Lapsang Souchong Tea
A smoky, pine flavor tea that’s great hot or iced.
Servings: 1 serving
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup water + more to warm teapot
- 1 ½ teaspoons lapsang souchong loose tea
Instructions
- Boil water.If using an electric kettle with temperature setting, set it to 208°F. Heat a little more water than needed so that it can be used to warm up the teapot. (Filtered water is best.)
- Warm up teapot.Pour some hot water into the teapot and swirl it around a bit. Discard the water.
- Put lapsang souchong tea into teapot and add hot water.
- Cover teapot and steep for 5 minutes.
- Strain lapsang souchong tea leaves and pour hot tea into a teacup.
Notes
TO MAKE COLD BREW LAPSANG SOUCHONG TEA
1. Put lapsang souchong loose tea and cool or room temperature water in a pitcher or glass container.
Use filtered water if possible for a better tasting tea.
2. Cover pitcher and put in refrigerator for at least 12 hours.
3. Strain tea leaves and pour tea into a cup with ice.
Ice is optional since the tea is already cold.
Hot Lapsang Souchong Tea Brewing Guide
Hot Lapsang Souchong Tea Brewing Guide
- TEA: 1 ½ teaspoons loose lapsang souchong or 1 tea sachet
- WATER: 1 cup (8 fl. oz.)
- WATER TEMPERATURE: 208°F
- STEEP TIME: 5 minutes
- TEA: 1 ½ teaspoons loose lapsang souchong or 1 tea sachet
- WATER: 1 cup (8 fl. oz.)
- WATER TEMPERATURE: Cold water
- STEEP TIME: 12 hours