Earl Grey Classic

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Autumn Leaf Pile, Bergamot, Citrus, Earth, Floral, Lemon, Smooth, Wood, Earthy, Hay, Woody, Citrus Zest, Smoked, Lemon Zest, Citrusy, Earl Grey, Medicinal
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Bulk, Loose Leaf, Sachet, Tea Bag
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 45 sec 3 g 38 oz / 1113 ml

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  • “Enjoying my Second Favorite Breakfast in the Whole Wide World: this Earl and a multigrain bagel with cream cheese. The hearty bread and creamy cheese play so nicely off the citrus-y good tea. Also,...” Read full tasting note
  • “I’m back at Tea Central (my house) today with real tea making equipment and a cup that is not composed of paper. I also have more than five minutes to make and drink some tea. Life is good. And,...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Tea of the morning….. I have been eyeing this tea for a long time. While overseas ordering from Fortnum was a complete bust, I was able to purchase this one in person at Williams-Sonoma. I guess...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I’m not a huge fan or Earl Greys, but Tony is, so I like to surprise him with various Earls as they come my way. This one came from my trade with NofarS. I served Tony a cup of it this morning, in...” Read full tasting note

From Fortnum & Mason

British Prime Minister Earl Grey gave his name to this hugely popular tea back in the 1830s, and has since been thought of as a classic English afternoon tea. Its flavour is made up of simple black tea flavoured with stimulating oil of bergamot.

Tasting Notes
Our version of this ever-popular blend, created by our tea experts some 90 years after Earl Grey’s teatime debut. A refreshing tea with abundant citrus notes, it pairs perfectly with rich sweet or savoury flavours – from dark chocolate to spiced lamb.

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47 Tasting Notes

93
20 tasting notes

One of the best Earl Greys out there.

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76
12 tasting notes

A solid Earl Grey.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 15 sec

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99
32 tasting notes

One of the best earl greys I have ever tasted

Preparation
170 °F / 76 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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Mom’s favourite (because I gave it to her for Christmas). Smooth in taste, usually drink it with two spoons of brown sugar.

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Adventageddon Day 5 – Tea 3/4

Wasn’t super enthusiastic about seeing an Earl Grey this morning, but when it comes to advent season it’s always an inevitability that there’ll be lots of classic tea profiles and that means accepting some EG in the mix. This one was fine. Full bodied and pretty floral leaning with a little bit of a pungency to the bergamot. Not in a negative way per say, but just that there was a lot of “oomph” to it. Good for the bergamot loves, less good for me though.

Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0fNj5YOs0U/?img_index=1

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0VN59KsCJ0

istara

This one smelt beautiful to me but when brewed, I could barely detect any bergamot! I’ll have to try it again if I can get hold of more, but I wasn’t impressed.

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Fortnum and Mason advent day 3

I was facing this one with a bit of trepidation. I like Earl Grey best with Keemun, Lapsang, or white tea as the base. I was afraid this would be a “volume ten in your face” Earl.

I made a toasted cheese to go with it and let it be a holiday tribute to our good friend, KS, who loved Earl Grey every which way. Rat lunch, just like the old days.

To my surprise, this is smooth and easy sipping! Stoo gave it a 6.5 of 10 for how much bergamot is in it and I agree. Plenty to taste but nothing overpowering here. I see that JacquelineM called it a favorite, and I see why. Plus she points out that the companies says the base is mostly Chinese black tea! This explains why I like it. Bergamot seems to be paired with Ceylon most of the time and it is just way too sour for me!

Big thumbs up for day 3!

Cameron B.

Whaaaat this was Day 2 for me! O.o

Cameron B.

And I agree, I loved this one! Definitely a Chinese base. ❤

gmathis

I haven’t rat lunched for a while. On the menu it goes.

ashmanra

At least I won’t be giving you any spoilers, Cameron! Maybe an apprentice loaded my calendar!

ashmanra

Gmathis – I hope you enjoy your rat lunch!

This is a good day to get a Christmas card sent off to his wife!

mrmopar

Yeah I miss KS too.

tea-sipper

KS! Had a toasted cheese with dill pickles inside the other day: fancy rat lunch.

