Genteel Lady Tea

We drank this today all together at Tin Roof Teas. They were going to try to come up with a similar blend, but this one was elusive. They said it was a very fine tea, probably an ultra smooth Ceylon base, but we were unable to put it together from teas they had available. I had emailed the company in Budapest but never got a reply. I think I may order some Harney & Sons Apricot Black and Mango Black and add a little Fruits d’Alsace and see if that may replicate it decently. It is indescribably smooth, and H&S flavored tea base is as well. If anyone goes to Budapoest, can you pick up several tins for me? I will gladly send you the $$$.

I FOUND IT!! It is from a German distributor and is usually sold under the name My Lady. I am having trouble finding a way to buy it, but sent the links to daughter’s BF in Ireland to see if he can have it shipped there!

I was asked to bring tea for brunch with a friend who likes tea but hasn’t tried quite as many as we Steepsterites have. This was my first pick because everyone who tastes it, likes it, and since my daughter picked this up in Budapest it was a pretty good bet that she had never had it.

She asked if I wanted sugar and milk and seemed surprised when I told her I wanted neither, so she decided to drink her tea plain as well. She loved it! And I love when that happens….that people taste the tea and enjoy it just as it is. I thought this would be her favorite, but though she liked it a lot, she surprised me by liking another more. See the Jasmine Dragon Pearl review for more details! :)

This was the guest favorite at tea party today, and it deserved the attention. This is beautifully flavored, elegant tea. If I hadn’t been in such raptures over the ginseng oolong I was drinking from Teavivre, it would have been my number one tea also! There are large, sticky chunks of fruit in the tea that I need to get my hands on next time and eat them!

Sadly, I am almost out of this one! I have not yet logged our tea party teas nor last night’s Writers’ Group teas, but this was served at both and everyone loved it. Last night, I think it was really the favorite.

This is really smooth, with no astringency at all. It is fruity but so natural. I find big chunks of dried grape, and I don’t mean raisin. These are large! And the tea is so naturally sweet. I have found it under the name My Lady, but it seems to be sold Bly in Europe. I hope to soon be in touch with a company in Slovenia that said they would ship it to me for a very reasonable price. That is how good it is!

I did find a German company that sells it, but you have to buy a LOT. So yysah, maybe you should consider carrying this in your store!

The closest tea I can compare to it is Grand Amour by Nina’s, with Fruits d’Alsace as a secondary contender, though neither a quite the same. They evoke a similar “tea vibe” for me, though.