Thé à l'Opéra

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Flavors, Green Tea
Flavors
Astringent, Berries, Black Currant, Blueberry, Candy, Drying, Grapes, Grass, Thick, Creamy, Fruity, Vanilla, Berry, Floral, Green, Flowers
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Bulk, Loose Leaf, Sachet
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 30 sec 2 g 10 oz / 288 ml

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53 Tasting Notes View all

  • “Having this one tonight but I am not in the mood for it apparently. I brew it the right way and time but get a slight astringency, very very very little BUT present… This is what I dislike with...” Read full tasting note
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  • “My second tea from this company – and so far, they have really impressed me. This produces a light green liqour that smells like cherries and maybe strawberries. Vanilla is there – although I...” Read full tasting note
    91
  • “SIPDOWN!(224) I tried cold brewing this one to see if the flavours would be more to my liking. Turns out as a cold brew this is a very green tea. The flavours get a little lost in the cold brew. ...” Read full tasting note
    63
  • “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...” Read full tasting note
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From Mariage Frères

A eulogy to sensuality.

From spiritual beverage to lyrical elixir, the refinement of tea meets the melodic beauty of opera. A distinguished green tea has been enhanced with the subtle fragrance of red berries and precious spices.

A sensual tea.

Ingredients: Chinese organic green tea, red fruits and vanilla natural flavorings

PREPARATION ADVICE FOR 1 CUP :
Amount of tea leaves: 2.5g
Best water temperature: 95 °C
Infusion time: 3 min

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53 Tasting Notes

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43 tasting notes

Yes indeed, this tea is somehow some kind of melody. A bit reminding of those chewing-gums which make great bubbles … but the delicious green tea adds a very nice tea-“Spirit” to the musical play. In the end it lacks a bit depth, but still is overall a good tea, which i like especially for watching TV series – did someone hear “soap-opera”? ;)

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 45 sec

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91
67 tasting notes

It’s by far one of my favorite green teas! So lovely ,mild,and fresh-green,the vanilla 、berries and green tea all together make such a unforgettable and ever-changing dreaming taste!Change steep time or temperature,you get something brand new and exciting,you won’t get tired of it!

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111 tasting notes

I got a bag of this tea from a friend to take on my trip, but I couldn’t resist and well… here it goes. Really really lovely. Thanks P!

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100
2 tasting notes

I love this tea. You can either drink it hot or cold, it still has a fantastic taste. I find that mixing it with some soy milk, the taste reminds you a little of cookies.

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100
2 tasting notes

When I read the description of this tea, I thought it might be too sweet and fruity. However, it’s my FAVORITE fruity tea. The green tea is light and the red fruits and vanilla work together perfectly. It’s aromatic and perfumed without being cloying.

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6 tasting notes

I’m about half-way through. I bought 3.5 oz at Dean & Deluca for $20.That’s $11.50 for 2 oz (which is just a bit higher than the standard $6-$8 / 2oz at Teavanna).

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1216 tasting notes

French Friday! Pulled this from the sampler bag from Dustin this morning, thank you!

…I had very little time to prepare tea this morning, so instead of coming to Steepster to look up the tea first, I just ran straight over to the kettle to start preparations. And for whatever reason, in my uncaffeinated state, the leaf looked like black leaf to me, so that’s how I prepared it… only to come back to Steepster, look up the tea for logging, and see this is a green tea. So basically, I’ve just scorched the hell out of these leaves (at least the second cup for the thermos will be the right temperature…)

Dry leaf had a strong grape aroma to me… a bit like grape, black current, and cranberry? It was pleasant. The steeped cup smells pretty much the same, with an emphasis on the grape note. It doesn’t taste too bad for dunking green tea leaves in 205F water, though there is a sharpness/brassiness coming out. It’s pretty subtle under the flavoring, which is strongly berry; purple grape candy, black current, blueberry… without any of those flavors being particularly distinct, but a fusion of each other. A bit of astringency on the end of the sip, it is more of a sharpness at the back of the tongue than bitter persay, with some mild drying. Hard to tell if that is a result of my brewing, or the tea itself. I’m attempting to carefully sip from the work thermos which was brewed at the proper 175F, and I’m uncertain if I can tell much difference. At least not enough that I see no reason to combine my cuppas in the thermos before leaving for work. Despite the harsh brew, I’m not in sink territory yet.

This one feels slightly more waxy on my tongue… I remember having that issue with Marco Polo too, and wonder if I’m more sensitive to the kind of scentings Mariage Freres uses compared to THEODOR. The flavor is very pleasant, I’m just not as much a fan of the mouthfeel compared to some of the other French teas I’ve tried thus far.

Flavors: Astringent, Berries, Black Currant, Blueberry, Candy, Drying, Grapes, Grass, Thick

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 g 12 OZ / 350 ML
Cameron B.

I haven’t tried much Mariage Frères due to the price and so many things only being available in fancy tins.

Mastress Alita

Well, I am only now getting to dip my feet into French tea at all. Maybe it is the particular strength/way that Mariage Freres scents that doesn’t sit with me, but it could be the flavorings themselves; it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve had sensitivities/reactions to certain flavorings. I think I’ve only tried two Mariage Freres now and both have left this sort of heavy, waxy feeling from their flavoring on my tongue that I don’t like. But I have never gotten that with the handful of THEODOR I’ve sampled thus far.

Cameron B.

I’ve only tried a couple of their teas as well, but I don’t remember noticing that? I’ll have to pull one of them out to have next.

Mastress Alita

It could very well be a “Sara’s weird tongue” (the same tongue that likes straight, unfettered hibiscus, mind) thing. I know I’ve had some flavorings (from other companies) in the past where I got weird metallic notes that pretty much no other tasting note noticed or had any issues with. (Even more mind-boggling is it often is only certain flavorings and not all flavorings by a single company when I do get weird reactions). Since the chemical makeup of flavors is not disclosed (they are just “natural” or “artificial” with no real idea what is in them) I don’t really have a way to pinpoint what it could be my body seems to react to.

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1711 tasting notes

I’ve had this for so long now and it still delivers a good cup! It has a nice smooth fruit with vanilla flavor on top of green tea. It is reliable, but I don’t find myself reaching for it often and I still have half a tin. I like it enough to keep it, but it’s slow sipping down. Maybe I’ll try using it more as an iced tea once the weather warms up.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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75
333 tasting notes

I’ll preface this by saying my steeping conditions were less than ideal—a takeaway cup was involved. That said, I didn’t love this blend. The base seems like it might be a Chinese green, though it’s also reminiscent of the Thai green base in MF’s Lune Rouge. The fruit flavoring tastes generic and slightly of bubblegum. Now that I’ve had a few fruity greens from MF, I don’t think they’re a particular strength of the company. I should probably just accept this and go with other kinds of flavors in the future.

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1500 tasting notes

I drink this whenever I’m at a local French patisserie, which sells it both loose and in a tin. It’s lovely – as long as you don’t oversteep it. More than three or four minutes, and it’s just plain ick. Grassy, astringent, tart, bitter… no. But when it’s lightly steeped, with a less-than boiling temperature, I quite love it. Light, somewhat fruity, vanilla soft, and a touch of creaminess to it.

Flavors: Creamy, Fruity, Grass, Vanilla

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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