Âme de Sri Lanka black tea - cinnamon and spices

Ceylon OP black tea, ginger, cinnamon sticks, Ceylon cinnamon, black pepper, pink pepper, natural cinnamon flavouring, cardamom, nutmeg, vanilla. Loose-leaf tea.

• Amount: 12 to 15 g per litre, i.e. about 3 g for a 250 ml cup
• Temperature: 100 °C
• Infusion time: 3 to 5 minutes

Enjoy hot for a comforting break. The Ceylon brings the structure, the spices the warmth: ginger and peppers up front, cardamom and nutmeg in the background, vanilla to round it all off.

• Spiced Ceylon OP black tea
• Notes of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and vanilla
• A warm, rounded, spiced cup

Is it a chai?
It shares the spirit of one: black tea and warm spices. The difference is that a traditional chai is made with milk and sugar, whereas this one is designed to be drunk plain. Nothing stops you adding a dash of milk if you like.

What does Ceylon OP mean?
OP stands for Orange Pekoe, a grade of long, whole leaf. It has nothing to do with oranges: it is a quality standard that ensures few broken leaves, and therefore a less harsh cup.

Can I drink it with milk?
Yes, it takes milk very well. Its robust base and its spices are not lost, unlike a more delicate tea. For a plant-based milk, oat goes well with the cinnamon and vanilla.

Is it high in theine?
Like all black teas, it contains more theine (caffeine) than a green tea. Best kept for the morning or afternoon. For a theine-free spiced option in the evening, see the Élixir des Druides Infusion.

Loose-leaf black tea. Contains theine.

Also worth exploring: our black teas, and for another intense profile, the Pu Erh d'origine, woody and earthy.