My friends and family have learned over time that the key to my heart is some tea. They happily fuel my addiction and I happily accept, taste, and review. This gem I'm reviewing today was brought to my from France by a dear friend -- Nina's Marie Antoinette Tea
The tea itself is a black tea with apple pieces that is flavored with rose. Upon opening the lid, there is such a strong, wonderful scent of apple with a hint of rose. It is incredibly strong, but pleasant. Just don't stick your nose in the tin or it might be a bit much.
Let's first admire the packaging. How cute and French does that look? I feel regal just knowing that my tea came from a tin that looks like that! One downside, though, is that the lid is such a pain to take off! It is so snug on there that you have to slowly and carefully inch it up from various sides until it finally pops off.
I did very much enjoy this tea. It is a ceylon black tea base, so be sure not to let it over steep. I find that ceylon gets too bitter for my taste if it steeps more than 5 minutes. The apple is mainly smell here, not much flavor. You do taste the rose, which is a nice floral touch to offset the strong black tea and sweet smelling apple. I do wish that there was more apple flavor as opposed to just smell, and thus, I award this tea with an 8/10 rating.
Happy Tea Drinking,
<3 TTT
