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Fortnum & Mason Advent – Day 1

The order of flavors will be different from other people who bought the wooden advent refill, as they are shipped in a box in no particular order. I checked to see if they were intended to be placed in the calendar some certain way, but none of the corner tins were their Christmas blends which is how they come in anything pre-packed. Also, they didn’t sell the wooden advent itself this year. It has been replaced by a nice cardboard box, which probably can survive and be filled with the refills next year.

I asked my daughter to take out a Christmas specific blend and put it last, and then put the tins in however she pleased. This way I am still surprised! Ha ha!

The mandarin flavor in this is so authentic! When I was growing up, we received oranges and tangerines and walnuts and such in our stockings. We rarely had citrus fruit in the house except at Christmas, so this tea smacks of Christmas for me!

We did our double steeping treatment on this. Three teaspoons of leaf in a Stump pot which holds about 18-20 ounces, steep and pour into larger pot, then steep again.

Even with this treatment, the color is deep golden yellow and the flavor is bright and fresh. It paired nicely with the quince jam in the Bonne Maman advent.

Would repurchase sometime if a citrus green tea were needed on shelf.