Tea: Earl Grey
An Earl Grey Tea from Ronnefeldt
| Brand: | Ronnefeldt |
| Style: | Earl Grey Tea |
| Region: | Blend |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Teabag |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1448 teas reviewed
✓ 43 of Earl Grey Tea
✓ 109 of Flavored Black Tea
✓ 10 of Ronnefeldt
✓ 317 of blends
Review of Earl Grey
October 4th, 2011
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 5 of 10 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 53 of 100 |
| Fair | Fair | Reasonable |
This is definitely a novel twist on Earl Grey, using a Darjeeling as a base tea, and having more lemony overtones than the standard Bergamot quality. It's not clear whether this is actually flavored with a lemony bergamot oil or with lemon as well, but it does resemble normal Earl Grey enough that I can see this as just being a particularly lemony sort.
Overall? Although it was weaker and more lemony on the first sip, I actually enjoyed it quite a lot and thought it was well-executed. The base tea is light, and the flavoring light as well. A bit tangy, smoother than most Earl Greys, but still with some bitterness.
Interesting and worth trying, but, in my opinion, not as good as Ronnefeldt's other black teas.
