Earl Grey Moonlight

NO. Just no.

I love Earl Grey Bravo and I drink at least one cup of it every day. I love the strong citrus/bergamot scent and I love the flavor. I also like vanilla, so thought this might be worth a sample. Nope. The smell is very strong (which I like with EGB) and the vanilla/citrus combination just doesn’t work for me at all.

Plus, it tasted over-steeped even when following the recommended directions.

May be great for other people, but this was not the one for me.

Not as overpowering as a full Earl Grey can be if you’re not used to it, this blend has a light, fruity sub taste. Definately an Earl Grey I plan on keeping in the cupboard.

I thought this tea was ok. I ordered it accidently instead of a normal earl grey. oops. It was okay but I actually liked the roobois blend I had better. Next time I will order the right earl grey.

The blue color in this tea before brewing fascinates me. It is very pretty to look at. This tea is a full bodied tea with a smooth sweet flavor. It was the first tea I bought after I was pulled into the tea world by a good friend and it only confirmed my believe that I was hooked.

Smelling the loose tea was confusing. It looks exactly like the earl grey bravo, but the smell is a bit off — not bad, just vanilla and cream I suppose. I haven’t really been exposed to cream tea until last night, and I don’t know if I like it much.

The first infusion had this strange smoothness to the taste that contrasted with the bitter citrus of the bergamot and made it POP. I couldn’t really taste vanilla or cream, but I could smell the vanilla. At first, I just thought the tea was more astringent than the earl grey bravo, but realized that it was the bergamot when my mouth didn’t get that funny dryness that astringent tea causes.

The second infusion wasn’t very flavorful. I only steeped it for four minutes, so I’ll have to try a longer steeping time. All in all, the second infusion was okay by the end. As it cooled I got a hint of citrus and vanilla.

All in all, it was okay. I wasn’t prepared for how big the bergamot was going to be in the first infusion, but I like bergamot, so it wasn’t a big deal. If I can find a proper steeping time for a second infusion, I could see this becoming a “sometime in the morning” tea to replace my usual earl grey if I need something different.

Received this tea from Adagio a few days ago and have enjoyed a couple brilliant cups of it. All the flavors come together nicely. Yum yum.

This smells delicious!!! Like creamy, caramelized earl grey candy.

The taste is overwhelmingly caramel—it’s almost like burnt sugar was mixed into a cup of regular Earl Grey tea.

I like it but I was hoping for more creaminess.

But I give this 5 stars for the scent alone!

Pretty tasty, and an interesting twist on Earl Grey. The cream and vanilla flavors played together nicely. After tasting I added a bit of milk, though I think I should have let it be—my cup wasn’t really brewed strong enough to handle milk.

Next time I’ll brew this a bit longer than 3 min. I was cautious the first time, since I’ve been drinking a lot of ThinkGeek’s Tea. Earl Grey. Hot., which I believe is one of Adagio’s other Earl versions (Bravo?). For that one, I prefer to keep the brewing time pretty light.

I just got this and I didn’t like it, perhaps because my expectations were not aligned with what Adagio Teas was trying to market. I really wanted a notably sweet vanilla and cream earl grey, like Teavana’s Earl Grey Creme.

Adagio’s take on a “cream” Earl Grey was not very sweet. This blend ended up being a huge WALLOP of citrus… which is cool if you’re a huge Earl Grey enthusiast, rather than someone seeking a mild “cream”-type Earl Grey.

Damn it! In my excitement, I bought 3 ounces when I should have just gotten a sample! After cartomancer tries this, I may put this up for trade or something.

If I wasn’t so fond of plain Earl Grey, I would probably really like this. It isn’t as creamy as I expected and the citrus is a bit too strong. But like I said, that is probably just because I keep comparing it to plain Earl Grey. I probably won’t purchase this again but I like it alright.

Creamy and very soft. Reminds me of an orange creamsicle! This is a great tea for when I feel like indulging and adding a little milk and sugar.

This is easily one of my favorite teas. The vanilla and the earl grey tastes are perfectly blended, and make for a good tea for any time of the day. I’m honestly surprised to see so many negative notices here.

Put simply this tea sucks.

At first inspection I opened up the bag and enjoyed what I was smelling. Than I drank this schtuff, it is very bitter and the bergamont is cheap and overpowering. I still have the majority of my 3 ounce order and I don’t want to throw the stuff out, but I really don’t enjoy drinking it.

A good earl grey, but nothing stands out to make it excellent. A good drink nonetheless.

Ehh, I never am sure how to feel about this tea. I was excited when I ordered it because I love the individual flavors and thought that they might go well together. I got it a while ago and still have quite a lot of it because I’m afraid to make it half the time. The first time I ever made it (months ago, now) it came out really well. The second time it tasted so horrible and bitter and… soapy that I had to throw out the entire pot. It was utterly undrinkable. I’ve always kept to the safe side and used small amounts of leaf and shorter steeping times than I normally would with black teas.

Overall, this doesn’t really taste like vanilla, cream, or Earl Grey. It’s just sort of a black tea with a little bit of an almost milky aftertaste that doesn’t stand out much. At best it’s drinkable and at worst it’s absolutely wretched. I wish I’d only gotten the sample size and not the full 4oz tin.

It’s good! But I was looking for a cup to replace Teavana’s Earl Grey Creme so I have zero dependence on them anymore, and this cup just doesn’t do it at all. It’s nice, a bit sweet, and almost a pancake-syrup scent to it. But it’s nothing as balanced and drinkable as the original Earl Grey Creme that so many other brands carry…It’s a great alternative, if you like that, but it’s not the same basic every-day that I’m looking for.

I love Earl Grey Bravo so I thought I would try this for variety. Earl Grey is my favorite black tea but this version, not so much. I didn’t dislike it exactly, it just didn’t satisfy my tea craving. Too much caramel flavor for me. I added honey and milk and steeped for stated time. I am glad I only bought a sample size and I do not think I will order again.