)

Yogini Undefined 2012-04-25 23:02:30 -0400

Mmmm toasted marshmallow sounds wonderful :)

ashmanra 2012-04-25 23:12:06 -0400

Missy: good to know about the Finum. We need to buy something to send to Irish BF of my daughter’s so he can make loose leaf. He loves tea and is branching out from teabags.

Missy 2012-04-25 23:54:46 -0400

Amazon has them for a decent price. I’m currently thinking about grabbing another. My daughter likes tea as well and the basket that came with her teapot leaves much to be desired.

http://www.amazon.com/Finum-63-421-50-00-Brewing-Basket/dp/B000I68NCS

ScottTeaMan 2012-04-28 13:31:44 -0400

My intestines can be scared of certain teas, if you know what I mean! Note to self: No more stale, older green teas please.

LS for me is an occasional tea, unless I find A good one with more mild smoke. I do miss the sweetneess of a LS.

Amy oh 2012-04-28 13:57:50 -0400

Scott – have you tried this one? It is fairly mild IMO…

ScottTeaMan 2012-04-28 14:01:26 -0400

No, but I’ve had my eyes on it for quite some time.

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