Since 1 June 1854, tea at Mariage Frères has been a rare material, shaped with patience, precision and passion. Love Story is, according to the house, its most intimate and most delicate expression: a black tea with a sweet signature, whose fruity and floral facets unfold with grace.

The house presents it as a declaration of love to France, to its joie de vivre, its gastronomy and its romantic charm; it is one of its French Teas. The declared ingredients are tea, cornflower, rose and flavouring; the blend may contain traces of nuts.

The amber liquor is round and enveloping. The fruit opens, ripe and sweet, then the rose and cornflower bring a floral softness, slightly powdery, that lightens the cup and extends the finish. The black tea remains supple, with discreet tannins: this is a joyful tea rather than a solemn one.

It is drunk in the afternoon, plain to keep the definition of the flowers, or with a cloud of milk for a creamier cup. It accompanies a strawberry tart, a Paris-Brest, macarons or madeleines; iced, it becomes a very fragrant garden drink. Its tin makes it an ideal gift for a celebration, a birth or a wedding.

Love Story comes in a box of 30 traditional round cotton muslin tea sachets (75 g) and in a tall gold jar with a double lid, in blue, white and red colours highlighted with gold, which holds 80 g of tea and embodies, for the house, fraternity. Allow one muslin sachet or 2.5 g of leaves per 200 ml of water at 95 °C, and five minutes of steeping. Close the box or jar tightly after use and keep them away from light, far from coffee and spices.