A golden, clear liquor, in which one can make out, against the light, a few orange petals: Tisane Gingembre Citronnelle Bio has the simple look of the great classics. The lemon and ginger duo is served in a case of flowers, with only five ingredients.

Egyptian lemongrass leads the blend. The ginger, from Peru, China and Nigeria, makes up more than a fifth of it, which gives it a clear presence. Whole verbena from Morocco and Portugal, marigold flowers and mallow complete the whole; all of it is organic. Lemongrass is not a citrus fruit but a grass: it is citral, an aromatic compound it shares with lemon, that gives it this scent.

The dry blend, blond and flowery, smells of zest and fresh root. On the palate, the attack is a clean, herbal lemon; the ginger then rises, warm, without aggressiveness; and the verbena, with its floral roundness, softens the edges. The marigold and mallow contribute more to the eye than to the palate, but slightly soften the texture. The finish stays fresh, a little tingling.

Drink it in the evening: it is naturally caffeine-free. Leave it for at least seven minutes, and at most ten, in water brought to 100 °C; the measure, 12 to 15 g per litre, comes to 6 or 7.5 grams for half a litre. Hot in the transitional seasons, it is drunk iced all summer, with a slice of lime and a drizzle of honey.

It goes with prawn fritters, a pineapple carpaccio, a lemon tart. At the counter of our two shops, we weigh the quantity you want, 15 g to try or several kilos.