Earl Grey Supreme

Have you tried Governor Grey from The Charleston Tea Plantation? It’s another one that’s light on the bergamot and absolutely fantastic.

Mmmmm – no! I haven’t tried any teas from them! I’ll have to put them on my radar!

I’ve got some, if you’d like a smidge. It’s the tea that convinced me Earl Grey’s are good!

Oooh! Let’s do a trade :) Take a look at my cupboard and let me know what appeals to you! It’s up to date and I’m willing to send some of anything. PM me a list :) :) :)

Sounds like a plan! Check out mine and see if there’s anything there that you’d like to try. It should be up-to-date, too.

This is my FAVORITE Earl Grey!

Definitely will have to order a sample of this next order with Harney. I know how you feel about hating samples that you end up loving…I’ve been there so many times!

I realized it today as well, as I made my way out of my office, into 90 plus degree heat, to get hot water then back to steep at my desk. Good thing I didn’t see anyone, they would have thought I was crazy. It is iced tea month and all, but I just want it hot, then to experience that natural cool down process in the cup. TTD-True Tea Drinker for sure.

when I started getting eye rolls from people as I started to talk tea! this is a true obsession, taking over my life… but in the best way possible :)

The eye-rolling…yes, yes, I have seen that. Also, referring to friends who get hooked on tea as “converts.” And ordering one pound bags. And refusing to let the people at Barnes and Noble make my tea, taking my bag home with me to prepare it myself. :)

Oh yes…the eye-rolling. And I have totally turned into a tea snob, too! When I go to Panera for my knitting group, I pay for hot water and bring my own tea. Kind of crazy!

you have a Panera where you are?! we have one that I know of nearby, that place is fun! ahhh yes, when people get a peek at my desk drawer at work, and I tell them this is maybe a tenth of my stash… well they kindof back away haha. I’ve been known to make my own bags and get hot water from wherever I am as well. The stares of disbelief are entertaining in some ways…

Yeah I know about the eye-rolling – my boyfriend does it all the time and calls me a hard-core tea addict. :D

My hubby keeps threatening to schedule an “intervention.” He also threatens to call the authorities when I start weighing leaves to split pound bags with friends…

Two things stand out- one is when I switched to loose leaf 10 (12? 15? I’ve lost track!) or so years ago, and it became second nature/ritual. I think of it as the most natural thing in the world (and think tea bags are a little strange!!), but guests/coworkers always comment how fussy it seems! I enjoy it immensely – very soothing to go through all the steps.

The other big one is when I discovered that I loved Chinese teas without cream and sugar. That was pretty recent – just about a year or so ago!

Oh, oh! I think I have one more! When I started having tea in work and not coffee like everyone else. I got my own electric kettle and little brew cup and have been happy as a clam in tea land!!!

Intervention… lol! :D That’s great. My students think it’s really cool how I figure out how much tea I use. They prefer to watch me use the brewing basket than the t-sacs, but I only have one travel mug with the basket, so I tend to use that with a tea I know I can use for multiple infusions throughout the day.

ohhh the interventions… my Mum has tried those on several occasions, in regards to my excesssive tea! Dad has no interest, but she tries to drag him into it to. Good fun to watch :)

all I have here at work is a hot water “tap” that comes out of the coffee maker. So primitive!!! lol

This is one of, if not my favorite Earl Grey. :))

Sounds like a winner! Super tasty :3

Oh yes, I think I just heard my wallet weep from my purse. :) A few friends and I are planning a trip to the shop and possible factory tour in the near future…adding this one to the list!

My fave Earl! And Diamond Jubliee tastes like a milder version of this, with an extra flavor added that does not come across as grapefruit to me, which is a good thing. Two grapefruit haters drank it with me and liked it.

I really like Earl Greyer from Republic of Teas, but this one may just have topped that!

I like EG Supreme better because I can taste the base tea and the bergamot is not too much. Earl Greyer is really good iced I think. :))

I’m feeling like that might be the case. I might have to do a side by side with them soon… perhaps this weekend! I’ve never tried the Earl Greyer Iced, but I will now!!

I used 2 Earl greyer teabags when I iced it using a 10-12 oz mug.

What would that translate to for the loose tea version?

How many ounces is your cup??

Depends anywhere from 6oz to 12oz

The general rule is 2 x as much for iced or cold brew teas. I would start with 5-6 grams of loose tea, and adjust according to taste.

I just put in a order for this today… :)

I agree, this is absolutely the best earl grey!

Stash makes a very good regular (not their Double) Earl Grey-I get the teabags. Harney & Sons Earl Grey Supreme, for me is really my favorite too. The tea base and Bergamot, are perfectly balanced & smooth and I remember no bitterness when steeping.

oh, record store day! I hope you found a bunch of awesome music!

We got all the limited records we wanted except one, so it was a pretty good RSD!

My hot golden monkey clouded too! I have to try that baking soda trick. I heard that the more tannins the cloudier it gets.

If I remember correctly, my mother added the baking soda to the pot of boiling water after she added the leaves. She made a gallon of sweet tea a day. I remember her fascination when Dad discovered and started buying tea bags! (My dad did ALL the grocery shopping, got us up for school, made our breakfast. Mom was spoiled! But she deserved it!)

I will try that!

My husband does the groceries, but that’s because the store we like (Trader Joe’s) is right on his way home from work. He does the shopping, I come home from work, get the dog and cat fed and walk the dog, get dinner ready, and he usually gets in with the groceries as dinner finishes cooking, and we put them away and sit down to dinner.

