Buckingham Palace Garden Party

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Floral, Bergamot, Jasmine, Malt
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Caffeine
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Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 16 oz / 473 ml

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  • “It’s been a while since I’ve had a Buckingham Palace Garden Tea so I’m really excited Azzrian sent me some of this! Thanks so much! This has a nice-medium-strength black tea base with mellow yet...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Thanks Val for the sample! (This is one of our Steepster Tea Club selections!) I like this tea – it’s a mix of a lot of things but I immediately think ‘this is fancy’ when I sip it. There are just...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I got a sample of this from Sandy’sCuppa. The dry tea smelled almost identical to Earl Grey. Which, as everyone already knows, I love. The tea brewed strong and dark, which is what I had expected...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Very floral. I love how the tea is so layered with flavors. Its Earl Grey, then it’s more English breakfast. I used a French press, steeped for 4 minutes. Will definitely buy more!” Read full tasting note
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From English Tea Store

Delicate medium tea with hint of Earl Grey and Jasmine. This is a lighter afternoon tea.

Every May the Queen holds a garden party at Buckingham Palace, a lovely English springtime tradition. The tea that is served is long time favorite and delicious Palace medley specially selected for this occasion. Intriguing hints of high-grown pure Ceylon Earl Grey blend effortlessly with the soft jasmine from Fujian Province. Couple this with malty Assam (from the estate of Borengajuli) flavory Dimbula Ceylon (from Hatton), brisk and golden cup East of Rift Kenya (from Kambaa and Kagwe) and you have one of the most flavorful teas to come from the British Isles. Each cup is a cup of mystery – the flavors all come to the fore at separate times – one minute you taste the Earl Grey, the next second you can almost feel the soft floral notes of jasmine and finally you get the satisfying fullness of the Assam Ceylon and Kenya blend. Enjoy this tea and be a part of the annual tradition in the west gardens of Buckingham Palace, without having to dress up!

Available in 2 sizes: 4 oz. & 16 oz.(1 lb.) Please select from the options above.

50% or more of this tea comes from Fair Trade estates that are part of the Ethical Tea Partnership. The ETP is an initiative started within the tea industry to monitor and regulate living and working conditions on estates around the world

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69 tasting notes

This is a very nice, drinkable, medium bodied tea. I oversteeped it accidentally this morning, and was able to cure that with a little sugar and some milk. I think I prefer this tea milked and sugared anyway – British style! But, with the milk, and the oversteeping, I mostly taste black tea, and not much if any bergamont and almost zero jasmine. That’s fine with me today, as I am drinking this one for its strength. I will write another review later, where I steep it correctly. I’m also anxious to try this one iced.

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This is a fine afternoon tea, though not strong enough for me personally. This tea has a fairly strong bergamot flavor, then changes to floral. This tea takes sugar well, but might be a bit too weak for milk. This is a delicate tea, so if you like more delicate blacks, this is a good one to try.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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