Lapsang Souchong infusion for sale
Lapsang Souchong
is a black tea from the Fujian province in China and is traditionally dried over pine or cypress wood then placed in barrels to ferment. The leaves are then fried and placed over smoking pine to absorb the smoke flavor.
At Vireo we infuse the Lapsang in fractionated coconut oil with a touch of vitamin E. We use fractionated coconut oil instead of jojoba oil because of its lighter base, better absorption, shelf-life, and its ability to handle higher temperatures.
An oil infusion requires large amounts of raw material, and for best results, low heat, a lot of stirring over weeks and patience over multiple slow filterings. The end results are worth the wait. The color of Lapsang oil is a magnificent bejeweled green. The odor is rich with smoke, leather, fruits, flowers and history. On a test strip, the scent lasts for days. There is still some smooth sedimentation that exists at the bottom of a thrice filtered batch. I call it the, “charm of the green dragon”.
A note on... notes:
Lapsang’s gorgeous, smokey, plum-like aroma blends with a mind boggling number of notes. A few may surprise you such as a beautiful blend we suggest featuring cedarwood, violet leaf and a small amount of cocoa. Other suggested blends could include:
resins, incenses, balsams, chaii spices, florals..(Jasmine yum!), woods, herbs, roots, vetiver(of course!) patchouli, and citrus.
PRICE: Our Lapsang is currently priced at $50.00 for a 4 oz bottle .
For an intensely rich and smooth blend please allow us a week’s advance notice, more if possible, for a truly amazing lapsang batch.
Other oil and grain alcohol infusions are available in smaller batches.
They include: a drool worthy Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla, costus, angelica, orris, and myrrh.
At Vireo we offer thoughfully composed custom solid or oil perfumes and healing salves. Solids perfume and salves come in a hand engraved rosewood screw top container. A favorite right now is an addictive violet pastille inspired creation.
is a black tea from the Fujian province in China and is traditionally dried over pine or cypress wood then placed in barrels to ferment. The leaves are then fried and placed over smoking pine to absorb the smoke flavor.
At Vireo we infuse the Lapsang in fractionated coconut oil with a touch of vitamin E. We use fractionated coconut oil instead of jojoba oil because of its lighter base, better absorption, shelf-life, and its ability to handle higher temperatures.
An oil infusion requires large amounts of raw material, and for best results, low heat, a lot of stirring over weeks and patience over multiple slow filterings. The end results are worth the wait. The color of Lapsang oil is a magnificent bejeweled green. The odor is rich with smoke, leather, fruits, flowers and history. On a test strip, the scent lasts for days. There is still some smooth sedimentation that exists at the bottom of a thrice filtered batch. I call it the, “charm of the green dragon”.
A note on... notes:
Lapsang’s gorgeous, smokey, plum-like aroma blends with a mind boggling number of notes. A few may surprise you such as a beautiful blend we suggest featuring cedarwood, violet leaf and a small amount of cocoa. Other suggested blends could include:
resins, incenses, balsams, chaii spices, florals..(Jasmine yum!), woods, herbs, roots, vetiver(of course!) patchouli, and citrus.
PRICE: Our Lapsang is currently priced at $50.00 for a 4 oz bottle .
For an intensely rich and smooth blend please allow us a week’s advance notice, more if possible, for a truly amazing lapsang batch.
Other oil and grain alcohol infusions are available in smaller batches.
They include: a drool worthy Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla, costus, angelica, orris, and myrrh.
At Vireo we offer thoughfully composed custom solid or oil perfumes and healing salves. Solids perfume and salves come in a hand engraved rosewood screw top container. A favorite right now is an addictive violet pastille inspired creation.
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