Queen Catherine - - Harney & Sons Fine Teas
Queen Catherine
Queen Catherine - Loose 1 lb. Bag - Harney & Sons Fine Teas

Queen Catherine

14,12 €
SKU: H41673-100
Packaging Type:Loose
Unit:100g Bag
Quantity:
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Queen Catherine

Loose / 100g Bag

Thedis Europe SA

Pickup available, usually ready in 24 hours

Zone Industrielle
5
8821 Riesenhaff
Luxembourg

+352263922

Description

This blend of three Chinese black teas (Keemun, Panyang, Yunnan) has been created in honour of Queen Catherine of Bragança, who introduced her love of tea to the British. We are privileged to have this tea featured in the Museum of Tea in Hangzhou, China. Harney & Sons is the only Western tea company who has received this honor.

Ingredients : black tea.

Mike's Rating
1 Briskness
3 Body
2 Aroma
 Details: This tea has a backstory folded into another backstory. Queen Catherine was a British queen and she helped popularize tea drinking in England, so we call her the "Patron Saint of Tea." This tea was originally commissioned in 1988 by a branch of the Portuguese government as a project to improve the image of their country. The main project was to build a statue of Catherine of Braganza in the Queens Borough (that borough was named after her) in NYC. That project was dashed, however the tea lived on. It was a bright and exciting day when President of Portugal presented a tin of this tea to the President of China, and even better when the tea was exhibited at the Chinese Museum of Tea in Hangzhou China. This is the only tea from a western source at this famous tea museum.
 Dry Leaves: This mixture of three Chinese teas (Keemun, Panyang, & Yunnan) is made up of mostly dark leaves with golden tips.
 Liquor: A medium brown with dark rusty hues.
 Aroma: An interesting blend of muted cocoa and spice.
 Flavors: As might be expected of a good Chinese tea blend, the flavors are round and relaxed. The flavors come out a bit slower than a BLT. The flavors are a blend of dark honey, unsweetened cocoa and hints of spice.
 Caffeine Level:
 Body: Medium-bodied, not as full-bodied and intense as BLTs (British Legacy Tea). It fills the mouth nicely and tranquilly.
 Brewing Time: 4' - 5'
 Brewing Temp: 95°º