The story of LAPSANG SOUCHONG - The first Black Tea ever made

In this video, Matt from Tea Angle tells the story of Lapsang Souchong, the first black tea ever produced and compares two types of this famous tea - a smoked and unsmoked version of the tea.
Bamboo Forest (Unsmoked Zhenshan Xiaozhong)
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Smokey Lapsang Souchong 2013
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[@lionocyborg6030]

“It’s not poison you know. The old Robotnik probably would have poisoned it but now, I just love sharing a cosy, hot cup of Lapsang Souchong tea.”

[@teaangle]

☕️☕️

[@travishenderson7537]

I only recently came to learn about Lapsang Souchong. I have only tried Twinnings variety - which does originate from Fujian. I personally like the pungent smokiness. I grew up doing a lot of camping and spending time around campfires. To me the smokiness is a familiar friend.

[@teaangle]

There's definitely a warm, comforting feeling with the smokiness, bringing back memories of sitting around a campfire

[@wewi3101]

~~~16 year old tea leaves~~~I found an un opened package of Liptons black tea ( still sealed in the seran wrap )my wife had in the back of the cupboard. Its use by date April 2007 WOW ! I just opened it and heated some water and steeped a couple bags. For about 15 minutes stirred it and added about a 2 table spoons of real maple syrup..The flavor is awesome. Thats 16 years old. I checked your video to see how aged tea is able to be used and decided to try it. It was worth the experiment. I will seal it ina zip lock to preserve it further. What Am I bid per bag 46 of them.

[@teaangle]

Good to know the tea didn't go to waste

[@stephenphilips6442]

I was introduced to Lapsang Souchong about two years ago. This is my favorite variety of black tea by a wide margin. The very young, very smoky expressions of Lapsang Souchong have an almost peaty quality reminiscent of great peated Scotch Whisky. In fact, Lapsang Souchong was first described to me as the "Laphroaig of Teas".

[@teaangle]

We get a lot of people commenting that our smokey lapsang souchong reminds them of a smokey whisky. Great versions of this tea are out there but at the same time, so are some pretty bad ones.

[@mathewritchie]

I remember trying a lapsang souchong as a teenager and the details have faded but when you described the "eau d`ashtray" I suddenly remembered.

[@cloroxbleach2520]

Eau d'ashtray lmaooooo

[@theoldkid5725]

ONCE I was given a small amount of(high-prize) smoked `lapsang souchong`that first hit me with the pinewood-smoke,followed by a malty note,and THEN there was this citrus-peel/bergamotte freshness,almost close to eucalyptus.This had been a fascinating,very complex tea,surely not as a daily drinker,but really impressive...all the others I had after this(smoked&unsmoked) were: - "nice".

[@teaangle]

Getting great tea like this is a double edged sword. On one hand, it's great to be able to taste and experience exceptional teas, but on the other hand, it potentially spoils this tea for you in future as expectations have now been set really high 😅

[@theoldkid5725]

@@teaangle True.But this was not MY tea!It had been a great experience,and at the same time I knew I wouldn't want to drink it reguarly,like a person you find interesting, but you also feel a kind of discomfort.Maybe I'm looking for a 'daily drinker' that never gets boring.... "Get married!" ;-))

[@tarrantgreen]

It is sad that twinings have given up on lapsang souchong tea.thank goodness for Taylor of Harrogate. In Yorkshire they do given proper...

[@eeriebincollectionservice]

I was intrigued by the smokiness of the tea so I bought some off a specialty shop. At first I hated the smell from the leaves - it reminded me of smoked meats and the butcher (there's a wild variety of that where I live). The brewed tea aroma in itself just reminds me of a campfire, it's really pleasant. Also love the taste, I'm interested in trying it in different ways in the future as well.

[@teaangle]

Yeah, we used to refer to this tea as our "bacon tea" as the initial smokey smell reminded us of smokey bacon. But get the right one and there can be a lot more complexity to this tea

[@PunchKickLipstick]

​@@teaangle My housemates used to call it "beef jerky tea" 😂 but I love it

[@58angieb]

Tea for grown-ups!

[@joncerda351]

I wish I had the unsmoked variety. I do enjoy this tea, would be like a first cup type to replace coffee.

[@teaangle]

Yeah, unsmoked Lapsang sounchong are great daily drinkers

[@edwardhisse2687]

So fascinating that black tea since the very beginning was predominantly consumed by westerns.

[@teaangle]

Indeed, when you dig into the history of tea, there are a tonne of interesting and fascinating stories

[@giderah]

Lapsang souchong is the Lagavulin of teas. They both have the savory essence of bacon and the smokiness of a campfire. Delicious.

[@teaangle]

Indeed. We get a lot of comments saying that Lapsang Souchong tastes like a peaty whiskey. And I sometimes call this our "bacon tea" 😅

[@adrians4211]

Great video, love the production quality! Can't wait for more of these !

[@teaangle]

Thanks! More videos to come

[@BlueGamingRage]

The favorite tea of Theodore Roosevelt. Really interesting origin, thank you for sharing

[@teaangle]

The man had great taste :) Thanks for watching!

[@JohnnyLightningYoutube]

Love from Philadelphia I think you are great! Thanks for sharing!

[@teaangle]

Right back at you. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@Vei2aC]

