Iconics Queens Blend – Tea Tin
Full-bodied Earl Grey with green gunpowder in the 75 g anniversary tin
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Perchs Iconics Queens Blend. A full-bodied Earl Grey with Gunpowder for Queen Margrethe.
Perchs Iconics Queens Blend is the Copenhagen version of an Earl Grey with a robust Ceylon base, complemented by a touch of green Gunpowder and dedicated to the Danish Queen Margrethe. No green tea, no tea bags, no herbal infusion.
Perchs Iconics Queens Blend combines a robust Ceylon Orange Pekoe grown in Sri Lanka with a small amount of Gunpowder from China and bergamot aroma. A.C. Perch's describes the blend as a variation of the classic Earl Grey, only fuller-bodied. The infusion shines a coppery brown. The scent belongs to the bergamot, the strength to the Ceylon.
More body than an ordinary Earl Grey
The Queens Blend is full-bodied and robust, with a clear bergamot scent above the black tea base. An ordinary Earl Grey seems slimmer by comparison. Any black tea that is characterized by the aroma of the citrus fruit bergamot is considered an Earl Grey. The Ceylon leaves provide depth, the bergamot a soft citrus aroma.
The blend contains only a small proportion of green Gunpowder. It noticeably brightens the black tea without coming to the fore itself. This keeps the cup robust while still feeling fresh.
For those looking for green tea, the Queens Blend is not suitable. Its character remains that of a robust black tea with bergamot. Friends of delicate, lighter infusions will find more suitable varieties in the Iconics range.
Six to seven minutes at 100 degrees
For the Queens Blend, the water should be boiling vigorously, so it should reach 100 °C. Allow 6 g of tea per liter and let it steep for six to seven minutes.
While the tea steeps, the Gunpowder pearls unfold. For this variety, green tea is rolled into small balls that resemble grains of gunpowder, hence the name. In the hot water, they unfold and bring their green note into the pot.
The blend is not suitable for very long steeping times. After more than seven minutes, the bitterness of the black tea covers the bergamot. Milk rounds off the tea, but it remains clearest without it, preserving the citrus aroma.
In the morning, it accompanies buttered bread with orange marmalade. In the afternoon, it pairs well with scones, lemon cake, or shortbread, as its citrus freshness goes well with butter and pastries.
Good to know: For a 250 ml cup, 1.5 g of tea is sufficient. With the 75 g in the tin, you can make around twelve liters of tea.
An anniversary tin for the 185th birthday
On April 16, 2020, A.C. Perch's celebrated 185 years, and this tin was released as a limited edition for this anniversary. Its contents are dedicated to Queen Margrethe, who abdicated in January 2024.
The tea house was founded by Niels Brock Perch in 1835. Tea was an important trading commodity in Copenhagen at the time. Tea shipments from the Asiatic Company arrived in Christianshavn from Canton. To this day, the business remains in the family.
In the Iconics range, the house fills popular varieties and seasonal blends into small motif tins, each with its own box. The motifs often feature places from Copenhagen. The blends are still mixed at the original premises in Kronprinsensgade, where the old shop counter is also preserved.
A royal couple for the tea shelf
With its box and tin, the Queens Blend comes ready to give as a gift. It is perfect for a tea invitation, a birthday gift for an Earl Grey lover, or alongside a glass of orange marmalade in a gift basket. The small tin is not intended as a supply pack for daily use. For that, the tea house also offers the same blend in a larger tea tin. The 75 g is better suited for getting to know the variety at leisure.
Her son received his own blend in 2024, the Kings Blend with ginger and licorice. If you give both tins together, you capture the change of throne in two varieties. A fruity complement is the light white tea with pineapple and mango. You can find all varieties from the tea house at A.C. Perch's Thehandel.
A tin for the Queen and the breakfast table at the same time, filled with an Earl Grey that shows significantly more body than the classic.
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How it all began
Does this sound familiar? You return from vacation with a bottle of olive oil from Portugal in your suitcase, a jar of fruit spread from South Tyrol, perhaps a bar of chocolate from a small factory in France — and you ask yourself: Why can't I find something like this easily at home? We kept asking ourselves this question.
We are Kerstin and Stephan Uhlenbusch from Nordhorn, a city on the German-Dutch border. On our travels through Europe, we made the most wonderful culinary discoveries: mountain apple juices from the high altitudes of South Tyrol, Breton barrel butter, handmade pasta from Italy, French sea salt. It wasn't the big luxury products that fascinated us, but rather the honest, artisan-made foods from people who put their heart and soul into their products.
