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drank Thé du Loup by THEODOR
150 tasting notes

There was a point in time, where this was my hands down favourite tea by The O Dor. I got a bit tired of it for a while, but after making myself a cup of it this morning, it’s like an old friend smiling back at me.

At first sniff: My mother cannot stand the smell of this tea. I personally smell the chocolate at first and then a nutty after smell comes through. I wouldn’t say it’s the nicest smell considering it’s suppose to be Chocolate and hazelnut, but what it lacks in smell dry, it makes up for in…

At first steep: Today I actually brewed it to the instruction on my tin. 80C at 5 mins. It’s a bit on the weak side to my liking, so I think I would brew it longer next time. The hazelnut and chocolate come out way more in the aroma of the tea once brewed. There’s a reason it was a number one contender at one point. And it doesn’t disappoint like say… Choconut Oolong from DT. No licorice here, no fake smells or tastes, just pure ingredients. I’ve been thinking more and more this is why I don’t appreciate DT as much… I’m use to high class French tea. The French do it right, it seems and they are my favourite cup of tea, if I had to choose a country. I take this tea with milk and sugar (today it was stevia because I’m trying to cut down on the sugar I ingest) and it’s just delicious. A dessert in a tea. I use to have this at high tea all the time and it goes well with both savory and sweet. I’m glad I decided to brew this tea today, made me appreciate it again.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 5 min, 0 sec
cteresa

Have you have ever tried The-o-dor´s Celebration? it´s their other chocolate and hazelnut tea (really, they do two chocolate and hazelnut flavoured black teas). I think I love the wolf better but love both actually and it is funny how totally different these two teas while being from the same company and supposedly having the same flavours. Thé du Loup is more like dunno Audrey Hepburn, Celebration is Sofia Loren.

Tuscanteal

cteresa you speak my language. I haven’t had celebration in a while but I remember coming back to the du loup over and over again. For some reason I don’t remember the hazelnut in it but I remember vanilla notes. I’m definitely more Audrey Hepburn though so it makes sense why I would shy a bit from celebration. I do remember the flavours from celebration being more bold.

cteresa

Yes, celebration has more vanilla I think, though IMO it also smells like kahlua mixed with frangelico or something. Both lovely lovely classy teas, just with different personalities.

Sil

tuscanteal – how did you come to own this tea? cteresa has me on a bit of a mission after sharing this with me so i’m trying to figure out the best way to get it haha

Tuscanteal

Hey sil well I live in Vancouver and the urban tea merchant use to be partnered with them. They have since moved on to the TWG company so I am sol to restock unless I want to ship it from France and pay high coin for the shipping costs. Its truly unfortunate.

Sil

booo… i’m still looking. Justjames may be inspired to place a joint order from them so yeah….haha

Tuscanteal

Best way would be to go in on an order with someone or a few so that the shipping can be split between everyone. When I did a mock order that was in the 160.00 euro range shipping was upwards of 75 euros. And with the dollar being 1 euro to 1.45 cnd… you really have to want this tea. They don’t have 500g bags to buy in more bulk but I believe the website says you get a small discount if you buy over 500g. They also don’t ship orders over 500 euros. Maybe a steepster trip to Paris might be in order.

Sil

someday i’ll get back to paris, but yes..james and i were talking about a join/group order to share shipping costs. :)

Tuscanteal

I’d be interested too honestly. I need to replenish my stocks soon.

Sil

i will keep you posted. James is actually out in victoria so closer to you, since i’m currently in toronto…though originally from edmonton and went to school in vancouver for a stint heh

Tuscanteal

On that note… maybe I’ll just go to France. I need to go to mariage and there as well as fauchon. I also need to write a letter to The O Dor and tell them to carry it at least somewhere in north America! !!