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Fortnum & Mason Advent Calendar 2021 – Day 2

Hooray, an Earl Grey I’ll actually like hopefully! \o/

I did a shorter steep than I usually would (2.5 minutes) because of yesterday’s tea and the smallish leaf. Turns out I didn’t need to for this one, it’s definitely a Chinese black base which wouldn’t have gotten bitter or astringent anyway.

This is a lovely classic Earl! The bergamot is very present but it doesn’t hit me over the head. It’s citrusy as opposed to perfumey, in fact it almost tastes like there’s lemon here too. Fortnum (annoyingly) doesn’t specify the origin of the tea anywhere on their website but I’m going to guess 100% Chinese black tea here, as it’s quite earthy in character and extremely smooth. A nice solid base for the bright bergamot without being tannic.

Love it, and definitely won’t have any trouble finishing off the 25g mini tin! :3

Also, with this I had today’s Bonne Maman jam on a toasted English muffin. It was also a classic – Seedless Raspberry Spread – and had a very good balance of sweet and tart with a rich raspberry flavor. It was a bit thin, but I don’t generally keep my jam at room temperature and I’m sure it would firm up a bit in the fridge (if it had lasted past today, that is!).

Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Bergamot, Citrus, Earth, Floral, Lemon, Smooth, Wood

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 2 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
Shae

I forgot about the Bonne Maman advent! I’ve got to remind myself to get this one next year. The tea sounds delicious too, but I’m also a serious EG lover so take that as you will. :D

Cameron B.

Yes, spreading the Bonne Maman love! :D

Crowkettle

Yeah, I want in on the jam action next year! :)

Cameron B.

Sounds like I need to order some jackets for our jam club!

Shae

Count me in!

Martin Bednář

Loved this one as well!

Tiffany :)

Oh after following along with your IG this year (it is Jan 2022 and I’m catching up on steepster notes) I’m all about the Bonne Maman advent for December 2022.

Cameron B.

Ha ha I’ll have to create a reminder discussion board thread this fall! XD

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My “big bags section” brings now some real treat! Oh my, aroma is so amazing – lots of bergamot, little smokiness – that’s exactly how I like my Earl Grey. I can imagine that fresh tea is better, moreover if loose leaf, but well!

This tea is real treat. Bold black tea, mellow bergamot taste. Is there something more to wish for? Hmm, let me think… nope? Just fantastic. Maybe I am somehow bit affected, as this tea is exactly what I was looking for. Just a nice tasting Earl Grey with bold base. I rememeber few good in bergamot, second ones were good in boldness, but this one is both. Over.

Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus Zest, Smoked

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec 10 OZ / 300 ML
ashmanra

Nice! Sounds like an Earl I would like! I prefer a smoky base rather than lemony Ceylon, which is what I see most.

Martin Bednář

Well, I bet it is much better when fresh, this one was probably quite old.

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Advent Day 17

Totally and utterly forgettable. The citrus was nearly undetectable and nothing stood out about it at all. I ended up walking away from the cup and later dumping it. I swear these must be last years tea bags because so many of them are so lacking.

Mastress Alita

This is by far the worst sounding of everyone’s advent calendars… and most of the Tea Revv reviews have not been that great. But this one really takes the cake.

VariaTEA

Yeah, this one does not sound good. Tea Revv was a whole lot of just meh teas but at least it was relatively cheap.

Tabby

I’ve only tried a couple Fortnum & Mason teas, but they’ve both been disappointing like this. Definitely seeing a trend…

Dustin

This one wasn’t cheap. I think it was $60 if I recall correctly and it has been a disappointment. There have been several days I have skipped because they were repeats of teas I didn’t like the first time around. We should start a review thread for advent calendars so we have more feedback to decide which to choose next year.

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This is my favorite Earl Grey tea out there, hands down. It is the perfect balance of all flavors and aromas: earl grey, bergamot, citrus. I personally find that it cannot be over-steeped or under-steeped. You can make it as light or dark as you like and it will all taste wonderful. I love mine with milk and sometimes with sugar. It’s a beautiful tea for breakfast, brunch and afternoon tea time. It’s my go-to for high tea.

Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus, Earl Grey

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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