I recently purchased this from Shadowfall in her stash sale. My very first Fauchon, hooray! And I have a couple more on the way from Hapatite’s sale. Mango is one of my favorite fruits, I just love its unique sweet and juicy but almost piney taste. So I’m always excited when I get to try a mango-flavored tea, although none have impressed me too much so far. The dry leaf smells nice but quite subtle, which is what I honestly expect from French teas. I didn’t bother to look up any parameters, I just used the same method I use for my Kusmi flavored blacks.
I actually find myself really liking this tea! The flavor is definitely more subtle than most, but it is in no way difficult to find. I would describe it as a blend of peach and mango rather than pure mango, but I do love peaches too! The black tea base is smooth and unobtrusive, and not bitter at all. I couldn’t tell you what kind of tea it is, but I would guess there’s some Ceylon in there somewhere. The base and the flavor go very nicely together. I added a bit of sugar, which really helped to bring out that mango-peach yumminess. Overall, I like this a lot and it definitely makes me excited to try more of Fauchon’s teas. I hope they’re on Vente-Privee soon! ;)
Flavors: Mango, Peach
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The tin I have just says China Black Tea – so not sure exactly what base it is. I like it too, I like Fauchon in general. I feel this style of French tea is more “scented” than “flavored” – but it works for me. Happy you are enjoying it. :))
(Dexter is likely to buy ALL the Fauchon when she finds them…)
I’m sure I’ll buy several types if they ever go on sale on Vente-Privee… :P
This sounds great! I’ve seen Fauchon teas at Home Goods, so you might want to give them a look. I saw the Earl Grey there as well as their less fancy boxed teas.
My boyfriends mom makes delicious mango jam and gave me a jar. Lately I’ve been mixing a spoonful into my peach Greek yogurt in the morning. The flavor combo is delicious. I actually just finish the last of my jar in my yogurt this morning and was quite sad.
The tin I have just says China Black Tea – so not sure exactly what base it is. I like it too, I like Fauchon in general. I feel this style of French tea is more “scented” than “flavored” – but it works for me. Happy you are enjoying it. :))
(Dexter is likely to buy ALL the Fauchon when she finds them…)
I’m sure I’ll buy several types if they ever go on sale on Vente-Privee… :P
This sounds great! I’ve seen Fauchon teas at Home Goods, so you might want to give them a look. I saw the Earl Grey there as well as their less fancy boxed teas.
My boyfriends mom makes delicious mango jam and gave me a jar. Lately I’ve been mixing a spoonful into my peach Greek yogurt in the morning. The flavor combo is delicious. I actually just finish the last of my jar in my yogurt this morning and was quite sad.