Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits 4160 Tuesdays 2020
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The nicest British afternoon tea
I absolutely love it when indie perfume houses create beautiful and whimsical works of art that smell great. I’m reminded a bit of Dear Polly by Vilhelm which is another great black tea perfume.
As someone who regularly drinks black tea with oatmilk (I’m lactose intolerant) ever since I moved to England 2 years ago, this fragrance hits close to home. But it feels like a posh tea you would have at a cafe in central London. As an American I know all too well that ‘biscuits’ refers to cookies in UK parlance and not the biscuits you eat with gravy. The touch of honeyed lemon reminds me of other gourmands like Lira, Poets of Berlin, and Bake but I love this best of all. The lemon in this is more gentle rather than astringent or too sweet. And the wheaty pancake note is so photorealistic! I will see how long my precious 30 ml bottle lasts me and I will hopefully stock up on a larger size.
As someone who regularly drinks black tea with oatmilk (I’m lactose intolerant) ever since I moved to England 2 years ago, this fragrance hits close to home. But it feels like a posh tea you would have at a cafe in central London. As an American I know all too well that ‘biscuits’ refers to cookies in UK parlance and not the biscuits you eat with gravy. The touch of honeyed lemon reminds me of other gourmands like Lira, Poets of Berlin, and Bake but I love this best of all. The lemon in this is more gentle rather than astringent or too sweet. And the wheaty pancake note is so photorealistic! I will see how long my precious 30 ml bottle lasts me and I will hopefully stock up on a larger size.