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PSYCHOLOGICALLY UPLIFTING, RESTORATIVE AND ENLIVENING.
THIS ELEGANT INDULGENCE ALSO HELPS TO STRENGTHEN THE GASTRO
INTESTINAL SYSTEM.
Holotropic Victorian Vanilla Tea is a splendid blend of
decaffeinated fine leaf tea flavoured with the unmistakable
character of real vanilla beans. Real vanilla has a unique
taste and aroma, rich and warmly rounded, elegant and inviting.
It is world's removed from the crude commercial quality
of synthetic vanilla flavouring.
MOOD
ELEVATING
There is something profoundly heartening and uplifting about
Victorian Vanilla Tea that evokes Merchant-Ivory images
of Victorian nursery teas and the leisured charm of English
country house entertaining. However you visualise it, this
very special tea restores a feeling of being pampered, cosseted
and secure - even though the comfort is momentary, it is
still welcome, given the harshness of the world we live
in.
AZTEC
ORCHID
Genuine vanilla comes from the pod, or bean, of the aromatic
climbing orchid, Vanilla planifolia. The minute crystals
covering the pod are rich in vanillin, which gives stimulant
properties to the vanilla, and which is thought to be helpful
in maintaining gastrointestinal tone.
Vanilla is the only genus of the large Orchidacea family
to have a culinary (and commercial) use. Native to Mexico,
the plant is said to have been known to the Aztecs and used
by them as a flavouring for chocolate. Vanilla is also grown
in a number of tropical countries: Guiana, Tahiti, Madagascar,
Reunion, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Java and in parts of
South America.
THREE
TYPES
There are three types of vanilla:"Fine Vanilla"
which is the best and most valuable, and is the vanilla
used in this new tea. "Cimarron" from the Spanish
word meaning "wild" - a somewhat woody plant.
Thirdly, "Vanillons" a rather bitter variety.
In the 19 th century, the French sugar growers on the Indian
Ocean Island of Reunion (or Bourbon as it was then called)
developed their famed vanilla plantations. To this island
enterprise is due the remarkable popularity of vanilla in
French cuisine.
HOW
TO USE
Infuse a teabag in boiling water for 2 - 4 minutes. Add
a touch of honey, if desired. Though the purists may cringe
at the thought, there are uninhibited folk who blithely
splash in milk or cream, even a slice of lemon. Whatever
your choice we can promise you this -
Victorian Vanilla is the best ant-ageing potion to make
one feel really young and carefree all over again.
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