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La Belle Helene from Dammann Freres

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La Belle Helene

Black Tea by Dammann Freres

Black tea with pear and caramel, purchased through Summit Tea Company

2 Tasting Notes

ashmanra
ashmanra 2 tasting notes

I tried this one with great trepidation today. After the last Dammann Freres tea from summit tea being so horrible I had to pour it out, I wasn’t going to serve this one at tea time unless I knew it was good. I tried a little sip prior to our guest arriving.

Oh joy! This was delicious! My guest thought so too, and even liked it more than Keemun Mao Feng, which is really apples to oranges bit tells you that this was pretty good tea!

As delicious as it was, and I had two or three cups of it, when it started to get cold it became astringent and it really wasn’t very good, but while moderately hot is was excellent.

This tea must be discontinued, because I can not find it on the Dammann Freres or Summit websites. I wanted to see if there was a more detailed description of the tea.

The aroma is really nice, with sweet fruitiness that reminds me of a great Lady Grey. It says this is pear and caramel, but it made us think of spiced pears with a little cinnamon. It is a smooth, nicely flavored tea that needs no additions.

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