St. Petersburg – Black Tea with Caramel & Vanilla

Saint Petersburg by Kusmi Tea, the sweet tribute to the brand's birthplace

Saint Petersburg is Kusmi Tea's tribute to its own birthplace, created in 2003 for the city's tercentenary. Black tea with bergamot, red berries, caramel, and vanilla – the sweet and fruity sister to the classic Anastasia blend. Loose leaf in a 100g tin, organically grown. Velvety, fruity, with caramel warmth.

Saint Petersburg tea by Kusmi Tea is the sweet sister of the brand's classic Russian blends. It was created in 2003 to mark the three-hundredth anniversary of the city of Saint Petersburg, where Pavel Mikhailovich Kousmichoff founded his tea house in 1867. The blend is based on black tea, refined with natural red berry flavoring, essential oil of bergamot, and natural vanilla and caramel flavoring. A warm Earl Grey variant that fuses citrus, fruit, and caramel into a fruity, velvety unity.

Amber-colored, fruity and sweet with a warm caramel tone

As soon as you open the tin, a seductive scent rises: red berries meet warm caramel notes, carried by elegant bergamot and rounded off by the creamy sweetness of vanilla. The tea leaves are dark and uniform, and the fragrance can be described as a sweet, slightly youthful Earl Grey – sweet like raspberry candies, elegant like St. Isaac's Cathedral, which adorns the Kusmi logo.

In the cup, Saint Petersburg appears as a deep amber with a golden shimmer. The first sip is full-bodied and round; the bergamot provides the classic Earl Grey character, the red berries bring fruity brightness, and the caramel wraps everything in a velvety-warm sweetness. A tea that immediately evokes thoughts of bridges over the Neva and the magnificent elegance of the Russian city – flattering, fruity, with a light dessert note.

On a Sunday afternoon with cake or by the fireplace with a book

Saint Petersburg is the dessert tea among the Russian Kusmi blends. It pairs well with cream cakes and fruit tarts, raspberry macarons, a piece of cheesecake with berry compote, or as a liquid companion to a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It is also a perfect match for a classic Russian Chai cake with honey glaze.

When drunk pure, the fruity-sweet notes are most clearly expressed. A dash of milk can transform the tea into a velvety winter beverage; thanks to the caramel, sugar is usually unnecessary. Saint Petersburg also makes an elegant impression as iced tea with a slice of lemon. You will need about 2 tablespoons of loose tea per liter, poured over with 90 °C hot water, with a steeping time of 3 to 5 minutes.

The Russian Kusmi blends form a harmonious quartet: the floral Bouquet de Fleurs N°108 (1880, the oldest blend of the house), the citrus-fresh Anastasia with bergamot and orange blossom, the spicy-orangey Prince Wladimir (1888) with cinnamon and clove, and the sweet-caramel Saint Petersburg. Four blends, four characters, four teatime worlds.

Kusmi Tea, the Russian tea house from Paris

The story of Kusmi Tea begins in 1867 in the city that gives this tea its name: 21-year-old Pavel Mikhailovich Kousmichoff opens his own tea house. By the beginning of the 20th century, the company operated 53 tea shops across Russia. After the Russian Revolution, the family fled to Paris in 1917, where Kusmi Tea has been based ever since. The eponymous tribute was only created in 2003, on the occasion of the city's 300th anniversary.

In the modern production facility in Le Havre, the classic recipes are still maintained today and supplemented with new blends. Since 2017, almost all teas have been organically grown, and the essential oils and flavorings are 100% natural. The iconic round metal tins feature the logo of St. Isaac's Cathedral reflecting in the Neva – a tribute to the birthplace that gives the tea its name. You can find an overview of all blends in our Kusmi Tea collection.

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