Tea Review: Banff Tea Company French Blend
December 1st, 2009
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Category of Tea: Black
Tea Company: Banff Tea Company (website)
Ingredients: Premium black tea, Premium green tea, Rose petals, Lavender flowers, Jasmine flowers, Cornflower petals
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On a recent trip to Banff, we passed this quaint little tea store. There was no resisting, you just never know what you are going to find, and I wasn’t disappointed. They offered a whole wall of teas from Maple to Almond and even an ice wine tea. I was as usual, drawn to the black tea’s and came across a flavor called – French Blend. It has such a comforting, warm aroma. The dry tealeaves have a beautiful rich earth color with hints of lilac, jasmine and cornflowers.
I brewed a tbsp for 3 minutes at 180 degrees and it made a perfect cup. I always add a little milk to my black teas and this one was no different. Be careful you don’t brew too long; it can get quite bitter, as a lot of black teas do.
After trying it and enjoying, I figured I would have to make the 100g bag last as long as possible (either that or convince my mother to give me back the bag I bought for her) but was very pleased to find that the Banff Tea Company has a web site where I can order it again. Nothing worse then finding something you love, and realizing there’s no way to get it again, once you are home from your trip. I would give this flavor a solid 9/10 and will be ordering again soon!
You can purchase Banff Tea Company French Blend directly from their website.
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Posted in Banff Tea Company, Black tea, Flavoured Tea | 
Tags: Banff, Black tea, Black Teas, Earth Color, Green tea, Ice Tea, Ice Wine, Jasmine Flowers, Lavender, Lavender Flowers, Rich Earth, Rose Petals, Tbsp, Tea Company, Tea Rose, Tea Store, Tealeaves, Warm Aroma
4 Responses to “Tea Review: Banff Tea Company French Blend”
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Sounds wonderful! And so glad you can get it again. Is there any way to get rid of the bluebird thing – it’s really annoying to read around it.
Marlena:
That is a “sticky” twitter link – if you are having trouble reading around it that would be due to the size of your screen – the setup is for an 800×600 – which should leave room on the left for the twitter badge but I will double check it – don’t want that getting in the way of people reading the reviews primarily
Sounds like a great find.I love it when I just “run into” a new tea!
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