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drank La Mangue by Fauchon
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I recently purchased this from Shadowfall in her stash sale. My very first Fauchon, hooray! And I have a couple more on the way from Hapatite’s sale. Mango is one of my favorite fruits, I just love its unique sweet and juicy but almost piney taste. So I’m always excited when I get to try a mango-flavored tea, although none have impressed me too much so far. The dry leaf smells nice but quite subtle, which is what I honestly expect from French teas. I didn’t bother to look up any parameters, I just used the same method I use for my Kusmi flavored blacks.

I actually find myself really liking this tea! The flavor is definitely more subtle than most, but it is in no way difficult to find. I would describe it as a blend of peach and mango rather than pure mango, but I do love peaches too! The black tea base is smooth and unobtrusive, and not bitter at all. I couldn’t tell you what kind of tea it is, but I would guess there’s some Ceylon in there somewhere. The base and the flavor go very nicely together. I added a bit of sugar, which really helped to bring out that mango-peach yumminess. Overall, I like this a lot and it definitely makes me excited to try more of Fauchon’s teas. I hope they’re on Vente-Privee soon! ;)

Flavors: Mango, Peach

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
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Dexter 11 years ago

The tin I have just says China Black Tea – so not sure exactly what base it is. I like it too, I like Fauchon in general. I feel this style of French tea is more “scented” than “flavored” – but it works for me. Happy you are enjoying it. :))

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

(Dexter is likely to buy ALL the Fauchon when she finds them…)

Cameron B. 11 years ago

I’m sure I’ll buy several types if they ever go on sale on Vente-Privee… :P

hapatite 11 years ago

This sounds great! I’ve seen Fauchon teas at Home Goods, so you might want to give them a look. I saw the Earl Grey there as well as their less fancy boxed teas.

Mandy 11 years ago

My boyfriends mom makes delicious mango jam and gave me a jar. Lately I’ve been mixing a spoonful into my peach Greek yogurt in the morning. The flavor combo is delicious. I actually just finish the last of my jar in my yogurt this morning and was quite sad.

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Dexter 11 years ago

The tin I have just says China Black Tea – so not sure exactly what base it is. I like it too, I like Fauchon in general. I feel this style of French tea is more “scented” than “flavored” – but it works for me. Happy you are enjoying it. :))

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

(Dexter is likely to buy ALL the Fauchon when she finds them…)

Cameron B. 11 years ago

I’m sure I’ll buy several types if they ever go on sale on Vente-Privee… :P

hapatite 11 years ago

This sounds great! I’ve seen Fauchon teas at Home Goods, so you might want to give them a look. I saw the Earl Grey there as well as their less fancy boxed teas.

Mandy 11 years ago

My boyfriends mom makes delicious mango jam and gave me a jar. Lately I’ve been mixing a spoonful into my peach Greek yogurt in the morning. The flavor combo is delicious. I actually just finish the last of my jar in my yogurt this morning and was quite sad.

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