Lapsang Souchong
A smoked-black-tea note with the character of pine smoke, bringing a darker contrast to citrus, herbs and flowers.
Tea
About Lapsang Souchong
Lapsang Souchong is a black tea associated with the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian, China. The smoke-dried style is known for bringing the aroma of tea leaves together with pine smoke. In perfumery, this meeting of tea and smoke provides an olfactory theme with a distinctive darker character.
Scent Profile
Pine and wood smoke are central impressions, accompanied by suggestions of fruit and spice. The strength of smoke sits beside the quieter depth of black tea. Fresh herbs or bright citrus can make that contrast more apparent, placing the smoky character against cooler or more luminous materials. The resulting expression combines a recognisable tea theme with the texture of wood smoke.
Use in Perfumery
One approach combines the note with the coolness of eucalyptus, alongside saffron and thyme. Within a floral composition of rose, jasmine, honeysuckle and wisteria, the tea impression adds a darker shade around an abundant garden-like bouquet. Leather, woods and vetiver provide a deeper setting beneath the flowers and herbs. In this arrangement, smoky tea participates in the contrast between fresh aromatic materials and a fuller, more substantial floral character.
