Are the stems attached to the rolled up leaves or are they separate?
If attached, it sounds like a Fo Shou (Buddha Hand) which are
sometimes a bit smoky, or a heavily roasted Wulong or Tiguanyin.

If they're not attached I have no idea what it is.

Cheers,

Cameron

Michiel van der Kraats > wrote in message >...
> My mother brought some tea back from her trip through China.
> Unfortunately we have no idea what kind of tea it is. It's a mix of
> stems and big rolled up leaves, quite coarse. It has a faint smokey
> aroma. It doesn't seem like a green tea but not exactly black either.