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“for breakfast today, i’m have 3 breakfasts… scrambled eggs with lots of tasty things mixed in, american breakfast and french breakfast lol I wanted to see how the MF breakfast teas stacked up,...” Read full tasting note
“Take a look at my girlfriend, she’s the only one I got Not much of a girlfriend, never seem to get a lot Take a jumbo across the water, like to see America See the girls in California I’m hoping...” Read full tasting note
“Dear America, I think Mariage Freres loves you, to make you such a breakfast tea. Dear Wedding Impérial, you are fired, sorry. I was smelling all the MF breakfast mixes, and it is interesting – I...” Read full tasting note
“Welcome to Day 8 of little terri’s Sipdown Extravaganza! I was debating with my selves yesterday evening as to whether I should keep the sipdowns coming, as there are some seriously amazing looking...” Read full tasting note
By creating AMERICAN BREAKFAST TEA, Mariage Frères has reinvented the wake-up call…
A delicious black tea with a hint of caramelized chocolate; good with a drop of cold milk, perfect with breakfast in Manhattan.
PREPARATION ADVICE FOR 1 CUP :
Amount of tea leaves: 2.5g
Best water temperature: 95 °C
Infusion time: 3-5 min
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When my brother announced he was going to Paris, I immediately put in vague request for tea! He came home with four pouches full of Marriage Freres teas for my sister and I to split! I’m so jealous that he got to go into an MF store and grateful that he brought some home to me! American Breakfast was one that he chose. When he requested something almond/chocolatey, this was what was recommended. I do get a little chocolate malt, but no almond. Today I steeped this for three minutes at 205, my go to for blacks, but it tastes a little weak at the moment. I’ll have to try adjusting things. When I add a little soy creamer, it makes it much richer, but I’d like to find a good setting so it tastes great on it’s own. I do get a little of that maltiness that I associate with breakfast teas and it reminds me like a lighter version of Wedding Imperial. I’d like to try it cold steeped. So far, I prefer MF’s French Breakfast.
Alright, I’m frustrated. I have become bad at making this tea! It tasted really good the first bunch of times I made it, then I made it taste crappy (can we say crappy on Steepster?) a few times, and then I managed to make it pretty decent but it did not reach the heights of amazingness that I got used to. And now I’m afraid of it. Sigh. I’ll just have to keep experimenting… I’m hoping that maybe it had something to do with the tannin buildup in my teapot or something.
oh no! this one IS delicious! i hope you figure out what went wrong
I know! That’s why I’m not touching the rating – I’m aware of the fact that this is entirely my own doing and not this lovely tea’s fault….
maaaybe try making it in a mug or something? :(
I’ve worked it out! I think… This tea usually has vanilla bits in it, right? I think I was overly greedy with them and used them all up, so now I’m left with about 1/5 of the tea with no vanilla bits. And that also explains why the tea tastes much better now that I’ve cleaned my teapot but not as amazing as it used to. Ok, so, basically, I need to buy a new round of this tea and be more moderate in my vanilla-chasing. Phew.
hahahahaha
I was in London visiting my boyfriend a couple of weeks ago, and naturally I had to check out the Mariage Frères shop in Selfridges. It’s absolutely gorgeous, and they have what I’m pretty sure is their full lineup available, with samples of everything available for sniffing (but none for tasting, alas). After smelling ALL the teas, I decided to go for Lune Rouge (which I haven’t gotten around to trying yet; it smelled amazing though—roses and ginger and honey with a green base) and my boyfriend picked this, which we had with breakfast a couple of times.
It’s an unusual choice for a breakfast tea. It’s not very strong, and it’s quite rich and sweet. I’m surprised to learn the primary flavor is meant to be chocolate, because to me this blend was all caramel (or possibly toffee). These dessert flavors aren’t honestly my favorites, and this isn’t a tea I would’ve picked out myself (and especially not for drinking at breakfast). Still, it’s nice for what it is, and I’m glad to have had the chance to try it. And my boyfriend liked it—and will, I hope, continue to think of my American self while working his way through the rest of the bag.
Wow, how do you do a long distance relationship across an ocean? That must be so hard. How often do you see each other?
Yeah, it’s not easy! We’ve only been seeing each other three or four times a year, for a week or two at a time—I’m really hoping we’ll be able to get ourselves in the same country within the next year or so, though.
Oh, I’d totally move to London given the option. I love it there. :)
How much are the Mariage Frères teas at Selfridges? Is it just the euro prices converted to pounds or it’s a bit more?
As far as I recall, most were around £9 for 100g (the minimum you can purchase).
Oh, ok! So more expensive than in France. Thanks for answering :)
French breakfast is awesome. Paris Breakfast, not so much. Still haven’t tried the American :)
I didn’t know there was a Paris Breakfast! Guess I’m not missing much!