Find your cup of Chinese black tea

No. Check the exact product rather than buying by the family name alone. The Smoky Lapsang Souchong covered here is deliberately pine-smoked; the Wild Lapsang Souchong listing emphasizes longan, honey and caramel instead. The distinction matters more than the shared name.

No. The merchant instructions for the Lapsang teas covered here include both a cup method and a gongfu method. Choose one complete recipe: the leaf dose and steep times belong with its water volume. Our black-tea brewing guide separates the two approaches.

Close it in airtight, opaque packaging and keep it in a cool, dry place, following the product label. Avoid choosing a large pack solely for its lower price per gram if you drink it slowly. Our storage guide turns those instructions into a simple cupboard routine.