Earl Grey Classic Tea
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Commercial Description
British Prime Minister Earl Grey gave his name to this hugely popular tea back in the 1830s, and ever since it has been thought of as a classic English afternoon tea. It is not a type of tea, but a flavour, made up of a simple black tea flavoured with aromatic and stimulating oil of bergamot.
Ratings & Reviews
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63 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Jan. 15th, 2014
A solid British-style Earl Grey, smooth and easy to drink. I'm excited that I finally got to try a loose-leaf tea from Fortnum and Mason. I have been unimpressed by their tea bags, but their loose-leaf is definitely a step up in quality.
Broken-leaf with a classic Earl Grey aroma, both of the dry loose-leaf tea, and after brewing.
Upon drinking, this has a slight sour and savory quality, and smells quite lemony, but is definitely on the smoother side. Not very bitter up front, but with a slight bitter undertone. Tones of spice in the aroma, but overall, not very complex.
I tried brewing at both ends of the recommended steeping times--3 minutes and 5 minutes--and both turned out good, and rather similar results. I think I prefer the 5 minute steep most: it never got too bitter for me, but was a little more aromatic and full-bodied. I steeped only once, but the spent leaves still smelled a bit like bergamot so I'd imagine a second steep might be possible.
Because I found this one so forgiving about brewing, I'd especially recommend it to people with a habit of oversteeping their tea.
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