The signature teas of Compagnie Coloniale are an enchantment to the most refined palates by their taste and sweetness since 1848.
Compagnie Coloniale’s teas : signature flavours
As one of the oldest tea houses in France Compagnie Coloniale has a 175-year-old expertise. reated in 1848 with its first tea factory located between the Bois de Boulogne and the Arc de Triumphe, considered as the beating heart of the French art de vivre at the belle époque. Compagnie Coloniale managed to convey to Paris and to all France its immoderate taste for tea , and the ones of Compagnie Coloniale have long carried this special voluptuousness.
The teas by Compagnie Coloniale drove their singularities from a method specific to the brand: it consists in flavouring them by steaming. Among those signature teas we can find the most desirable leaves, varieties, and crus.
Starting with the Earl Grey Superior tea also known as the “Must” of bergamot flavored teas. It consists in a mix of black Chinese teas flavored with bergamot, scattered with blueberry flowers and calendula.
Another iconic tea that plays its part in the house’s excellent reputation: the tea called China Extra A signature tea that, in 2022, celebrates its 85 years. So many decades where the combination of four great teas -Lapsang Souchong, Panyong, Grand Yunnan and Keemun- has inspired pleasure and voluptuousness!
Still, a large tea house like Compagnie Coloniale is always looking for freshness.
The latest creations of Compagnie Coloniale.
For Spring, and as tea accommodates to each season, Compagnie Coloniale introduces three new blends in tune with its vision!
The first one is a mixture of green teas with apricot and geranium scattered with clovers and lavender flowers, a mixture carrying the lovely name Botanist Tea.
The second one is a mixture of green tea and Pai Mu Tan – a white tea named after the peony. Referred to as the Flowery Blackberry, this blend inspires the senses with the sweetness of the blackberry, scattered with peony petals.
Third novelty, as aspirational as the others, the Fruits & Flowers of the Woods brings the discovery of green tea and Pai Mu Tan with the wild flavors of wood fruits, softened by the elderberry flower.
So many fruity and floral delights signed by Compagnie Coloniale’s expertise. The must-have teas, as much for their taste and energetic virtues as for their relaxing aspect!