Lu Shan Art du Thé

Walking into this shop is like stepping into a quality tea shop in China. This ambiance is created by the tranquil music, the big white containers which as Agathe suggests, give the idea of purity. There is a place to taste tea towards the back of the shop, and the oak table and rustic chairs give the sensation that one is going «back to their roots».
I started to look down the tea menu, and was overwhelmed. There were prodominantly teas from China and Japan, black, white and green teas at the centre stage. You pay for the tea in grams, and the the price per 100g is displayed to the right of each tea. Some of the teas were almost as expensive as gold, at up to 110 euros. Though tea purists will find some very good and rare tea varieties here, day-​to-​day teas like earl grey can be purchased for 4.90 euros per 100g. The likelihood is though that it will be the best earl grey available.
After much consideration I went for a 50g serving of Chinese Sencha Shokai and a 25g serving of Genmaicha 1. Though I haven’t yet tried Genmaicha 1, the fragrance which leaked from the box was sweet and refined. I have been drinking a small cup of the Sencha at breakfast for the last few days, and it has been a pleasure to drink: not in the slightest bit bitter, a clear light green colour, transparent, an implaceable sweetness and delicateness.
I will be back to sample more green and white teas, and perhaps the «tchai».

Un petit magasin de thé dans le vieux grenoble. De grands pots blancs, ambiance épurée, et un patron qui en sait apparemment long sur le thé. Il faut le faire parler, lui poser des questions… car il est un peu sec de prime abord. Mais la liste des thés disponible est impressionnante, pour ma part j’ai choisi 2 thés wulongs parfumés: route des épices (agrumes et epices) et soir de rêves (fleur d’oranger)… Les noms a eux seuls font rever!
On trouve aussi un grand choix de services a thés des plus traditionnels aux plus modernes, et des thermos superbes, soufflés au verre, a l’ancienne, pour lesquels j’ai évidemment craqué…
Enfin, Lu Shan est aussi un salon de thé ou l’on leut deguster son choix sur place.
Passage obligé a ma prochaine visite grenobloise!