Sipdown
There is now enough left for one small pot of tea and I decided to make this a sharedown.
I had this a few weeks ago during a tea time with two students who I had allowed to go through all the remaining Fortnum tins and choose what they would like it try. , I got the impression that one young lady (the only one who tried it) didn’t care for it. When I mentioned last week that I had made a different tea for them since they didn’t care for the this one, she said she knew her mother and sister wouldn’t like it because of the smoke so she steered them away from it, but she did like it personally. This last bit that is left after my pot of tea today will therefore go home with her next week, especially since Ashman does not tolerate much bergamot in a blend and definitely doesn’t care for smoke….yet.
I like this one. The smoke isn’t too heavy but if you do not like Lapsang types tea, I don’t think you will like this either. It is not the smokiest tea I have ever had, but it is definitely smoky. I like it a lot!
I think the order of preference for Fortnum Earl Grey teas I have tried would be – Countess Grey, Classic Earl Grey, Smoky Earl Grey, and Victoria Grey. Victoria would move up a notch if they took out the licorice root. And depending on the mood of the day, Classic and Smoky might trade places.
