A Duet gift box from the I Profumi del Tè collection at La Via del Tè in Italy, with tins of Romeo e Giulietta (green tea, strawberry, papaya and rose petals) and Fior di Zagara (Chinese black tea, citrus peel, orange blossom). Two 90g tins, €26.
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Yes, I want this just for the tin: Fortnum & Mason Queen's Blend Tea. "This tea has been created to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s achievement as the longest reigning British monarch. The tea takes as its heart Kenya; where she was staying when she ascended the throne in 1952 and Rwandan tea, renowned for its refreshing qualities, with the malty depth of historic Assam. The old and the new worlds of tea unite to mark this unique and historic length of service." £15 for 250g at Fortnum & Mason (or $34.95 at Williams Sonoma).
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Recently, reader Galbanumgal very kindly posted about a Mariage Frères sale at Cultured Cup. I promptly ordered four teas, and sadly did not like a single one of them. Now Mariage Frères is trolling me with the Earl Grey Haute Couture collection ("A collection of grand crus harvested from organic gardens sprinkled with fragrant morsels of noble bergamot peel from Calabria"). Limerance is black tea, Charisma is green tea, Magique is Yin Zhen silver needle (white tea), Majesty is blue tea (oolong) and Rhapsody is white tea. €26 - 29 each. Luckily these do not appear to be available in the US.
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From Mariage Frères , Love Story tea: "...a beautiful declaration of love for France – its joie de vivre, its gastronomy, its romantic charm – in the form of a seductive gourmet black tea with accents of velvety, fruity and flowery notes. The magnificent canister assumes the famous blue-white-red colours, singing a message of fraternity while housing the most irresistible of the THÉS FRANÇAIS." €26 for 90g. (Also, Mariage Frères has a gorgeous blue canister filled with oolong for The Year of The Rooster. You can see that one at Luckyscent.)
Holiday fragrance gifts 2016, part 6
Part six in our eight-part series on fragrance related holiday gifts brings us to the random / miscellaneous category, including a few teas. Do add any of your own recommendations in the comments!
From Maison Francis Kurkdjian, the Les Bulles d’Agathe discovery set: “A discovery gift set of five scented bubbles, designed to introduce children to smells … and to give adults a chance to have fun!” with five 45 ml bottles, including Violet, Cold mint, Cut grass, Pear and Mon beau Sapin. $75 at Neiman Marcus…