Three scented blue teas in three mother-of-pearl tins, hand screen-printed in France: the Coffret Bleu Indigo brings together for the first time, according to Mariage Frères, the most sought-after oolong compositions with a golden liquor in the house. Each lacquered tin contains 100 g of tea.

Blue tea, or oolong, is a semi-oxidised leaf, between green and black, whose round, velvety liquor lends itself remarkably well to scents. The house has made it a family in its own right, and this set presents it in three guises.

Marco Polo Blue is the oolong version of the house's best-known scented tea: fruity and floral. Opéra Blue combines red berries and vanilla in a sweet and gourmand cup. Thé Bleu des Légendes, finally, plays the card of a soft citrus fragrance. Three registers, fruit, indulgence and zest, on a single silky base. The detailed composition and allergens of each tea are printed on the tins.

Blue teas are low in caffeine and suit the afternoon as well as the evening. They are drunk plain, hot, or iced in summer, and accompany light desserts, fruit and almond pastries. The set is for those who want to discover scented oolongs, or to offer a black tea lover another way of drinking their favourite aromas.

Each tea is prepared according to the instructions on its tin, generally with water at 95 °C and an infusion of a few minutes. The Coffret Bleu Indigo is available in our shops in Bordeaux and Nice, official stockist of Mariage Frères since 1999, and each of the three teas is also available loose leaf to replenish it.