Evil. It tastes like liquefied smoke and ash from a fireplace. You know the taste you can get in your month if a campfire blows in your face - multiple that by a million. Has anyone ever tried to make a chemical weapon out of this stuff?
EVIL. DRINKABLE(maybe) EVIL.
I guess I like the taste of tar and ash then. 
I love Lapsang Souchong. I first tried it after a character in James Michener’s book Centennial, tried it. The somewhat peculiar taste was described in detail and I was intrigued.
Don’t like it? So don’t drink it, unless your mother makes you. Short thread, if you ask me.
Maybe I made it too strong, but my first and last SIP was something I won’t soon forget.
I love Lapsang Souchong.
Of course, I’ve been castigated aplenty by fellow dopers for enjoying vegemite, marmite, and fish sauce. I’ve also professed my enjoyment of habanero jelly, birch syrup, wasabi coated peanuts, fermented sausage, worchestershire sauce straight out of the bottle, and pickled lemons.
I like the in-your-face flavors!
And Baker? I first tried it after reading Michener’s Centennial too! 
Fie! Fie on you, I say!
I have been going insane trying to find any Lapsang Souchong in this town, and it is nowhere to be had. You don’t know how far I would go for just one cup of this glorious elixer. I go on about it, and my friends look at me like I’ve grown a third arm. Every time I hit the grocery store, I look, just on the off chance it may be there, and every time my heart is crushed.
Man, some people just don’t know when they have it good… 
Do you guys think I made it too strong? I just dumped out the pot and almost threw up. I used the same amount I would to make a good pot of Longjing (green) tea. I do like black teas, too, but this was an experience.
Emperor Penguin, here you go:
http://www.republicoftea.com/templates/detail.asp?navID=161
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/goldenmoon/lapsouc.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/allteas/1241.html
It’s a good tea.
Yeah, but you still have to smell it when someone else in your household is drinking it. Pit on.
I LOVE tea. I drink it most every day - I even have a tea set and bags of loose tea at work. But I dislike lapsang souchong as well. Not with vomitous hatred or anything, but I’d never buy it on a trip to the tea shop. Different strokes and all. Not a fan of green tea either, except at Asian restaurants.
The smell might be the worst part.
NAw, I love the smoky aroma. I love the distinctive flavor.
What I can’t stand is that disgusting perfumey Earl Grey tea. YUCK.
And yet I love jasmine tea.
I haven’t been able to find gunpowder green tea around my neck of the woods, though. 
I have been smelling Earl Grey just to get the scent out of my noise.
Okay, I’ll take your share of Lapsang Souchong in the world, and you take mine of Earl Grey.
Deal?
I have to agree with Eddy, Earl Grey tastes like ass, and not even high quality ass. I’m talking low, low, utility grade ass here.
At any rate, thank you for the links Kel (I don’t know why I’ve always seen your name as Karl). I’m in Canada though, so I can’t really order from them without paying through the nose in shipping. I did track down a site in Toronto that I did place an order from. I’m usually hesitant due to added costs of shipping when compared to picking it up at the local store, but I broke down. You see, we got our first snowfall of thye year, and I could really use some thing warm to drink in the coming months.
[sub]We got ~3-4 inches. I’m of two minds right now. Yay! Snow, and What, already? Crap.)[/sub]
My favourite Tea!
I had 2 cups this very morning. Hmmm, although my leaves were a bit stale. Must stock up.
Mind, I ward off overstaying visitors with offers of my infamous pork-scented tea at lunchtime.
I LOVE the stuff! I first got it in a package of assorted Twinings teas.
Hey,Emporor P., can’t you get the Twinings version at Safeway anymore? You must have one in town somewhere. I think they may have changed the colour of the package a while ago.
zoogirl (Who is darn cold, but still watching it rain anyway
I’m with Qad - strong flavors = good. Half the time, though, the only other one around here that appreciates 'em is the dog.
Email me with your snail addy and I’ll send you a box.
Go to the Republic of Tea site in Kels post. The gunpowder green that they have is easily worth the price.