Sil

…there’s a single place in NA that i’ve been able to find that carries it… posted in the general discussion threads

Tuscanteal

I live close to the us border… I could pick up the package in the us and then bring it across! Then we could truly say we’re drinking tea not friendly to the earth lol

Sil

haha i have a tea mule friend who does that for me all the time…just no sure how much is in each bag they sell…assume 100g but there’s nothing there to indicate hah

Tuscanteal

Is there a link?

Sil

General discussion thread. Labelled the o dor. I started it tonight

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cteresa

Have you have ever tried The-o-dor´s Celebration? it´s their other chocolate and hazelnut tea (really, they do two chocolate and hazelnut flavoured black teas). I think I love the wolf better but love both actually and it is funny how totally different these two teas while being from the same company and supposedly having the same flavours. Thé du Loup is more like dunno Audrey Hepburn, Celebration is Sofia Loren.

Tuscanteal

cteresa you speak my language. I haven’t had celebration in a while but I remember coming back to the du loup over and over again. For some reason I don’t remember the hazelnut in it but I remember vanilla notes. I’m definitely more Audrey Hepburn though so it makes sense why I would shy a bit from celebration. I do remember the flavours from celebration being more bold.

cteresa

Yes, celebration has more vanilla I think, though IMO it also smells like kahlua mixed with frangelico or something. Both lovely lovely classy teas, just with different personalities.

Sil

tuscanteal – how did you come to own this tea? cteresa has me on a bit of a mission after sharing this with me so i’m trying to figure out the best way to get it haha

Tuscanteal

Hey sil well I live in Vancouver and the urban tea merchant use to be partnered with them. They have since moved on to the TWG company so I am sol to restock unless I want to ship it from France and pay high coin for the shipping costs. Its truly unfortunate.

Sil

booo… i’m still looking. Justjames may be inspired to place a joint order from them so yeah….haha

Tuscanteal

Best way would be to go in on an order with someone or a few so that the shipping can be split between everyone. When I did a mock order that was in the 160.00 euro range shipping was upwards of 75 euros. And with the dollar being 1 euro to 1.45 cnd… you really have to want this tea. They don’t have 500g bags to buy in more bulk but I believe the website says you get a small discount if you buy over 500g. They also don’t ship orders over 500 euros. Maybe a steepster trip to Paris might be in order.

Sil

someday i’ll get back to paris, but yes..james and i were talking about a join/group order to share shipping costs. :)

Tuscanteal

I’d be interested too honestly. I need to replenish my stocks soon.

Sil

i will keep you posted. James is actually out in victoria so closer to you, since i’m currently in toronto…though originally from edmonton and went to school in vancouver for a stint heh

Tuscanteal

On that note… maybe I’ll just go to France. I need to go to mariage and there as well as fauchon. I also need to write a letter to The O Dor and tell them to carry it at least somewhere in north America! !!

Sil

…there’s a single place in NA that i’ve been able to find that carries it… posted in the general discussion threads

Tuscanteal

I live close to the us border… I could pick up the package in the us and then bring it across! Then we could truly say we’re drinking tea not friendly to the earth lol

Sil

haha i have a tea mule friend who does that for me all the time…just no sure how much is in each bag they sell…assume 100g but there’s nothing there to indicate hah

Tuscanteal

Is there a link?

Sil

General discussion thread. Labelled the o dor. I started it tonight

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My passion for tea started at a very young age, thanks to my grandmothers beautiful china tea cup collection. I use to brew Tetley’s or whatever version of Orange Pekoe she had in the cupboard and pick out my favourite tea cup to use. It wasn’t until I was in my late teens that I really started to develop a passion for it. My town had the Urban Tea Merchant and it was there I was exposed to high tea and the very fancy Mariage Freres brand. When they switched over to The O Dor, my girlfriend and I found salvation in going for a lovely cup of tea and decompress with some tea scones.

It has since become an obsession. I have a tea cupboard, filled with a very large variety of teas. I also use the Breville Tea Maker to make my tea. I favour black teas, with a close second being North African Mint Green Tea. Because I have the luxury of working from home, I get to enjoy a wonderful cup of tea every morning, and the journey resets daily.

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