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“Advent Day 14 I was so excited thinking this was a black tea at first, but it’s not. It’s white and I steeped it at black temps. I thought it was going to be minty based on the large amount of...” Read full tasting note
“Mariage Frères Advent 2021 – Day 14 There are a few “rhapsody teas” on MF’s website, but none are the two they chose to include in their advent. Are these failed rhapsodies? It’s a mystery. And a...” Read full tasting note
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Advent Day 14
I was so excited thinking this was a black tea at first, but it’s not. It’s white and I steeped it at black temps. I thought it was going to be minty based on the large amount of little green flakes, but this is not minty at all. It’s fruity. Was I seeing mate instead of mint? It kind of makes me think of a light Marco Polo. It doesn’t have the depth of MP and the strawberry flavor is weaker and more airy with something else in it. I tried looking it up on MF’s website, but can’t find it. I find a Rhapsody collection and several teas with Opera in them, but not the two together. I know it exists! I feel a little gaslit by a tea company! LOL!
Mariage Frères Advent 2021 – Day 14
There are a few “rhapsody teas” on MF’s website, but none are the two they chose to include in their advent. Are these failed rhapsodies? It’s a mystery. And a pain to add to the database. Also, the tea steeps up red-orange and I seriously don’t know what they are going for here.
Initially, I was of the mind that I enjoyed the flavouring (tastes like: MF fruits, vanilla = good), but didn’t care for the subpar (flat) white tea base (tastes like: paper = bad). It expanded a bit after some cooling time though. The second steep wasn’t bad either!
Steep Count: 2
Flavors: Fruity, Vanilla
