“I’m logging this tea as my prompt for “a French Tea” on the scavenger hunt for this month. Granted, the tea itself – is not French. But the desert that inspired it – is a Parisian dessert that was...” Read full tasting note
“(52teas (Anne) 2022: 180) M is for… Mont Blanc! The ingredients suggest I should love this tea, but I was kind of ambivalent. Couldn’t really taste the nutmeg, and the green base was a bit...” Read full tasting note
“M is for… Mont Blanc! Sipdown (1403)! I still don’t particularly taste chestnut, but I really got the cream notes in this cup and I liked the richness that they added. I found the greener, grassy...” Read full tasting note
“Another one from the December subscription package. I was excited to try this one, as I actually had a mont blanc at a fancy sweets buffet at a hotel in Osaka. It’s basically a pile of squiggly...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for December 7, 2020!
While searching for “chestnut” recipes online one day, I came across a recipe for Mont Blanc. It’s an Italian dessert: a sweet chestnut puree that’s topped with cream. It sounded delicious & I thought, hey, that would make a tasty tea.
For this blend, I started with organic Chinese Sencha tea because I thought that the mild flavor & sweet, creamy flavor would lend itself well to this concept. Then I added vanilla beans, chestnut & vanilla cream essence & some freshly shaved nutmeg because – well, I thought nutmeg would be a yummy addition.
This is really quite nice. The chestnut flavor lends a hint of savory flavor to the sweetness of the vanilla – & the wee bit of nutmeg adds a hint of warmth to the overall cup. It’s different – but really quite lovely!
OH! And yes! It is VEGAN, gluten-free, allergen-free (no nuts!) & organic.
organic ingredients: green tea, vanilla bean, nutmeg, calendula petals & natural flavors
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