TRES VERT FRENCH BLEND

A stunning blend of green teas yield a smooth full cup. Exotic floral notes reminiscent of Provence finish the taste voyage.

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100 g	$9.78 / per cup $0.19
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1 kg	$54.32 / per cup $0.10

Category: Green

Type: Tea

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What makes the French, well, French? Is it their fashion sense? (Think Coco Chanel, Luis Vuitton, or Yves St. Laurent.) Is it their cuisine? (Think steak frites, cr̬pes or pain au chocolat.) Is their penchant for the wild and crazy? (Think Michel Lotito, a performer who between 1959 and 1997 ate roughly 9 tons of metal, including an entire Cessna 150. Or, Philippe Petit, who in 1974, strung a cable between the World Trade towers and walked across it. Or, Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman who has made a life climbing skyscrapers without safety equipment.) Here at Metropolitan, we think it's none of the above. We think it's the tea.

Although tea is generally associated with Britain, the beverage actually made it to France almost 22 years before it reached England sometime in the 1600s. Within months of making its debut in the salons of well-heeled Parisians, tea quickly became as fashionable as, say, the powdered wigs that were popular at the time. The first blends sold by French merchants were green varieties produced and manufactured in China and shipped across the planet in wooden chests. Unfortunately for tea's avid admirers, many in France viewed the drink as elitist and it subsequently fell out of favor during the French Revolution. (Would you want to be guillotined for a cup of tea? Neither would we... although it's almost worth it!)

Thankfully, the years since the Revolution have been kind to the position the noble beverage holds in France. These days, teas are arguably more popular and fashionable there than they've ever been. Unlike Britain, where tea is typically consumed black with milk and sugar, in France, connoisseurs have a real thing for scented teas. Typically these incorporate lightish, green base teas, blended with flowers and herbs for added character and depth. Tr̬s Vert French Blend is our way of tipping our hat in the direction of l'hexagone, (in France, the country is referred to as "the hexagon" owing to its 6-sided shape,) for their delicious contributions to our ancient industry. In our version of a classic French blend we've started with a stunning Jasmine green tea and added a variety of exceptional and innovative greens from China, Kenya and Nepal. To this we added red rose, dried lavender and cornflower petals. The result is an exceptionally fresh, palate-cleansing cup with grassy notes and a multitude layers of floral character. An exceptional green tea. Vive la France!
Tea Type: Green

Country: Kenya, China, Nepal, Malawi

Region: Nandi, Fujian, Dhankuta, Thyolo

Grade: Whole and broken leaf

Altitude: 1500' ft. - 6500' ft. above sea level

Manufacturer Type: Orthodox, CTC (Cut, Torn and Curled)

Ingredients: Luxury green tea, Jasmine blossoms, Red rose petals, Lavender petals, Cornflower petals.

Cup Characteristics: A stunning blend of green teas yield a smooth full cup. Exotic floral notes reminiscent of Provence finish the taste voyage.

Infusion: Bright and green
Brewing Hot

Traditional method (see note below): When preparing by the cup, this tea can be used repeatedly - about 3 times. The secret is to use water that is about 180'F/82'C. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon in your cup let the tea steep for about 3 minutes and then begin enjoying a cup of enchantment - do not remove the leaves from the cup. Adding milk and sugar is not recommended. Once the water level is low - add more water, and so on and so on - until the flavor of the tea is exhausted. Look at the pattern of the leaves in the brew, not only do they foretell your fortune but you can see the bud and shoots presenting themselves, looking like they are about to be plucked.

Modern Method: Bring filtered or freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea, 1 tea bag or 1 Q3 single serve packet for each 7-9oz/200-260ml of fluid volume in the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Adding milk or sugar is not recommended.

Note: Traditionally, the recommendation has been that green tea be brewed at 180'F/82'C. Regretfully, modern society makes it necessary to consider that water may not be free of harmful bacteria and other impurities. Therefore you need to boil water to kill bacteria. If you wish to use traditional brewing temperatures bring the water to a boil and allow it to cool to the desired brewing temperature - it's the food safe thing to do!

Brewing Cold

Iced tea brewing method (Pitcher): (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of loose tea, 6 tea bags or 6 Q3 single serve packets into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 11/2 cups/315ml over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the tea or removing the tea bags. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)

Iced tea brewing method (Individual Serving): Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea, 1 tea bag or 1 Q3 single serve packet into a teapot for each serving required. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 6-7oz/170-200ml per serving over the tea. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the tea or removing the bags. Not all of the tea will fit, allowing for approximately an additional 1/2 serving. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)