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drank Ylang-Ylang by Mariage Frères
82 tasting notes

I wish they’d noted what kind of tea base this is, China or India… either way, it’s brewed to a fairly dark colour and smells gorgeous. Nearly candylike, which is surprising, since I always associate ylang-ylang with bath products. Never had it in a tea before!

Although… taste-wise, it does remind me of a bath bomb or a shower gel. Possibly only by association – the strong floral taste isn’t off-putting or soapy-tasting. It’s rather like the way rose tea tastes strong without being medicinal. The aftertaste is sweet like a syrup, an unmistakeable natural flavour (I’m starting to love MF’s use of flowers! mallow flowers, rose petals, violets-!) and there’s minimum dryness on the tongue. Love it!

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec
Ysaurella

always a pity MF doesn’t indicate the type of tea bases used in their flavoured blends,I do agree

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Ysaurella

always a pity MF doesn’t indicate the type of tea bases used in their flavoured blends,I do agree

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