Golden Dragon

Wiry, near-black leaves of Lapsang Souchong red tea, heaped in a gold-rimmed bowl embossed with dragons and waves, with a jointed gold dragon figure wrapped around the front.

Red · Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

Wuyi · Pinewood smoke

Smoked Lapsang Souchong Red Tea

A Fujian red tea withered and dried over pinewood fires. Bold pine smoke, dried fruit, and warm spice in a distinctive, historic cup.

Tasting notes

  • Pine smoke
  • Dried fruit
  • Warm spice

Origin

Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

$15

$15 / oz

Weight
Ask the house

Brew in brief

Mug
194°F / 90°C · 3 g per 8 oz · 3 min
Gongfu
194°F / 90°C · 5 g per 100 ml15 · 20 · 30 · 45 · 60 s
How to brew this tea
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Leaf and liquor

A glass cup of red-amber Lapsang Souchong seen from above, on a green stone slab beside a piece of weathered driftwood and a fern frond.

Kindred leaves

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