A Guide to Pairing Dilmah Tea with Lindt Chocolate
Tea is beautiful on its own, and so is chocolate, but together, they are truly magical! Tea can dignify food beyond texture and mouth-feel by bringing out flavours through its marriage with food. Our partnership with Lindt in Central & Eastern Europe presents double the deliciousness with a partnership that is truly sensuous... Learn how with Tea Grower & Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando.
How to Taste Tea & Chocolate You don’t need to be a certified professional to appreciate the subtleties of expertly crafted premium chocolate and Single Origin Ceylon Tea. Much like wine, chocolate and Ceylon tea is best experienced with all five senses!
Sight Examine the chocolate’s appearance
Touch Feel the Surface
Sound
Listen Closely
Smell
Breathe in
Taste
Discern the unique flavors
Recommended Temperature for the Perfect Tea & Chocolate Pairing: 65 °C
Lindt Excellence Milk 65% Cocoa paired with Dilmah Ran Watte Tea Lindt Excellence Milk 65% Cocoa is a bar of rich, luxurious chocolate that is smooth with profound roasted aromas, combined with light undertones of sweet vanilla. Dilmah Ran Watte Tea offers a delicate, mellow taste, subtle fragrance, in the style of fine Champagne.
Lindt Excellence Dark 70% Cocoa paired with Dilmah Meda Watte Tea Lindt Excellence Dark 70% Cocoa Chocolate is the perfect blend of smooth yet dark chocolate with 70% cocoa content. It combines notes of vanilla and citrus to create an experience to treat all the senses. Dilmah Meda Watte Tea is strong, full bodied, elegant & velvety on the palate, in the style of a Shiraz
Lindt Excellence 78% Dark paired with Dilmah Uda Watte Tea Lindt Excellence 78% Cocoa is a full-bodied chocolate with notes of rich, deep caramel, vanilla and roasted malt, and subtle hints of elegant floral tones. Dilmah Uda Watte Tea is rich, brimming with flavour, intense aroma & well rounded, in the style of a Pinot Noir.
Lindt Excellence Intense Dark 99% Cocoa paired with Yata Watte Tea Lindt Excellence Intense Dark 99% Cocoa presents intense symphony of cocoa flavours as the intense dark Lindt chocolate melts on the tongue. Dilmah Yata Watte tea is pungent, robust, intense in the style of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Lindt Excellence Milk Extra Creamy paired with Dilmah Rose with French Vanilla Tea Lindt Excellence Milk Extra Creamy is a stunning milk chocolate with irresistible tasting notes of honey, malt and caramel all balanced by fine cocoa. Dilmah Rose with French Vanilla Tea is a brisk, mediumbodied tea that is softly scented with Rose and gently extended to an elegant vanilla finish.
Lindt Excellence Chili paired with Dilmah Ceylon Spice Chai Lindt Excellence Chili is smooth and creamy dark chocolate blend with a subtle chili pepper flavour, creating a balanced combination of sweet and spicy. Dilmah Ceylon Spice Chai is profusion of tea with artisanal, Sri Lankan herbs and spices, combining ginger, clove, cinnamon and lemongrass with turmeric and a hint of pepper in an Ayurveda inspired chai.
Lindt Excellence Dark Roasted Hazelnut Chocolate paired with Dilmah Italian Almond Lindt Excellence Dark Roasted Hazelnut Chocolate is a premium bar with a delicate crunch, a deeply toasted aroma and hints of dark toffee and burnt caramel that give way to a lingering taste of honey, vanilla and roasted nuts. Dilmah Italian Almond Tea is a balanced fusion of mediumbodied Ceylon Pekoe Tea and almond, elegantly extended with the nutty sweetness of Sri Lankan nutmeg for a profusion of mildly sweet, lightly spicy and prominently almond flavours.
Lindt Excellence Dark 70% Cocoa paired with Dilmah Premium Ceylon Tea Lindt Excellence Dark 70% Cocoa Chocolate is the perfect blend of smooth yet dark chocolate with 70% cocoa content, combining notes of vanilla and citrus to create an experience to treat all senses. Dilmah Premium Ceylon tea offers finely balanced richness, flavour, strength & aroma for the perfect cup of tea.
Lindt Excellence Orange Intense paired with Dilmah Lively Lime & Orange Tea Lindt Excellence Orange Intense is a flavour combination of citrus and toasted almond slivers as an ode to chocolate-coated orange peels, the premium dark chocolate used takes this concept to a new level. Dilmah Lively Lime & Orange Tea with Real Ceylon Cinnamon is a harmonious but spectacular explosion of citrus with orange and lemon complementing a bright, high grown Ceylon Pekoe Tea.
Lindt Excellence Milk 55% paired with Dilmah English Breakfast Tea Lindt Excellence Milk 55% Cocoa brings a bolder, more distinct cocoa taste with subtle fruity tones, and teams it with elegant, decadent notes of honey and vanilla. Dilmah English Breakfast Tea is from the Dimbula Valley around 1500m in elevation, the region is known for the combination of strength, character and brightness that makes the perfect breakfast tea.
Lindt Excellence Orange Intense paired with Dilmah Earl Grey Lindt Excellence Orange Intense is a flavour combination of citrus and toasted almond slivers as an ode to chocolate-coated orange peels, the premium dark chocolate used takes this concept to a new level. Dilmah Earl Grey tea is a balanced, medium-strength fruity and floral Single Region Ceylon tea, gently fused with Bergamot flavour to produce a citrus note.
Lindt Excellence Sea Salt paired with Dilmah Green Rooibos, Ginger and Peppermint Infusion Lindt Excellence Sea Salt blends a touch of exquisite, handharvested fleur de sel sea salt with fine dark chocolate to elevate the balanced cocoa profile. Dilmah Green Rooibos, Ginger and Peppermint Infusion presents a lightly nutty flavour of Rooibos which is elegantly extended by a fresh, sparkling mint and next a spicy, ginger note.
Lindt Lindor Coconut Truffles paired with Dilmah Green Rooibos, Coconut and Mango Infusion Lindt LINDOR Coconut Truffles present the finest ingredients to produce a perfectly round milk chocolate shell with an irresistibly smooth melting coconut filling. Dilmah Green Rooibos, Coconut and Mango Infusion presents an inviting fragrance of ripe, tropical mango and a bright, amber liquor offering a delicate, fruity infusion, with a lingering sweetness and hint of coconut in the finish.
Lindt Excellence 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate paired with Dilmah Organic Green Tea with Ginger Lindt Excellence 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate is a rich dark chocolate made from high-quality cocoa beans in Ecuador, Madagascar, Ghana and the Caribbean Islands. It has a moderate intensity, but masterfully balanced to be neither bitter nor overpowering. Dilmah Organic Green Tea with Ginger is a beautiful combination of a lightly piquant ginger root with a gentle organic green tea.
Lindt Excellence Dark 85% paired with Pure Ceylon Green Tea with Cardamom Lindt Excellence Dark 85% is a rich dark chocolate with a robust cocoa taste flavour and luxurious intensity. It melts to reveal a smooth texture and a complex and powerful flavour profile. Dilmah Pure Ceylon Green Tea with Cardamom is a bright Ceylon Green Tea with Sri Lankan Cardamom, offering a complex fragrance and a mildly spicy flavour with notes of fresh herbs, mint and eucalyptus.
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