My grandfather used to do the shopping too. I don’t know how because my grandmother was a terrible speller and her lists were indecipherable! I guess they were married so long he knew her secret code!

Harney’s Earl Grey Supreme is one of my favorite Earl Grey teas. I’ll post a review, hopefully in the near future. Mint? Did you say mint? I love mint!! :))

I did say mint. I got a tin with tea bags in it which I find pretty awesome for ice tea. Brewing a strong cup of tea with 2 tea bags and tossing it over a cup full of ice and shredding some fresh mint into it makes the tea absolutely lovely. While mint is a necessity, lemon and sugar are optional. :)

I would have never thought about adding mint to earl grey; that’s a great idea. I’m obsessed with mint.

It’s something I picked up from this coffee shop I like going to. Their version of tea has some fresh mint, soy, and sugar and thus started my love affair with earl grey.

I think mint is awesome. This Summer most of my iced tea has been peppermint or spearmint! I tried blending spearmint and peppermint 2 to 1, but the ratio wasn’t right.

My sister bought me a loose leaf Earl Grey with lavender years ago, that I really enjoyed!

Did the lavender make it quite floral? I am iffy about Earl Grey that is too fragrant since it reminds me too much of soap (to the point where I start tasting soap).

I’ll have to think about that and comment later. It also makes me want to at least sample another Earl Grey with lavender to try to understand “soapy”. I’ll check in later.

Anna, it was so long ago that I’ve had this Earl Grey Lavender tea, and I do not remember the brand. I may be able to post it as a Lavender Tea in my tealog, but since we were talking about it earlier, I’ll post a short review here.

I believe I got it as a Christmas gift from my sister. It was my third loose leaf Earl Grey tea, and first and only one blended with lavender. In those days I added sugar to nearly all my teas, but did try it without sweetener a few times. I remember the bergamot being very fresh and citrusy. The lavender was blended very well & overall very complimentary. The dry aroma of the bergamot and especially the lavender was fantastic! I couldn’t stop sniffing the tea! The lavender did make it quite floral—in the cup as well! I would say that even though the lavender to tea ratio was sparse by comparison, the lavender aroma and flavor was very noticeable. The bergamot was quite noticeable too, but thinking back, the lavender seemed to slightly mask some of the bergamot & tea qualities/flavors. Yes the lavender was floral but not too overpowering. At least that’s how I remember it.

A nice blend overall—Rating:70-75.

I think I’ll have to try another brand to see if I can detect any soapy qualities, as I can’t remember any from this tea.

I am making mental notes for Harney & Sons Apricot tea, cupping it iced and hot. I hope to have the review later today! Take care. Tue 08/09/11.

I wish Harney would make an extra strong bergamot Earl since I love their other teas so much. None of their Earls have enough bergamot for me unfortunately (and I dislike the base too, which seems fairly different than some of their other bases)

That actually sounds good for when I want an Earl Grey, but don’t want that blast of citrus. Which is why I haven’t been drinking my Earl recently.

@MegWesley, for half the price the Ahmad No. 1 is lightly bergamot scented and worthy of giving a try unless you are putting together a large Harney order anyway.

Dinosara, have you tried their sachet Imperial Earl Grey? It might be strong enough for you.

KS: I have never had this bagged, only loose. I checked my tin and the leaf was not really that small, so either they use smaller in the bagged area or the post squished it, especially since they returned it to me even though it weighed less than an ounce and should have gone. Glad you liked it!

I actually haven’t! It would be interesting but I don’t have high hopes because I dislike something in the base they seem to use to all of their Earls.

Send me your addy and I will send a sachet. They are not super fresh but you could get the idea! Not sure when I bought them. You can also get them by requesting bags only at Barnes and Noble. They will sell you two tea bags for the same price as a large hot tea, but you get to make it at home and not taste burned leaves and paper cup!

I will check at my local B&N, and if they don’t have it then I’ll definitely take you up on that offer!

@Dinosara, I really liked the base tea in this one, but I can see how it could be interpreted as having a touch of dirty sock taste by anyone who did not care for it. I do not know my black teas well enough that I should be guessing but I thought maybe one of the four teas used in this was a Yunnan and that added what I considered the interesting element. Apparently, I like a higher number on the bergameter, just as you have a lower tolerance on the Ewww meter.

@Ashmanra, I didn’t know I could buy just the sachet without buying a whole tin. Definitely be checking this out next trip.

I actually emailed Harney about the base a while back and they told me it was a Keemun, Ceylon, Assam, and Oolong (just a tiny pinch of oolong) base, with the main tea being Keemun. Which is odd because I don’t think I dislike Keemun, but there you go. I also found out that the base for Paris and Tower of London is almost identical except one of the main teas is Hunan.

See I told you I shouldn’t be guessing. I can’t imagine which is adding that extra touch to this. Interesting.

KS: the first time I bought it that way I told them I wanted to order tea but I wanted them to give me the bag, not make it, and I would make it at home. (The only time I had tea there it was AWFUL! I tasted nothing but paper cup.) they were perplexed for a moment and then said they could charge me for a large, or whatever their fancy pants name is for it, venti maybe, because it takes two bags to make one and they would just charge as if they made it. They will put it in a brown paper bag for you ( I LOVE teeny brown paper bags! Why? )
or in a cup. I think it was about two dollars. That is ow I first tried Tropical Green which is really good.

Bergameter scale! KS that was genius! : ) I am still calibrating mine…