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Earl Grey Yin Zhen from Dammann Freres

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76/100

Earl Grey Yin Zhen

Black Tea by Dammann Freres

A medium-bodied tea with luscious fragrance and flavor from the essential oil of Bergamot, extracted from the peel of the Bergamot orange. Can be savored in the afternoon and evening. Serve without milk.

1 Tasting Note

neokomuso
67

Imagine my surprise when I saw that Dammann Freres was being sold at Sur la Table.

This was a very nice Earl Grey and I especially dig the stylish tin, but…
seriously, Earl Grey Yin Zhen? I thought this was going to be a white tea scented with bergamot. Granted, I didn’t look closely enough to see that it was clearly marked Black tea with white tips. I found a few white buds in the tin, but I’ll chalk it up to a lame French marketing ploy. Just further hurts my impression of French tea purveyors. I’m not a big fan of the other “Freres” either. ;)