Tea & Brunch-Winter 2023
We have TEAmed up with Terry, a Locally-Woman Owned Business, Herbs Make Scents in Mendon, MA, to bring you a traditional tea pairing experience! Each tier has been paired with three different offerings to complement each tier of finger sandwiches, scones, and sweets! Choose one tea per tier. Tea is 30 per person. I am working on gluten-free options in the upcoming months.
Tier I
White Apricot Peach
WHITE TEA | Caffeine
A delicate and light-tasting tea with rounded fruit notes of apricot and peach. Ingredients|white tea, apricots, peach,
and natural flavor. STEEP 3 mins.
Jasmine
GREEN TEA |Caffeine
The most sipped, scented tea worldwide, with a soft, floral flavor and subtly sweet note. Ingredients|Green tea scented with jasmine flowers. STEEP 3 mins.
Irish Breakfast
BLACK TEA |Caffeine
It is traditionally served at tea times with its robust flavor and finishing malt notes.
Ingredients|Blend of Assam and Ceylon black tea. STEEP 5 mins.
Tier I Sandwiches
Cucumber
three layers of cucumbers, sour cream, cream cheese, and dill brioche bread
Country Ham & Smoked Cheddar
with sweet buttered bread
Avocado Radish
dill spread, avocado, pickled radish, a slice of boiled egg
Tier II
Cranberry Apple|HERBAL TEA|No Caffeine
A bright, fruity-tasting tea, naturally sweet and slightly tart, for a delightful and refreshing cuppa! Ingredients|Apple Pieces, Cranberries, Hibiscus, and natural flavors. *This tea contains hibiscus, which could be intercropped with peanuts. STEEP 5 mins.
Earl Grey|BLACK TEA|Caffeine
According to the Grey family, the tea was specially blended by a Chinese Mandarin for Lord Grey to suit the water at Howick Hall, the family seat in Northumberland. The blend uses bergamot to offset the preponderance of lime in the local water. However, teas made at the Uxlocale are steeped with good-quality water, making for a great-tasting cup of this classic tea. This brisk black tea enveloped with oils from the rind of bergamots will tickle your taste buds. Ingredients|black tea infused with essential oils of bergamot. STEEP 5 mins.
Blueberry |BLACK TEA|Caffeine
A true New England favorite. Surprisingly smooth black tea with the intoxicating aroma and subtle taste of wild blueberries. Ingredients| black tea, blueberries, cornflower petals, blackberry leaves, and natural flavors. STEEP 5 mins.
Tier II Scones
Blueberry Scone
all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, unsalted butter, heavy cream, buttermilk, eggs, pure vanilla extract, blueberries
Cranberry Orange Scone
same but with cranberries and orange zest
Clotted Cream
heavy cream + 12 hours
Strawberry Jam
strawberries, sugar, lemon, pectin
Tier III
Chocolate Mint| BLACK TEA|Caffeine
A wonderful blend of black tea and notes of chocolate with a slightly minty is excellent for digestion, making this the perfect tea for dessert. Ingredients|Organic black tea infused with a chocolate mint plant and natural flavors. STEEP 5 mins.
Vanilla Oolong|BLACK TEA| Caffeine
If you love vanilla or creamy tea, this one is for you! Sip with dessert to heighten the richness of this tea for a lovely ending! Ingredients|amber oolong, vanilla pieces, and natural vanilla flavor STEEP 5 mins
Chamomile|HERBAL TEA| No Caffeine
Soothing from the first sip, gentle notes of apple and mellow honey-like sweetness. A tea to add balance to creamy or buttery desserts and a good pairing with chocolate Ingredients|Chamo-mile flowers STEEP 5 mins.
Tier III Sweets
Macaroons Coconut
gluten-free almond flour, sweetened coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and dark chocolate chips
Macarons
(French-Imported) may contain nut extracts
Madeleines
butter, eggs, sugar, light brown sugar, vanilla, salt, flour, lemon zest
