Even though I’m not really feeling well enough to celebrate the holiday season, or even well enough to have a splash of egg nog with my bourbon, I have pulled out all of my delicious holiday teas. Today’s tea, Christmas Green Tea (Thé vert Rois Mages) from Kusmi Tea – Paris, is a blend of Chinese green teas that is flavored with vanilla, almond, orange, and spices with a sprinkle of rose petals thrown in for good measure. Once steeped, the tea is rich and creamy, very lightly spiced, and tastes like marzipan. There is the barest hint of sweet orange that comes out now and then. Orange can easily overpower the more delicate flavors in a blend. I love that it is noticeable, but not a dominant flavor. It lets the more delicate flavors, such as the rose petals, shine through. While the flavors of this tea may not evoke holiday memories for everyone, it tastes exactly like the orange blossom butter cookies my friend’s mother made every Christmas. I haven’t thought about those cookies in years.
You can read the full review on my blog:
http://www.notstarvingyet.com/index/2014/12/23/tuesday-tea-green-christmas-tea-kusmi-tea.html