Compagnie & Co Day 4
This is one of the teas that I saw on the gourmet store’s website that I hoped would be in the calendar. I like violet things and have high hopes for this tea. I steeped the 2 g sachet in 250 ml of 190F water for 3, 5, 7, and 10 minutes.
The dry aroma is of heady lychee and violet. The first steep has beautifully realistic notes of lychee and violet, with a barely there black tea base. The lychee is more prominent, but the violet is clear and distinct as well. The next steep is equally good, with undertones of citrus and cream and not much of a contribution from the black tea. The third and fourth steeps are still very aromatic and flavourful with no off notes, though the final steep has traces of tannins.
If you like lychee and violet, which I do, this is a very, very good tea. I could see how some people could think of it as too perfumey, and the aftertaste does tend to linger, but wow, this is lovely. It’s going on my list of teas to consider repurchasing.
Flavors: Citrus, Cream, Lychee, Tannin, Violet
This sounds absolutely delicious, I love the idea of a lychee/violet combo.
Yes, this was lovely! I actually kept the sachet and did one more steep this morning. I didn’t want to let it go.