The pomegranate features on the coat of arms of Colombia, and it is the pomegranate that gives its name to Locombia Colombia: a richly flavoured green tea with sweet pomegranate notes, studded with pineapple pieces, which Mariage Frères describes as fruity and cheerful, like the country itself. It belongs to the “Thés de Colombie” collection, made up of teas, spices and fruits from this country.

The house describes a plantation on very pure land, irrigated by clear water from snow-capped peaks, where responsible farming methods allow the leaves time to develop intense, fruity aromas. The declared ingredients are tea, pineapple, sunflower seed and flavouring; the blend may contain traces of tree nuts.

In the cup, the liquor is clear and fresh. The pomegranate opens, tart and juicy, then the pineapple brings its sunny sweetness, and the green tea holds everything together, clean and slightly vegetal. It is a fruity indulgence that is drunk without sugar, exotic without heaviness, with a lively finish.

It is drunk at any hour, plain. Brewed as an iced infusion, made hot, then cooled and served over ice with a few pomegranate seeds or a slice of pineapple, it becomes a bright summer drink. It accompanies a fruit salad, a pineapple carpaccio, a cheesecake or a brunch.

Locombia Colombia is available loose leaf, weighed to order in our shops in Bordeaux and Nice, from the 5 g sample to the kilo, in a 100 g airtight black metal tin presented in its gift box, and in a box of 30 round cotton muslin tea sachets (75 g). Allow 2.5 g of leaves or one sachet per 200 ml of water at 95 °C, and three minutes' steeping, no longer, to keep the green tea gentle beneath the fruit. Store it closed, away from light, humidity and strong odours.