After a long, stressful week of 12+ hour workdays, I am finally settling in to a hard-earned weekend. I have stolen hasty cups of this tea all week as able, but having put away a tasty chestnut ale, I finally find myself prepared to settle in to a review while I rewatch Twin Peaks. And with this blend, we achieve redemption for the rooibos experiment.
This earl grey is everything it should be, with brisk bergamot tinged with the acidity of lemon and the familiar, dusty floral of lavender atop a balanced blend of sweet, mild black teas – an ideal base for a london fog or a strong contender for any earl grey lover. Nothing is lost between the dry leaves and the brewed cup; here’s an earl grey that keeps its promises.
There are two defining elements to any successful earl grey (change my mind) and those are 1) the unmistakable taste of an acrid soup made from the juices of 83-year-old window blinds and 2) Froot Loops?
Maybe this is a personal delusion, but wherever I smell lavender and lemon together (or cardamom alone), I smell Froot Loops. Does anybody know what on earth I’m talking about?
Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus, Lavender
Yes, I get the Froot Loops thing! And I have some window blinds that might actually serve well for your experimentation purposes, should you care to come clean them.
Aye, Fruit Loops!
Twin Peaks!