A blue, white and red bottle, decorated with sparkling hearts, containing 80 g of scented blue tea: according to Mariage Frères, Love Song is a hymn to love in all its forms, and the object already makes it a gift. The tea it holds is a blue tea, a semi-oxidised oolong, which the house ranks among its Jardin Premier teas, with a scent of almond milk and rose.

The declared composition combines blue tea, rose petals, blue flowers and flavouring, with possible traces of tree nuts. The caffeine is low, as is often the case with blue teas, which makes a cup in the late afternoon possible.

The liquor is golden yellow, enveloping. The almond milk gives a creamy, almost pastry-like sweetness, which the rose lights up with a fresh floral note; the oolong, velvety, brings roundness to discreet tannins and a long, indulgent finish, lightly sweet without sugar. The house calls it a heart-snatcher, and it is a tea that is hard to resist from the very first cup.

It is drunk in the afternoon, plain, with financiers, an almond cake, rose macarons or red berries, and suits a tea for two as well as an afternoon snack. Infused then chilled, it makes a soft, floral iced tea.

Use 3 g of leaves per 200 ml of water at 90°C and steep for five minutes. La Boutique du Thé, official Mariage Frères stockist since 1999, offers you Love Song blue tea in its Bordeaux and Nice shops; once the bottle is opened, keep it tightly closed, away from light and odours.