这家法国茶叶设计师在城堡中创造了定制的茶融合

JoséphineB.有一个非常梦幻的设置。

As the founder of her eponymous tea brand,Joséphine B., Joséphine is a tea designer based outside of巴黎世卫组织创造了由从绘画到酒店客房的一切感受的定制混合物。

“I had to give a name to my art, and I think tea designer was the perfect word,” she toldFood & Wine。“对我来说，这不仅仅是茶。你正在创造一些东西，就像一个香水一样。我为你的个性创造了一些东西;这非常特别。“

Joséphine has been a professional tea designer for three years, but her relationship with tea goes back much further. Half of her family is Sri Lankan, and she says that tea is in her blood; she’s enjoyed it ever since she was a child. For the last ten years, she’s traveled the world tasting different teas and meeting producers so she could create blends of her own. Now, she's settled in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, an hour's drive from the city, where she lives in a castle and dedicates her days to the art of tea.

她说，她可以通过任何颜色到细节，甚至一种感觉来启发。后者有助于告知她的最新项目之一Mandarin Oriental在巴黎 - 一个由酒店新的茶巴黎ian Apartment, which launched in June.

Courtesy of the Mandarin Oriental, Paris

“Apartment” is an appropriate word for the 430-square-meterhotel suite that encompasses an entire floor of the building. It’s outfitted with four bedrooms and bathrooms, a reception area, dining room, two living rooms, and fully equipped kitchen—not to mention, a massive outdoor terrace. Each guest who books the apartment is greeted with a cup of Joséphine’s tea, called “Coeur de Paris” (heart of Paris), as well as a box to bring home. Theteaisn’t available anywhere else in the world, so it’s a special, highly specific souvenir.

When guests pour a cup of “Coeur de Paris,” they may notice that its pale, delicate gold tone is echoed in details throughout the apartment, from paneling in one of the bedrooms to velvet on the sofa. The homey feeling of the apartment factored into the tea’s design, too—Joséphine opted for an Oolong with notes of栗子and chocolate for a warm, comforting taste. The finishing touch was an extract of rose petals. Roses are grown in the region surrounding Paris, and since the Mandarin Oriental is located in the heart of Paris itself (hence the Coeur de Paris name), she added the floral essence as an homage to the city.

“I think it’s a passion, roses in tea,” she said.

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The tea is very delicate—I noticed the warmer notes first, followed by an almost perfume-y aftertaste. Indeed, Joséphine compares designing tea to designing a perfume, perfecting the balance of different flavors and scents. She says you can drink Coeur de Paris as you wish, either plain or with your preferred combination of cream and sugar. That's the beauty of tea—it's personal, which is why she loves creating custom blends for others.

Now that “Coeur de Paris,” is available at The Parisian Apartment, Joséphine already has a few other projects on the horizon. She’s working on a tea inspired by the paintings of Séraphine de Senlis (aka Séraphine Louis), a French naïve painter known for her vivid paintings of flowers—accordingly, the tea will feature flowery, fruity notes. Roland Bonaparte, Joséphine Bonaparte, and Joséphine Baker have served as inspiration for her work too, and Joséphine also plans on developing a tea and meat pairing with Yves-Marie Le Bourdonnec, the legendary French butcher thatAngie Mar Apprenticed。

然而，她的主要目标是创造第一个工匠法国茶 - 她认为茶不像法国那样流行，而且她决心改变这一点。今年第一次标志着她在城堡附近的法国种植和种植茶。因此，她还希望将她的城镇，庞特 - Sainte-Maxence放在聚光灯中。

“I would like everybody to know that in this place, some years ago, the daughter of a famous poet, Voltaire, did exactly the same as me—she simply gave her heart,” she said. “And giving my heart, for me, means creating tea.”