The Coffrets Connaisseur from Mariage Frères pair a tea with its jelly. This one is devoted to Éros: a colourful, screen-printed metal tin of 100 g of tea, and a 240 g pot of Éros extra tea jelly.

Éros is a floral black tea, which the house intends for lovers: tea, flavouring, hibiscus flowers and cornflowers. The hibiscus gives it a deep colour and a tangy note, while the cornflower colours the dry leaf. Prepare it with 2.5 g per 200 ml of water at 95 °C, with 5 minutes of steeping.

The jelly is made from cane sugar, infused tea, fruit pectin and lemon juice. Spread it on a brioche or a scone, serve it with pancakes, plain yoghurt or fromage blanc, or slip it into a Swiss roll.

This set suits gourmets, and reaches beyond Christmas to Valentine's Day. Among the Coffrets Connaisseur, this is the most floral: the Connaisseur Noël plays with spices, the Connaisseur Marco Polo with fruit and flower, and the Connaisseur Rouge Bourbon with vanilla and no caffeine. The Éros jelly is also available on its own.

Both should be kept closed, away from light and heat; once opened, the jelly pot should be kept in the refrigerator.