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By Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IITea and Coffee Merchant R. Twinning and Company Limited LondonTwinings of LondonEstd. 1706Individual Tea Bags Sealed for FreshnessOver 300 Years of ExperienceKosherSourced with CareDare to try one of the worlds oldest and most distinctive black teas.Tea ProfileStrength - ???? StrongNotes- Smoky Pungent WoodyOrigins - Fujian Province ChinaMaster Blenders NotesNotes - Smoky Pungent Woody Color- Thick Rich BrownStrength - ???? StrongSteep Time - 3 Minutes (Recommended)Lapsang Souchong also referred to as smoked tea is one of the worlds oldest and most distinctive black teas. The tea is grown in the Wuyi Mountains in the Fujian Province of China and is made by only a select number of estates. Once a very secretive process Lapsang Souchong is prepared using the same manual techniques today that have been passed down from generation to generation.After the tea is plucked the leaves are withered over cypress or pine wood fires. The are later placed into barrels so that the smoky aroma intensifies. As a final step the leaves are place into flat wicker baskets and positioned on bamboo trays over smoky pine fires where they dry and absorb even more aroma. The finished tea leaves are thick and black and when steeped in hot water product a rich tea with a unique smoky taste.Mike Wright - Master BlenderThe Twining of London StoryIn 1706 Thomas Twining began selling fine tea from an English storefront in The Strand London. Today Twinings continues to sell some of the worlds best teas from the original store and in more than 100 countries throughout the world.