In 2002, we decided to turn this passion into our profession: to make good food accessible to everyone who cannot travel to the producers themselves. This is how our gourmet shipping business came into being — initially as a store in Nordhorn, soon after as one of the first gourmet online shops in Germany. Back then under the name nur Gutes (only good things) — today we continue it as genussland.de. The ambition has remained the same: this is where good taste resides.
Who we are
What drives us is the same curiosity with which we started in 2002: finding out who truly makes good food. Over more than two decades, we have built a network — with producers, traders, restaurateurs, and culinary artisans from all over Europe.
Kerstin was the managing director of the association of leading delicatessen merchants in Germany — the industry association of the country's best owner-managed delicatessen stores. In this role, she not only accompanied but actively shaped the German delicatessen industry. With the deli Festival, we also launched our own B2B trade fair for delicacies, which brought together producers, traders, and restaurateurs from all over Europe. The festival no longer exists today — but the relationships that arose from it still accompany us.
What does this mean for you? We know our industry like almost no one else. Chambers of commerce and economic development agencies from all over Europe repeatedly introduce us to exciting producers who want to offer their products on the German market. This way, genussland always offers something you won't find in any supermarket and hardly in any other shop.
What you'll find here
Our assortment includes fine foods, delicacies, wines, non-alcoholic beverages, and selected kitchen and home accessories — from manufacturers in Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, England, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, and the USA.
An extra virgin olive oil from Portugal, a genuine Aceto Balsamico from Modena, Fleur de Sel from the Breton coast, hand-mixed spice blends. Fruit spreads, aromatic honey, truffle delicacies, chutneys, and mustard sauces. Vintage sardines and fine canned fish, risotto rice, and handmade pasta — basic ingredients for honest cooking and specialties for special moments.
Our fresh delivery service brings the legendary Beurre Bordier from Brittany, Italian Burrata, and fine salami to your home — securely packaged and continuously chilled.
Wine is particularly close to our hearts: white wine from Rheinhessen and the Pfalz, red wine from Austria and Burgenland, rosé for barbecue season, natural wine for the adventurous, sparkling wine and champagne for special moments. Not from all over the world — but from winemakers we have personally visited and whose work we appreciate. Many of them work organically or biodynamically.
Our Philosophy
What makes a product a genussland product? We ask ourselves this question for every single item we add to our range. The answer is never one-dimensional – it's the combination of craftsmanship, origin, ingredients, and the people behind them.
We ask many questions before a product finds its way into our shop. How is it made? Where do the raw materials come from? What philosophy does the manufacturer pursue? We quickly notice whether we are hearing marketing clichés or if a producer is happy to explain their journey. It is precisely this enthusiasm that we seek – and repeatedly find.
Craftsmanship. We prefer products from small manufactories and family businesses that often produce their culinary treasures by hand for generations. The careful processing and artisanal skill can be tasted in every bite.
Best Ingredients. For us, good quality begins with the raw materials. Whether it's fruit, vegetables, milk, meat, or grain – we ensure that our manufacturers rely on first-class, as natural as possible, ingredients. Many of our producers are organically certified; our shop itself is organically controlled under the number DE-ÖKO-037.
Origin and Regionality. We appreciate products with a clear regional identity. A South Tyrolean mountain apple juice made from slowly ripened, old apple varieties. A Portuguese olive oil from trees that have shaped the landscape for centuries. These stories of origin make delicacies what they are.
Personal relationship with the manufacturer. We have known many of our suppliers personally for years, some for over two decades. We visit them, taste together, and exchange ideas. This proximity guarantees transparency and trust.
At the end of the day, it has to taste good. We try all products ourselves – not just once, but again and again while cooking, at the table, on the plate. Only what convinces us personally finds its way into the shop.
The people behind the products
What brings us the most joy: We get to accompany passionate individuals on their journey. People whose drive it is to make a good product even better. Some have been with us since our founding - for over twenty years.
There's the South Tyrolean fruit farmer who presses mountain apple juice from old, slowly ripened apple varieties, unlike anything else. The Italian balsamic family who ages their vinegar in Modena for decades. The Breton butter manufactory whose hand-churned butter is on the menu of the best restaurants in Europe. The Danish licorice pioneer who reinvented a centuries-old specialty.
Behind every product in our shop stands a person, a family, a story. And it is precisely these stories that make the difference between an interchangeable food item and a true delicacy.
This is where good taste resides
Whether you want to order fine foods online, are looking for a special wine, want to put together a gift for a loved one, or simply want to enrich your kitchen with high-quality ingredients — genussland is the right place for you.
Browse through our assortment, get inspired, and conveniently order your favorite products to your home. Read more about our approach on the Sustainability and Responsibility page. Do you have a question? We look forward to your message to our Customer Service.
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