The blood orange owes its purple flesh to pigments that develop only with the cool nights of the Mediterranean winter; Sicily has made it its speciality. In Pomme Gingembre Orange Sanguine Bio, its aroma comes from a natural flavouring, laid over a base of apple and orange.

Turkish apple makes up more than half of the blend. Pakistani date, prepared with a little rice flour, adds extra sweetness. Orange peel from Ghana and ginger from China, Peru and Nigeria are present in equal parts, around 11% each. The natural blood orange flavouring completes the composition. The fruit and ginger are organically grown.

The dry leaf, blond and coppery, smells of freshly squeezed citrus. The liquor is orange. The soft flesh of apple and date comes through first, then the blood orange zest rises, slightly bitter and intensely fragrant. The ginger warms the background without dominating, and the finish stays fruity and sunny.

Caffeine-free, it suits any time of day. It needs a minimum of ten minutes of steeping and at most twelve, in water at 100°C: the pieces of apple and date need that time. For one litre, use 15 to 20 g. It is drunk hot in winter; in an iced carafe, with a few orange slices, it becomes a bright summer drink.

It goes well with an orange cake, a citrus salad or a square of dark chocolate. Each of our two shops serves it by weight, in pouches designed to keep its citrus aroma.