Tea at Trianon: Introducing Tea Forté Jardin

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Friday, January 11, 2019

Introducing Tea Forté Jardin

From Cision:

With Jardin, Tea Forté's signature packaging receives an elegant floral treatment featuring a custom-designed mélange of original botanical artworks by renowned Belgian botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840). An official artist in the courts of both Marie Antoinette and Josephine Bonaparte, Redouté's artful and stunningly accurate depictions of plants make him one of history's most lauded botanical illustrators.

"We knew immediately that Tea Forte's expert dedication to quality and design made them the ideal partner for this very special collaboration," says Meredith Counts, Director of Licensing and Product Development for The New York Botanical Garden. "Their luxury tea blends, refined product concepts and exquisite packaging beautifully convey the essence of The New York Botanical Garden's rich heritage, diverse plant collections, and captivating archives."

The Jardin collection includes five organic tea blends, each packaged with a custom botanical artwork meant to inspire enjoyment from first glance to last sip. Four of the teas are bestselling Tea Forté blends featuring ingredients inspired by the Botanical Garden's living collections, while the fifth is a brand new organic oolong blend, created specially for the partnership. (Read more.)