Green Tea Once Upon a Christmas - A Light Christmas
Echoing our beautiful collection of rich, amber, and spiced Christmas teas, we wanted to create a brighter, lighter, but equally evocative variation. This is how the green version ofOnce upon a Christmas, composed on a superbChinese Sencha.
From the moment it is infused, this delicate tea unfolds a clear liquor, haloed with golden highlights. The apple expresses itself first: lively, juicy, almost thirst-quenching.cinnamonthen slips into it, precise and dry like a stroke of the pen, while thevanillasettles discreetly, brushing the palate with a subtle caress.almond, more discreet than in the black version, here becomes a whisper in the background, allowing the clarity and momentum of this composition to fully express itself. Finally, thegingerpunctuates everything with precision, a delicious spark in the winter calm.
An exceptional composition
Green tea-based Christmas teas are rare, requiring finesse, balance, and expertise. It's important to respect the delicacy of Sencha while infusing it with the deep, warm aromas of winter.Once upon a Christmasrises to this challenge with elegance. It is the only Christmas creation in our collection to be based on green tea: a little gem, bold and precious, which demonstrates the unique talent of our flavorists. Managing to marry the crystalline freshness of tea with the complexity of spices without betraying their character is precisely the subtle art that is the signature of Betjeman & Barton.
Two interpretations, one spirit
If the black version ofOnce upon a ChristmasEvokes the golden shadow of a slowly simmered pudding, the velvets of an English living room, the scent of a rich, candied dessert, the green version takes us elsewhere. It opens a kitchen to the morning, a frosty garden, a still-warm apple on a wooden board, a cinnamon stick forgotten on a white cloth. Less enveloping, but just as evocative, this infusion tells the story of Christmas differently, clearer, more lively, but faithful to the emotion.
A delicacy infused with light
And to prolong the magic until the last bite, we also imagine it as a dessert: a melting and frosted Christmas iced nougat, in which the cream has been infused for a long time with our Christmas green tea. Even before the egg whites are whipped and the dried fruits crunch under the tooth, the Sencha leaves have left their aromas: juicy apple, delicate cinnamon, powdery vanilla, and a hint of spice. This fragrant base then blends with warmed honey, whipped cream, almond and pistachio slivers, and diced apple compote... Served in slices on a plate dusted with icing sugar, this iced nougat becomes a tale in its own right; a winter tale where the tea still whispers, between the milky sweetness and the crunch of a memory.
