Sans Complexe

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Black Tea, Flavors, Lemon Peel
Flavors
Citrus, Cookie, Cream, Graham Cracker, Lemon, Vanilla, Astringent, Bitter, Lemon Zest
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Caffeine
High
Certification
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Average preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 45 sec 2 g 13 oz / 390 ml

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Knowing how to treat yourself, with much shame and guilt, yet without having to feel that way, holding a cup of tea in your hand, this is how ‘Sans complexe’ accompanies you.

This narcissism black tea by THEODOR will remove your complexes and the scruples of your greedy desires to bite into a delicious pastry to accompany your tea time. This zest creation filled with flavors goes beyond belief of a naturally delicious flavored black tea.

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2201 tasting notes

Such a funny name for a tea. This one (#8) is the one THE-O-DOR tea on my list that I was actually able to get at a shop in Brussels; they hadn’t gotten a restock in a long time. I drank it once after I got back but made it too hot and it was bitter, and I never wrote a note for it. So this will actually be my first note!

The flavoring on this is lemon meringue pie. It is definitely reminicent in aroma of DF’s Noël à Venise, although the caramel notes in that one have been replaced here by a definite creamy meringue note. Brewed at these parameters I am not getting the bitterness (maybe a tiny hint), and instead it is lemony with a decidedly creamy meringue note. Overall, pretty tasty, although a little finnicky (and more bitterness is coming out as it cools, which is not really pleasant). I would still go for Noël à Venise over it any day.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
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Marzipan 10 years ago

Do you know of any place to find some information on what is actually in the The o Dor teas? Their website isn’t very informative.

Dinosara 10 years ago

If you go directly to the shop and bypass the main site (http://www.theodor.fr/shop/lang-en/5-flavoured-black-teas) you can click directly on the tea name and it will take you to a page with a flowery description, but it usually has the flavors in there somewhere.

Sil 10 years ago

you can also just search for flavours eg. caramel, toffee, chocolate

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… lemon meringue?! What? (Thank you, Dinosara! :) )

This smells nutty. With caramel and vanilla. (This was made in a well-cleaned strainer!)

Lemon meringue?!?! I guess there’s a hint of lemony custard at the end of a good sniff. But. IDK.

Oh poop. I’ve totally oversteeped it. SO bitter, wow. I can taste the lemon, though! It’s a bit pithy. More like candied lemon peel rather than straight up lemon curd. This is really interesting. I’ll have to steep again to see if I can pull flavour without so much bitter.

I’d probably do 2 minutes at 195F if I had more dry leaf. Or 3 minutes at 185F.

Based on it not working at my “usual” parameters, I’d have to say that I probably wouldn’t get more, but it’s really really neat.

(3 tsp (I spilled a bunch on the counter, boo.) in 16 oz. More leaf than usual, but why not.)

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
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Plunkybug 10 years ago

Still…lemon meringue is intriguing.

CHAroma 10 years ago

Oooh, going on the wishlist!

OMGsrsly 10 years ago

It was really neat, but I wasn’t expecting the tea to be so picky… or I’d have done 2 way smaller cups. Oh well. I’d try it again!

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You like pastries but you are afraid of the calories ? This tea is made for you ! Sans complexe tastes meringue lemon pie. I guess you won’t resist after smelling it ! In mouth, the tea is good but it doesn’t taste meringue pie enough in my opinion.

No artificial flavoring.

Preparation
170 °F / 76 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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