This was a sample, kindly sent by Toitoi in a swap we did in Spring. The package toitoi used, the foil hermetically sealed was so awesome and seemed so safe I had no qualms at saving this to try it in Autumn. Because chestnut tea is surely an autumn thing!
I love roasted chestnuts, but it´s such an impossible flavour to replicate. I am not crazy for marrons glacés, it always tastes a bit like jam, too sweet somehow. But somehow Mariage Fréres made it work in Rouge d´ Automne. And here it is a different kind of chestnut, more like plain roasted chestnuts, but somehow different. No smoke notes here, though that for me is part of the flavour of the autumn roasted chestnut. There is a caramel note, I think.
This tea is frankly delicious. I think I prefer Rouge d´Automne, but I am usually biased for the first of a kind that I try. But still got some of the sample to experiment some more.
