I’m up early, which is always absolutely horrible for me, so I decided I deserved a cup of this. It’s such a very good tea. So much flavour – this is what I love about Mariage Frères’ greens – they’re present throughout the entire sip. None of that Dammann nonsense where you have to sit …
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Vanille des Îles – Mariage Frères
This is a cheat note – I’ve had this numerous times already. It’s been this year’s holiday tea, as I got if for Christmas. Well, sticking with the theme, it was technically a cheat Christmas gift. Something I was supposed to get did not arrive on time and so I was tasked with finding a temporary replacement …
Pleine Lune – Mariage Frères
I opened a whole new tin of this today (a celebration in itself) to share with my new friend Y, who turned out to be exactly the person I needed to talk to about a specific thing. If there ever was a time and place for the serendipitea pun, trust me, this is it. Either way, I …
Thé à l’Opéra – Mariage Frères
This was just as beautiful as the last time around – a light, elegant, floral pick-me-up. It’s struck me on several occasions that many of these greens from Mariage Frères would probably be excellent iced, but somehow they appeal to me more brewed hot. I think back at chilly winters in Paris, I guess, whereas …
Pleine Lune – Mariage Frères
How to decide what tea would go best with the last ever episode of Breaking Bad? There was just no way. I chose the last of this sample purely for symbolic reasons – so the dregs of my first ever batch of Pleine Lune would go down with Mr. White. I have nothing left to …
Pleine Lune – Mariage Frères
Some post-party Pleine Lune. (The actual moon is probably just around 90% full, but close enough.) Boiling, 4 min
Marco Polo – Mariage Frères
I already wrote a tasting note for the green Marco Polo, which can be found here: http://gluttonette.com/?p=323. Just like I emphasized there, I tend to pick out teas going on scent alone. That, in its turn, means I rarely, if ever, read others’ reviews or tasting notes before logging my own impressions. This is yet another …
Pleine Lune – Mariage Frères
…and another steep and re-steep. I want to court this tea and love it very tenderly. Forever. Boiling, 3 min 30
Wedding Impérial – Mariage Frères
Steeped, and re-steeped. It just gets better. Boiling, 3 min 30
Yuzu Temple – Mariage Frères
So my friend had allegedly (the guys at the Selfridge’s location are always so slithery – sweet, but still very very slithery) bought too many sweet, fruity and floral teas, so the sample she got when she asked to try something not on her shopping list was Yuzu Temple. I steeped this a little hot, …