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Fujian Face-Off! Lapsang Souchong Vs. Jin Jun Mei

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On January 29, 2015

In Tea Features

I think I’ve made my point rather clear that I love Lapsang Souchong. Many of my blogs here, or on my manlier Devotea-backed side-project – Beasts of Brewdom – have extolled its virtues (and lack of subtlety). Maybe it was the campfire taste, or the trail of forest-fire it left on my tongue in its […]

“Silver and Smoke” – The Changing Face of Lapsang Souchong, Part 1

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On February 5, 2014

In Tea Musings

This is the first installment in a trilogy of posts about Lapsang Souchong. The Changing Face of Lapsang Souchong, Part 1: “Silver and Smoke” Tong Mu Guan is a village on Wu Yi Shan (read: “mountain”) in Fujian province, China. It is considered the birthplace of modern day black tea. As legend has it, the […]

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