A traditional loose-leaf blend of rich Assam and Ceylon black tea flavoured with the citrussy bergamot orange fruit. The rind's fragrant oil is added to high quality black tea to give Earl Grey its unique taste.
Origin: India & Sri Lanka
Process: Rolled & fired
Brew Temp: 203°F – to – 210°F
About the leaves:
A traditional loose-leaf blend of rich Assam and Ceylon black teas flavoured with the citrussy bergamot orange fruit. The rind's fragrant oil is added to high quality black tea to give Earl Grey its unique taste.
The Earl Grey blend is named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, British Prime Minister in the 1830s. He received a diplomatic gift of tea flavoured with bergamot oil as a result of his ending the monopoly held by the East India Company on trade between Britain and China.