Hello from the UK, i really love the smoky lapsang, i get alot more diffrent flavored from it to what you explaned, we aint all the same, but i also drink it with milk lol, it adds a smooth creamy texture to it, and sweetens it up a little more, i guess its not for everyone, but i really love this tea as well as lady gray.

[@teaangle]

If there's a tea that goes well with milk, a lapsang souchong is sure to be it. And you're right, everyone experiences flavours differently. Thanks for watching!

[@Vei2aC]

@@teaangle Heya, nice to see your reply, it really dose go well with milk huh, i did try it without, and its just not what im used to lol, really enjoiy that silky texture it gives when you add milk, same with a nice creamy chi, thank you for Shareing and educating us, i really enjoiyed your video, how you prasented it edited it, the music, the facts, your setup is real cool, and you seem a real cool person, appreciate you Sir, i will be back to watch more, so just thank you ever so much for your time and efforts, keep up the Great work, and ofcourse, keep enjoiying your tea

[@teaangle]

@@Vei2aC Appreciate the support. Will try and keep the tea-related videos coming :)

[@philelsey7639]

Love the smokiness of lapsang souchong Taylor of Yorkshire make a really nice one

[@teaangle]

Nice. Smokey lapsang souchong is a divisive tea. Some love it, others not so much

[@fouziakader33]

Love the smoked lapsang tea.

[@teaangle]

It is a great and unique tea

[@aurabalcyte9353]

I really like Formosa (Taiwan) version of it! More tarriness and with the high grades of 🌱🌱🌱leaves you will enjoy distinctive greyishness of tea itself. Can't be wrong to pair🍵 with smoked fat 🐟🐠 or any good smoked /dried meat.

[@teaangle]

All for that pairing. The smokiness of the tea adds extra punch, whilst still cutting through and balancing the strong flavours of the fish or meat

[@RudyardWallen]

So for the genuine stuff do you have to hire smelly soldiers? Or do they volunteer? Please come to SF and replace the shop owner who puts on a Las Vegas style performance! (and is obnoxious).... I promise you won't get replaced by a chatbot. ... This was a great vid.

[@teaangle]

Thanks for watching. Thankfully, in this day and age, we can all experience the genuine product without relying on smelly soldiers to roll and sleep all over the precious tea leaves

[@Bijakrishna]

I came here after "The Mentalist"

[@teaangle]

☕️☕️

[@HHIto]

Tea of choice for "The Mentalist" Simon Baker, aka Patrick Jayne. Mmmm, delicious.

[@teaangle]

A fellow Aussie with great taste :p

[@user-kf5mp3mn9b]

Chinese dealer, located in Wuyi mountain, wishing to sell these tea to other countries, we have the best product, but we don't have marketing channel😅😅

[@PopPop017]

Hi, I just tried a twinnings lapsang souchong , not sure where this is on a 1- 10 scale as I never tried this type before, it’s very interesting though and would like your insight if possible, thank you fro USA

[@teaangle]

Personally, I haven't tried Twinnings Lapsang Souchong or other supermarket brands as I tend to stay away from them since I have access to so much great tea. My guess is though the flavour would be predominantly smokey and not much else? Teas can have the same name but the quality (and price) can vary dramatically

[@Vei2aC]

there is two types of Twinnings lapsang souchong, there is the real smoked lapsang souchong, and there is a smoked lapsang souchong inspierd one, the inspired one is nice, but i would put that at about 2-3, the Twinnings real smoked lapsang souchong for my tast would be a 4, you should see if there is a tea specilist neer you, there is a big diffrence from the Twinnings line to what real lapsang is, you get so much more fruit flavors there, wood grassy notes, caramels, lightly tosted cerial or nuts, and the smokyness is more in the back of the throat, its pritty strong, and almost a feeling rather than a tast, but in all fairness, if you want to see what smoked lapsang is about, the Twinnings line is a good place to start you off before you go and buy more expencive teas, atlest you will know where you stand with that tea, if you get a specilist smoked lapsang, i would sugest not brewing it to long, i really hope you find one that you enjoiy, Kindest regards to you.

[@Vei2aC]

@@teaangle Your totally right, its mass produced, but its good, but not that ten/ten you would always search for, a real cup of smoky lapsang is a world diffrent if you ask me, i was drinking the Twinnings ones for a while, but now i order all proper leaves, not any of this micro screened stuff or so on, makes a huge diffrence.

[@Hexsyn]

As far as accidental discoveries, you can't dismiss viagra!

[@teaangle]

That's definitely "up" there on the list

[@DorothyShaw-oc7vv]

Barbeque tea that's what I call lasong tea

[@teaangle]

I've often referred to it as "bacon" tea :p

[@datsuntoyy]

There are other theories on how this tea was created.

[@teaangle]

Indeed there are variations to the story

[@StoneSentinel]

Am I first? 😁

[@teaangle]

Indeed you are

[@forrestisnt]

Please youtubers stop using auto-focus for fixed shots.

[@teaangle]

Noted

[@cloroxbleach2520]

And the worst accidental invention of them all? Bagged tea, haha

[@teaangle]

Not far off. Who would've thought that by forgetting to mention that the bags are just packaging and used to transport the tea would lead to this being the most widespread ways of drinking tea across the world

[@retribution999]

I never drank any Lapsang Souchon tea which tasted like an ash tray. What a ridiculous thing to say to flog your own product.

[@teaangle]

Well I have so... 🤷‍♂️