From the beginning, Thé à l’opéra is a shock.
First an olfactive shock with dry leaves : candy berry flavour is so present that we have the impression to open a bottle of perfume rather than a tin of tea.
Drinking it, the taste is not so violent.
The vanilla is really creamy and is a perfect base for the sweet taste of strawberry. Vanilla & Berry’s balance is perfect to me.
The green tea is absolutely not astringent and not bitter (this is always my fear with green teas so it was great news for me)
I always wonder how the tea names are chosen…I have an idea for this one : the red colour is haunting this tea…red like the incredible strawberry’s scent of the dry leaves. Red like the violent shock of this fragance. Red as the beautiful and heavy curtains of the Opera’s stage.
And maybe a little blue like the fantastic ceiling paintings of the Opéra Garnier in Paris…thanks Mr Chagall
Agreed. This tea is pretty much the Phantom of the Opera.
What a lovely picture you paint with the tea leaves.
It sounds lovely!