Tea for Two

Tea for Two opens with a bright, tannic breath of steeped leaves, star anise lending an almost licorice warmth beside the citrus snap of bergamot. As the tea settles, cinnamon and ginger emerge—spiced heat that conjures gingerbread dough, almost edible—before leather and tobacco anchor the heart with an earthy, slightly smoky depth. Honey pools underneath, softening the tobacco's dry grip, while vanilla drifts through the base, its sweetness tempered by leather's supple grip until only warm tobacco and honeyed vanilla linger at the wrists.