More green tea, please!

We already knew it was not only delicious but also good for us but for the most part its anti-oxidants remained the fodder of health food and tea aficionados.

At last, proof that there is indeed a compound in green tea called EGCG that fights cancer. So, what better reason to drink up?

Seattle Bon Vivant recommends Le Palais des Thés green teas (packaged, in compressed tea blocks or loose in beautiful pots). I've been enjoying their teas for years (both black and green tea blends) and have never been disappointed.

Their Paris shops are great places to explore all the wonders of tea. You can find great books on tea cultivation, harvesting and grades around the world and fabulous accessories to serve these gorgeous teas at home.

Prices, even with the strong Euro, are affordable (compared to say Mariage Frères, another Paris tea favorite) and I've found lovely colorful accoutrements to take home as gifts for myself and friends.

Last September I purchased these cute glass tea cups in gemstone colors for less than $5 each. The nice people at the Marais shop wrapped them up carefully in bubble wrap and they made the trip to Seattle without a single chip.

Le Palais des Thés teas are sold at four locations in Paris (their Marais shop is my favorite of all) and last year they opened a boutique in Los Angeles. Mail order is available.

Favorite green tea blends:

• Thé du Hammam
• Thé des Alizes
• Thé des Sables
• Fleur de Geisha
• Thé Vert Aux 7 Agrumes

Favorite green and black blends:  

• Thé des Concubines
• Ikebana

 

Le Palais des Thés
64, rue Vieille-du-Temple
75003 Paris

Le Palais des Thés
401 North Cañon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tél : 310 271 79 22

Comments

[johnza]

I love green tea too. Check out Ito En teas. Available at Uwajimaya. Lovely, delicious and beautiful haiku lables.

www.itoen.com

I wrote some posts about them in the past:

http://marketingplaybook.com/2004/06/26/packaging_as_poetry.html

http://marketingplaybook.com/2005/03/03/free_prize_outside.html