Nina's Marie Antoinette Loose Leaf Tea Gift Tin
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- $35.00 USD
Rose petals and apple notes give this loose-leaf Ceylon tea its delicate floral character. Nina’s Marie Antoinette comes in the house’s pink gift tin, making it a lovely choice for afternoon tea or a gift for someone who enjoys the ritual.
Rose and apple over Ceylon tea, in that pink tin: it is the most romantic thing on our shelf. I chose it for slow afternoons, and for the friend who still writes letters by hand.
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- Maker / Brand
- Nina's Paris
- Category
- Tea
Rogério Callegari, Founder
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Rose petals and apple notes give this loose-leaf Ceylon tea its delicate floral character. Nina’s Marie Antoinette comes in the house’s pink gift tin, making it a lovely choice for afternoon tea or a gift for someone who enjoys the ritual.
About Nina’s Paris
Nina’s traces its history to a distiller of rose and lavender essences who supplied the court of Louis XVI. The Marie-Antoinette blend honors that history in the most literal way: a Ceylon black tea scented with roses and apples from the Potager du Roi, the King’s Kitchen Garden at Versailles — the only tea flavored with fruit from that garden. The result is delicate rather than sweet: green apple first, then rose, on a brisk Ceylon base.
How to brew
- A teaspoon (2–3 g) per cup
- Water just off the boil, 90–95 °C (195–200 °F)
- Three minutes, a little longer for a stronger cup; then take the leaves out
- Try it without milk first — the rose is easily lost
How to enjoy
- Brew for afternoon tea
- Serve with scones, fruit tarts and light butter cakes
- Give as a Versailles-inspired tea gift
Details
- Net weight: 100 g (3.5 oz)
- Origin: France
Ingredients
Ceylon tea leaves (93%), tea buds (3%), rose petals (2%) and flavor (2%).
Questions
Is it caffeinated? Yes — it is a black tea, with roughly the caffeine of any Ceylon.
How many cups in a tin? Around 40, at a teaspoon a cup.
How should I store it? In the tin, lid on, away from the stove and the spice drawer; tea takes on neighboring smells.
Pairs with
Wild strawberry confiture on toast, or our rose confit for the full Versailles effect. More French teas and gift tins.
Lello’s Point of View
Why we chose it. Marie Antoinette tea is one of those rare products where the story and the cup genuinely belong together: Ceylon black tea, rose petals and apple notes connected to the Potager du Roi at Versailles.
What it makes better. Afternoon tea becomes an occasion without requiring a formal tea service. The rose and apple give a familiar black-tea base enough distinction to make the cup memorable.
How we would use it. Brew for three minutes and taste it without milk first. Serve with buttered toast and wild strawberry confiture or a simple fruit tart.
Who will love it. Francophiles, Versailles enthusiasts, floral-tea drinkers and anyone who wants a gift tin with a story worth telling after the wrapping is gone.
Why it earns its place. A 100 g French gift tin yielding roughly 40 cups, with Ceylon tea, tea buds and rose petals, combines a distinctive narrative with enough tea to become a ritual rather than a souvenir.
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Nina’s Paris
Paris, with roots traced by the house to 1672. Nina’s connects its tea tradition to Pierre Diaz’s Distillerie Frères, founded in Paris in 1672 to make perfumes and essential oils. The house says Diaz became a fragrance supplier to the court of Versailles under Louis XIV, where the...
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Nina's Marie Antoinette Loose Leaf Tea Gift Tin