Almond black tea
Almond Black Tea: the nobility of origins
A great tea needs only the essentials: the rare alliance of exceptional treasures, carefully chosen, to give birth to a cup that transcends the ordinary and awakens the senses.
First, a great black tea, from the highlands of Sri Lanka, where the altitude and climate give birth to leaves of remarkable quality. After careful picking, each leaf begins a slow, expertly controlled oxidation process that reveals the full depth and richness of its aromas. Carefully roasted, this tea develops full-bodied and velvety notes, reflecting ancestral know-how and constant rigor.
Then comes the almond, the queen of nuts, whose elegance brooks no compromise. But not just any almond... The precious and rare Ferraduel, grown in the luminous Balagne region of Corsica, where it draws its finesse and sweetness under the azure sky.
And that's it. A marriage of absolute obviousness, a match as simple as it is perfect.
The quest for the perfect almond
Almonds have always been at the heart of our creations. They slip into Once Upon a Christmas, they invite themselves into Tout Contre Toi, they illuminate Pomme d'Orange… And yet, for a long time, they had no dedicated setting, no place to reign alone in majesty.
It took a request, a whispered wish from a loyal customer whose apartment overlooked our boutique on Boulevard Malesherbes. A rare request called for an exceptional quest.
So we hit the road, searching for the perfect almond. Far from distant lands, we wanted a European origin, a terroir with sincere accents. Spain, Portugal, Italy… so many promises glimpsed, before Corsica, the leading producer of almonds in France, came to captivate our hearts.
In the orchards of Balagne, between the sea and the mountains, almonds flourish in a generous climate. It is there, under these changing skies, that we found our jewel.
All that remained was to honor it, to offer it a fitting setting. In the secrecy of the workshop, the flavorist sought balance, the perfect note where almond and black tea would blend in a subtle dance. The tannic power of the tea, the suave tenderness of the almond: in the cup, an alchemy is revealed, round and silky, caressing the palate like a precious fabric. Our Almond black tea was born.
When almond rhymes with gourmet…
Almonds, a discreet jewel of sunny lands, reveal a refined sweetness and a unique aromatic richness. Subtly toasted, sometimes creamy, sometimes crunchy, they invite themselves into a cup of tea like a gourmet caress. A moment to be savored slowly, plain or accompanied by a financier, a few delicate calissons, or even a tender almond macaron... for a delicious journey.
