Anyone who has had the tasty confection of Pralines and Cream automatically appreciates anything claiming to taste like it!  This tea is no disappointment, tasting very strongly of pecan and quality black tea.

Adding sweetener and milk really enhances this tea, even if you only use just a tiny bit, because the sweet cream alongside the strong pecan flavor turns this into a tea which tastes authentically like Pralines and Cream.

Culinary Teas describes this tea as:

Pralines are candied almonds brought to a whole new level of flavor and this tea brings our Black Ceylon base tea to a all new high with the creation of Pralines and Cream. Nutty, creamy and rich are the three words that best describe this luscious tea.

Country of Origin: Sri Lanka
Region: Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula or Uva districts
Shipping Port: Colombo
Grade: OP (Orange Pekoe)
Altitude: 4800 – 7600 feet above sea level
Manufacture Type: Orthodox
Cup Characteristics: Mildly astringent cup harmonizing a medley of nuts. Milk enhances the creamy depth.
Infusion: Bright and Coppery.

Information:

Bonjou! Do you say prah-leen or pray-leen? Well, in New Orleans they’ve been saying prah-leen when referring to the sweet confection of pecans and sugar since the 1800’s. Like the famous city, the origin of Pralines lies in France.

A popular tale tells of an 18th century French nobleman named Cesar du Plessis-Praslin who had a definite thing for almonds. In fact, most of the French had a thing for almonds. (Want to learn more? Order a bag of almond tea and ask us for the profile! You’ll see what we mean) But we digress…du Plessis-Praslin asked his chef to concoct a candy using his beloved nut. A few days later, the chef returned with almonds coated in boiled sugar. The chef proceeded to name the concoction after his pet name for his boss, Praslin, pronounced, Prah-lin.

Years later, the almond praline made its way to the plantation houses of New Orleans. From there, Creole chefs developed the Pecan version we know and love today. Years ago, during a visit to New Orleans our Master Taster fell in love with the delicately sweet flavor of fresh pralines and knew he had to capture the profile in a tea. Et voila! The taste of this blend is sweet, nutty, and rich with the addition of fresh cream flavoring. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, we encourage you to raise a steaming cup and toast the city of New Orleans. You can’t keep a good city down!

As a former resident of New Orleans myself (pre-Katrina in 1995), I have tasted authentic Pralines and Cream and I can honestly say that this tea is very well balanced – the pecan might seem strong, but that brings the focus to the nutty side of a good pralines and cream.  This was a really enjoyable flavored black tea.