Holland America has introduced a brand new partnership with tea importers Art of Tea to create a customized Dutch Tea Time mix. It can be each served and offered on board the road’s ships.
The Holland America + Art of Tea unique mix contains a black tea base with rose hips, marigold, rose petals, orange essence, bergamot, and different pure flavors. Each sip brings vibrant bergamot and floral notes to the nostril, a wealthy creamy really feel with vibrant warming spices and a refined orange and citrus end. These flavors play homage to Dutch tradition together with a citrus nod to the House of Orange-Nassau — the Royal House of the Netherlands.
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Traditional Afternoon Tea at Sea
Guests will have the ability to attempt the tea throughout Royal Dutch Tea within the eating room on sea days. In addition to a collection of loose-leaf teas, candy and savory snacks impressed by conventional Dutch recipes are additionally served. They embody:
Savory Sandwiches:
Bay Shrimp on Brioche with Dutch cocktail sauce
Egg Salad and Cress on white bread with mayonnaise and mustard
Smoked Salmon and Dill on entire wheat with cream cheese
Coronation Chicken on entire wheat with curry, yogurt, dried apricots, and cilantro
Sweet Treats:
Raisin and plain scones with jam and whipped cream
Chocoladebol (Dutch Cream Puff)
Maple Stroopwafel Napoleon with cream and recent berries
Boterkoek (Dutch Butter Cake with almond slice)
Gevulde Koeken (Dutch cookie with Marzipan, a brief sugar pastry)
Appletaart (Mini Dutch Apple Tartlets with a cookie base and raisins with cinnamon)
Explore a World of Flavors
As a seafaring nation, The Netherlands performed a major position within the tea commerce through the 1600s. Dutch merchants transported tea by ship all over the world together with to France, the Baltic area, and to New Amsterdam (now often known as New York City).
Similarly, Art of Tea founder and Master Tea Blender, Steve Schwartz, travels extensively looking for uncommon and distinctive teas and develops shut relationships with farmers and distributors to supply top-tier natural teas.
Teatime at Home
Holland America and Art of Tea’s unique boxed medley is offered on all Holland America ships. It consists of Dutch Tea Time, Earl Grey Crème, and Pacific Coast Mint.
An Art of Tea bestseller, Earl Grey Crème blends aromatic bergamot oil and a contact of French vanilla for a wealthy and strong end. The caffeine-free Pacific Coast Mint combines natural spearmint and peppermint grown and harvested on the coasts of Oregon and California for a pointy and easy taste. These blends are additionally obtainable to order straight from the Art of Tea web site.
As your cup of tea steeps, attempt placing a stroopwafel on high. The rising steam melts the caramel contained in the cookie for a heat, gooey conventional Dutch deal with.
Are you a fan of tea and if that’s the case, what’s your favourite form/mix? If you’re crusing Holland America quickly, are you planning to attempt the Dutch Tea Time mix? Drop us an anchor beneath and share your ideas on this collaboration!
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