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“A friend recently ordered the Palais de Thes advent and she kindly offered to let me tack on some items to her order – including this blend! I think the concept is really interesting – like a...” Read full tasting note
A lemon and almond flavored blend of green and black teas with Japanese influences.
Green tea* (China) (45%), black tea*(China) (44%), roasted rice*(8%), natural almond cream biscuit flavoring (milk) (3%), lemon essential oil*(1%).
A friend recently ordered the Palais de Thes advent and she kindly offered to let me tack on some items to her order – including this blend!
I think the concept is really interesting – like a sweeter and more citrusy genmaicha. The combo of lemon and genmaicha sounds a little funny on paper, but citrus flavours actually compliment roasted profiles really well so I was excited to see how it would play out. Upon first taste, it’s pretty solid! Definitely a lighter toastiness from the brown rice than I was expecting, but the added body of the black tea was a welcome addition. The lemon wasn’t light, but it was milder than expected with a gentle sweetness and a pleasant brightness. There’s also almond flavouring in the blend, though I didn’t find it particularly distinct. My initial impression is that it’s mostly adding another nuanced type of sweetness and some flavour depth while otherwise sort of co-mingling with the nuttiness of the rice.
I also got the impression from this blend that it’s the sort of one that only grows on you even more with time as you become more acquianted to the profile. I’m excited to see if that happens – I’ve historically not been a huge fan of Palais de The’s blending style but this was right up my alley.
