Fauchon

This sample came to me from MissB, thanks! This tea reminded me a lot of Fauchon’s Chocolate Eclair, but on a black base instead of a dark oolong. A little more robustness to the base, but still a lot of thick milk chocolate flavor and sweetness, presumably from actual chocolate in the blend as well as the cacao nibs I see. This one left some substantial sludge in the bottom of my cup. Nonetheless, still quite tasty. Thanks for sending it along!

chamomille tea. not much else to say – nothing wrong with it, but also nothing to write home about :)

Final Count: 123

Hm. Have I really not had this since I bought it? So weird. I’ve shared it with countless people now.

Regardless, I’ve got a tin of this still from prior to my trip to Europe, and during my “where are all my teas” fun times, I came across this. Sure, why not? I’ll try it.

Smells delicious. Juicy, ripe mango and peach. Tasting it, it’s just okay. There’s the mango/peach flavor, then something odd that’s got me making a face. Paper-y? Dry? A touch off in the sweetness? I don’t quite get it, but I’m happy to share it with all the folks who want to try French teas, and I know that Fauchon (and The O Dor) are the two the most difficult to get here. So, share pile it is! :)

1.5 tsp in 12 oz, 2.5 minutes at 180F.

Also finished off the last of this one last night – a delicious herbal tea full of noms. What’s not to love about cacao, vanilla and raspberry? :) plus…little bears haha

tea from yesterday – i’d forgotten how delicious this one is… raspberry, vanilla…so much noms. I needed it to get through the day – i desperately need a vacation…just need to recharge. but for now, teas like this help with that!

Final Count: 114 (samples from a Quarter to Tea arrived today)

So…while i was in Paris, this was one of the teas that i contemplated picking up from the Fauchon store because you could get it outside of a tin purchase. For some reason, i opted not to (i’m guessing it was the other 3.5kg that i’d already bought). So when i returned home and saw that MissB had thoughtfully included some of this in her last package i was SUPER excited. So much so that it was picked to be brewed this morning, even though it’s decaf and i could have had it in the evening. I was just super excited to try it and see if this was a regret.

It is. haha. I won’t cry over not picking more up, but I wish that i had. This is a really nice cocoa/raspberry/caramel tea..and it’s decaf! The bear shaped sprinkles in here don’t even annoy me like most sprinkles do.

I love this tea , unfortunately I can’t find it anywhere anymore . Does anyone know where to get any that may be available ?

I’m going to have to agree with MissB on this one. Creamy citrus green tea? check. Lavender? nope. Am i ok with that? hells yes! haha. I am enjoying this one, though it’s nothing that i’m desperate to keep in my cupboard. Over all though, a nice refreshing cup for this sunny afternoon.

Really quick review of this since MissB was kind enough to send this our way. I am a fan. I had this sometime yesterday in the middle of wedding stuff and i don’t have strong memories of it, but i know i finished it off fairly quickly and the chocolate seemed to work really well with the fauchon base. It was more milk chocolate for me than dark, but it was tasty!

This was another from MissB that i had last night. It was fairly decent, though i’ve had other Lemon Verbena teas that i prefer. I can see this one being pretty decent in summer, cold brewed. Sadly i think fauchon only sells these in bag form. Thanks MissB!

whoops… thought i’d saved this tasting note and then accidentally closed it by navigating away. ugh. Well this is from hours ago and another of the teas from MissB I had high hopes for this one but it turns out that this falls into that fauchon black category that just never seems to work for me no mwatter what the tea is. I can drink their oolongs and their herbals but make it a black and whatever base it is that they use, just doesn’t work. I get hints of the mandarin from this one but overall it’s just a slightly sweet orange ish kinda tea. Sorry missb! doesn’t work for me but i appreciate the try!

Soooo many teas to drink! Finished this one off today and while it’s sad to see, i’m happy for another sipdown and a little less in my cupboard since i’ve got a ways to go to reach this months goals!

sadly the flavour on this one has faded. It’s not nearly as amazing as it was when i first picked it up – so the shelf like on it is probably ideally between 1-9 months. That being said, it’s still delicious but i’d rate this at about a 78 versus the original 90 in terms of intensity of the taste. I’m going to add some to the GCTTB so that others can try it before it totally wanes – just be aware that it’s a shadow of what it once was. I just have too much to be able to finish it all on my own in a fast manner heh.

Christina’s review on the other version of this from DF made me want to to revisit this one. Thankfully it’s still as wonderful as i remember. I for sure prefer this one to the DF version because it’s creamier and much more caramel…and the base is a little more hidden, which for me is good :)

nomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomn

whta else is there to say. delicious caramel goodness – makes for a great lunch time tea!

oh man. MissB sent this one our way in the latest batch of teas from europe. It smells divine! I think the girls may need to twist my arm to get my to share this one as it’s fairly close to the one from DF that i want more of… seriously creamy, delicious, caramel, buttery oolong yummy. Thank you MissB!

Smells like apricot and lavender. Tastes a little like hot water at the beginning but slowly warms up to apricot tones. Has little bit of a nutty undertone after the initial fruity apricot taste. The mouthfeel is smooth, the tea is a little sweet when it hits the back of the tongue. The apriot fruity scent has taken over the office now. It’s overpowered my office mate’s tea.