Zheng Shan Tang

Taiping Houkui green tea from Zheng Shan Tang aka Lapsang Store. Received this 5g sample pack from my order. The furry dry leaves smell like Japanese matcha, the tea is very orchid and very sweet with slight vegetal mung bean flavor. The sweetness really lingers. The color of the dry leaves is avocado, length of leaves is 3 – 4 in before & after hydration.

This is possibly the clearest tea I ever had, I walked away from my glass cup chatting and came back with a clear topaz cup of tea on the table. Incredible. The taste was definitely was there and stronger than what it should’ve been.

They are now only selling this in sample bags. At the moment of writing it’s $33 for 10 bags.

sold for $60/5g x 10

https://lapsangstore.com/collections/green-tea/products/gt03

Black tea from Zheng Shan Tang aka Lapsang Store. Received this complementary can due to delay caused by shipping issues. A sugary, oriental beauty like scent was activated by moisture from my cup, the tea taste of jujube, honey, and flower like they stated on the website, the hydrated leaves are about 1.5 in long. The first time I made it too strong and it tasted like dehydrated jujubes in a I’m straight up drinking Chinese medicine way. Grandpa style also caused the tea to give a dry mouthfeel. Overall this is a nice lapsang, but I need to experiment with it a few more times.

edit: Moving the score from 89 to 93, the tea taste better after a few months of sitting/aging. Now it reminds me of some purple tea I’ve had.

sold for $35/75g

https://lapsangstore.com/collections/black-tea/products/zst16