Lapsang souchong tea - smells like a plastics factory to me.

[Ilsa]

It must be from a plant I've never smelled before.

Maybe I'm not fixing it right?

[elleng]

1. Smoky.

a black tea (Camellia sinensis) originally from the Wuyi region of the Chinese province of Fujian. It is sometimes referred to as smoked tea (熏茶 .[1] Lapsang is distinct from all other types of tea because lapsang leaves are traditionally smoke-dried over pinewood fires, taking on a distinctive smoky flavour.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapsang_souchong

[Ilsa]

2. I couldn't drink. I sipped it, but

Couldn't get any further than that, which is unusual for me. It was an inherent revulsion. I guess I'll stick to my other black teas, like darjeeling.

[LeftInTX]

5. It is smoked as opposed to just dried...

Doesn't sound good to me.

[GeorgeHayduke]

3. I have a hippy friend

Who gave me some and I loved it. Its my understanding it is dried over fires of green pine.

I also tend to be a man of extremes.

[Ilsa]

4. I'm so glad others like it. The description on

the box was beautiful and enticing.

It's funny that people not only have very different tastes, but that they can be at such extremes. I'm capable of eating or drinking almost anything in the food category, but this felt like a biological reaction, like my genes were telling me, "not for you!"

[yellowdogintexas]

7. my body does that when I eat crab meat. I just can't make myself swallow that stuff n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

6. no, it is just naturally that stinky. n/t

[HeiressofBickworth]

8. If you want just a hint of smoke

try Russian Caravan tea. It has lapsang souchang but is blended with oolong and keemun to make a less smokey tea. Cream and sugar will also tame it.