Introducing the Jardin Collection

With spring approaching, a beautiful new collection has blossomed from a collaboration between Tea Forté and The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). For lifelong tea enthusiasts and those just beginning to appreciate the beauty of fine tea blends, the Jardin Collection offers a lush array of thoughtful details to provoke the senses. The carefully-curated series includes five tea blends, including four Tea Forté classics and one new blend specially crafted for the collection. Strawberry Hibiscus, a new oolong blend and 2019 Global Tea Champion award-winner, joins four elegant favorites: Chamomile Citron, Chocolate Rose, Green Mango Peach, and Vanilla Pear. Each blend is made with organic ingredients echoing the living collections found at NYBG. Altogether, Jardin represents each variety of tea: green, white, black, oolong, and herbal tisanes.

"In creating the Strawberry Hibiscus blend, we wanted to bring a delicate sweetness to the familiar comforts of rose and oolong tea leaves. Given the notes of the four classic teas in the collection, ranging from lush tropical fruits to intricate florals that can all be found at NYBG, this new blend is an ideal addition to its counterparts." — Tea Forté Master Tea Blender Piotr Miga

BEHIND THE SCENES

When The New York Botanical Garden approached Tea Forté about creating a collection inspired by the garden, an invitation was extended to browse The Rare Book and Folio Collections of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library – the largest botanical library in the world. There, timeless works were selected from the archives to be incorporated into the collection’s visual design. As a result, Jardin’s packaging features elements of several Pierre-Joseph Redouté prints. Redouté is one of the most noted botanical artists in history, serving on the courts of both Marie Antoinette and Josephine Bonaparte in his day.

" Redouté’s depiction of the peach, rose, and citron flower give us an elegant mélange echoing the flavors found in the collection. I was honored to have the opportunity to select from such exquisite works, which have been appreciated through the ages for their careful detail and natural beauty, and make them new again through our modern interpretation." — Tea Forté Creative Director Paul Anselmi