Wednesday 26 November 2014

Review: The de Grancy

The de Grancy [Black, flavored] *** $$ by Cafe de Grancy CH

Other Names: None

With my natural distrust for flavoured teas, I approached this one with little expectations. Black flavoured teas especially can be a sh*t show, as european blenders seem to think that the heaviness of black tea can accomodate a serious melange of diverse flavours. The discription of Earl Grey flavored with ginger and rose looked like it might be such a mix but in contrast the blend does very well with all three main flavours (bergamot, rose and ginger) being used sparingly and creating a very pleasant brew. This tea smells very strongly of earl grey.

With flavouring, less is most definitely more...


Similar teas: other european flavor teas, earl grey, lady grey

Thursday 20 November 2014

Tearoom: Cardas in Lausanne, Switzerland

Cardas Tearoom

One could be forgiven for wondering if one is in the right place on entering this teashop as its disguised in as an eclectic interior store - you know the type, one where you can quite put your finger on the category of the store but it has good lighting and lots of cool stuff.

There are a couple of separate areas in the store for tea and coffee in small groups and a small but interesting menu with the possibility to buy larger quantities of most teas for take home. This teahouse stocks House of Gaia blends. 

Their coffees are fair trade, from unusual locations and very smooth.


A ne pas raté!