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“Hard to believe I’m the first to write about this one. But here goes. I’m starting to get to what feels like the mid-point in my Earl Grey exploration before I settle down with some favorites. ...” Read full tasting note
“I have a confession to make… I’m not usually a fan of Earl Grey. It’s the bergamot that has made me shy away in the past. It’s just so in your face. Like an over indulged child demanding “Look at...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown!! (116) Thank you Aimee Popovacki for sharing a sample of this tea. It is always exciting to get a chance to try something that is not easily accessible (as is the case with Mariage Frere...” Read full tasting note
“Today was the third face/off in the Battle of the Earl Greys – and this tea was victorious! You can read a re-cap of the battle...” Read full tasting note
The base tea of this delicious Earl Grey is a first flush Darjeeling. Flavored with the very finest oil of bergamot, this tea is very perfumed and can be infused several times. Sprinkled with silver tips.
Drop by the remarkable French tearoom of Mariage Frères in Paris and you’ll be instantly charmed by the atmosphere of old elegance and permanent grace. We recommend you order their Earl Grey Imperial to sip. It is a grand tea for a grand setting. (And equally at home in your own teapot.) France
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Yesterday was my Mom’s birthday. To celebrate it, I took her and my daughter this morning to have a brunch in Paris at Le Bouillon des Colonies :http://www.bouillondescolonies.com/
It was a nice brunch and the waitress was exceptionnal, very kind and sweet with a real sense of service.
Everything went well even if my daughter decided at one point to suddenly eat bacon with her hands !
The restaurant is serving Mariage Frères teas and this one with the Brunch.
I had a lovely teapot and a teabag.
You know how unsure is a steep in a restaurant, we never know which temperature they used for the water. I would say it was a 85 or 90°C.
I left the teabag 3minutes only and I have had a splendid light amber liquor, smelling delicious bergamot.
This is surely an Earl Grey but very floral, refreshing and sparkling. The base was really wonderful and made me think to try more first flush Darjeelings even if I tended to think 2nd flushs were my favourite. A very thin but lovely hint of astringency.
A very refined and elegant tea. Very unusual tea base for an Earl Grey but clearly a success.
Oh! She would fit right in in America – we always eat bacon with our hands ;)
ahaha she told me this morning she wanted to see New York…I went there and saw no one eating bacon with fingers ;)
Aww, happy birthay to you mother :-)
(And I’ll have the Tagine de poulet au citron confit et aux légumes please!
Thanks for her TheTeaFairy ! but if you join me for a lunch in Paris (one of these days I hope) I’ll take you to Mariage Frères for sure – food is really delicious as well :http://www.mariagefreres.com/boutique/FR/vt+menus3.html
Bring her to the U.S. Midwest—finger bacon is standard procedure around here!
Hahaha. In reading David lebovitz’s “the Sweet Life in Paris” (and a lot of other books about French habits) I learned a lot about how fond the French are of their fork and especially their knife.
@ Nxtdoor the only exception we do is for French fries :)
@gmathis it might be a nice idea :)