Lapsang souchong is the pronunciation in Minnan dialect for Wuyi Mountains, which is the mountain area that produces a large family of tea in South-East China). Lapsang souchong from the original source is increasingly expensive because of increasing demand for this variety of tea, as Wuyi is a small area. The story goes that the tea was created during the Qing era when the passage of armies delayed the annual drying of the tea leaves in the Wuyi Mountain. Eager to satisfy demand, the tea producers sped up the process by drying the leaves over fires made from local pines. According to
That's What Life Is All About (album) this album is another landmark in a uniquely long and distinguished career. Variety commented: “All right, Bing Crosby's voice isn’t as great as it was 20, 30 or whatever years ago. So what? He’s a brilliant stylist and there’s plenty of voice left as he demonstrates here on 13 tracks…” That's What Life Is All About (album) The songs from the album were included on a 3-CD set called "Bing Crosby: The Complete United Artists Sessions" issued by EMI Records (7243 59808 2 4) in 1997. This included several previously unreleased alternate takes and studio chat. In January 1974, Crosby