Iconics Kings Blend – Tea Tin

Perchs Iconics Kings Blend. Spicy organic Earl Grey for the Danish change of monarchy.

Perchs Iconics Kings Blend is an organic loose-leaf Earl Grey that the Copenhagen tea house A.C. Perch's created in 2024 for King Frederik. No fruit tea, no tea bags, no purist classic.

Perchs Iconics Kings Blend is based on large-leaf Ceylon from Sri Lanka and black tea from China. Bergamot aroma, orange peel and orange oil provide the citrus note, while ginger and licorice root add warming spice. Open the deep blue tin, and the blue cornflowers among the large leaves are the first thing to catch the eye. As soon as hot water is added, a bright citrus fragrance unfolds, with the warmth of ginger underneath. The result is an Earl Grey for cold afternoons that has more to offer than bergamot.

An Earl Grey with warmth instead of mere freshness

The Kings Blend tastes bold, spicy and aromatic all at once. Even in the cup, it shows a strong, rich color. The large Ceylon leaf provides a solid foundation on which the bergamot aroma and ginger have room. Licorice root adds a gentle, rounded sweetness on top.

Earl Grey is a black tea that is refined with the aroma of bergamot, a citrus fruit. Here, the orange peel builds a bridge between this freshness and the ginger. The cornflowers are mainly there for the eyes and remain subtle in taste. Ginger and licorice root are real pieces in the tin, not just an aroma.

For lovers of a purist Earl Grey, this blend is not suitable, because the ginger and licorice clearly shape the profile. Those who generally do not like the taste of licorice should better opt for another variety.

Boiling water and room for the large leaf

Pour the Kings Blend with sparkling boiling water at 100 °C. Add 6 g of tea per liter, and steep for six minutes. A narrow tea infuser is not suitable for the large leaf. Use a wide sieve or put the leaves loose in the pot.

For breakfast, it pairs well with toast with orange jam. In the afternoon, it accompanies yeast cake with butter, and during Advent, a piece of Stollen. Pastries with candied fruit or cinnamon pick up the spice of the tea. With a little milk, it becomes softer; without milk, the ginger stands out more clearly.

Our tip: For a half-liter pot, 3 g is sufficient. If the leaves steep for longer than six minutes, the tea becomes more bitter and the citrus note recedes. The 80 g in the tin last for around 13 liters at this dosage.

A tea for the first king since 1972

In January 2024, Queen Margrethe abdicated, and her son Frederik ascended the throne. For the first time since 1972, a man once again wears the Danish crown. A.C. Perch's dedicated the Kings Blend to the new king on this occasion.

According to its own count, the tea house has already seen eight monarchs on the Danish throne. Niels Brock Perch opened it in 1835 on Kronprinsensgade and named it after his son Axel Christian. The same family still runs the business to this day, and the Iconics series blends are also created there. The historic counter still stands in the shop.

The Iconics bundle the classics and seasonal varieties of the house in small tins with their own design. On the Kings Blend, the deep blue background shows the name, the year 2024, and an X, enclosed by wings in gold.

Two tins tell the story of the change of monarchy

The tin comes in a matching box and is thus ready to go as a gift. It is suitable as a gift in Advent, for hosts with a sense of history, or for tea drinkers who like to vary Earl Grey. Once the tea is finished, the blue tin remains as a container on the kitchen shelf.

Queen Margrethe already has her own blend dedicated to her, the Queens Blend with green gunpowder. Gifted together, mother and son stand side by side on the shelf. The white tea with candied fruit from the same series stands out as fruity and bright. Further varieties from Copenhagen are shown in the overview A.C. Perch's Thehandel.

An Earl Grey, blended for a king and intended for long afternoons when yeast cake and teapot stand together on the table.