Lapsang Souchan Black tea is is a smokey flavoured black tea, from the Wu Yi province in China. Because of the unique manner of processing the tea, it is not always readily available. Tea leaves are traditionally smoke dried over fires burning pine wood — resulting in a decidedly smokey flavoured tea.
It has a strong black tea taste that mixes well with the smokey flavour of the tea. Having said this, it is necessary to note that people tend to either enjoy the tea — or not. In other words, it is the type of tea that can bring mixed reactions in those who are trying it for the first time. Of course, there are many (myself included) who love this rich bodied, smokey flavoured black tea.