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Earl Grey from Green Mountain Tea

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75/100

Earl Grey

Black Tea by Green Mountain Tea

Origin: India, Assam

Type: Black Tea

Range: Loose Leaf Tea

Taste: A tasty balanced cup of tea. Distinctive aroma and flavour from beragmot orange oil.

Description: This is a superior assam from selected estates, hand picked and carefully manufactured giving a delicious balanced cup with a distinctive bergamont flavour.

Brewing Instructions: Infuse one tablespoon per cup / per person.

Water temperature: Near boiling for three to five minutes. Be careful not to steep the tea for too long or it may become bitter. Especially when preparing white teas, green tea, oolong and black teas. Always consider the recommended steep or brew times as a maximum amount of time you should steep the tea. For stronger tea, increase the amount of tea, but not the steep time.

Reinfuse: Suitable for several infusions.

Packaging: Our teas are packed in resealable aluminium pouches. Teas need to be stored in a cool dark place.

UK tested: We import our teas directly from trusted growers to the UK. They are then tested in the UK (unlike teas from foreign suppliers) and are pesticide free.

3 Tasting Notes

KittyLovesTea
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KittyLovesTea 3 tasting notes

This is a company I stumbled across on eBay while searing for Earl Grey tea. A super duper fast two days later and here I have it sitting in front of me. The pouches are resealable which is perfect for me.

The raw tea was strong in smell with the bergamot being very notable and fresh. It looks great so far :)

I’m brewing for 4 minutes as instructed and I will be having the tea undressed (ie. no milk or sweetener).

Once steeped it forms a lovely brown colour with a weaker bergamot smell than the raw mix.

Ah lovely this is pleasant so far. The bergamot is sweet and rather mild while the Assam is very smooth. It makes a lovely Earl Grey altogether, the only thing I will have to try differently next time is to brew it stronger. While there was flavour there just was not enough for my personal taste level.

My husband is off work this week to use up his remaining holiday before it gets renewed next month. That means we can have our usual pot of tea this morning which is a ritual that I love. So I opened my cupboard and found this Earl Grey first. It’s a little smoother and tastier than I remembered but not enough for me to change the rating. Still it’s cheap and cheerful.

Today’s agenda? No idea :/

My second pot of the day and I’m on an Earl Grey bender. I’ve just had dinner (roasted veg with turnip and potato mash, cabbage, broccoli and a vegetarian lattice) and Earl Grey accompanies it all very well.

Perfect.

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