The Zen Box is the sister of the Happy Box: the same wooden music box, this time tied with a fluorescent violet ribbon, and a different tune: a Japanese melody. Inside: 200 g of scented green tea and a silver-coloured metal tea measure.

The tea is De-Stress Tea (T987) by Mariage Frères, a bouquet of flowers and plants set on a green tea: verbena, lime blossom, orange peel, chamomile, lavender, cornflower, tea flower and flavouring. The lavender and chamomile provide the fragrance, the verbena and orange the freshness, and the green tea the base.

Prepare it as you would the De-Stress Tea sold by weight in our shops: 2.5 g per 200 ml of water at 85 °C, and 5 minutes' steeping. Water less hot than for a black tea keeps the green tea tender. With its green tea base, it contains caffeine.

It is an afternoon tea that goes well with madeleines, butter shortbread, a pear or a white peach, or a lemon cake.

What sets it apart from other Christmas gifts is the object that remains: the music box can be kept, and the measure serves for all loose-leaf teas. Between the two boxes, the Zen Box is the floral version, the Happy Box the fruity one. Our guide to steeping times and temperatures helps you adjust each tea.