Earl Grey Supreme

I had a cup of this around lunch time today, before doing homeschool. I used to drink a lot of earl grey tea, in general. I had cut back on caffeine for a number of years and have missed it. I was excited to try this for the “supreme” part. Now I used to always add a generous amount of sugar, which I have cut out almost entirely when drinking tea/ coffee, so that may be a factor. But, I did not taste any “supreme-ness”. It was a nice earl grey tea, but the flavors did not “pop” as I was expecting from the name and description. But still, it was a very nice earl grey.

I got some bags of this in a Harney and Sons sampler and I was really taken with how subtle the bergamot was. Teas with lots of bergamot have a bitter, perfumey taste to them, but this was just enough to add an amazing warm, almost vanilla-like tone to the tea.

With that in mind, I got a tin of it loose, and while I can definitely tell that it’s the same tea, the bergamot is strong enough to make it a more conventional earl grey. I might try a shorter steep time to help take the edge off. Even if that doesn’t work, this is still a really nice tea

Mmmm, Earl Grey. My favorite tea, especially as a sweetened latte. This one is a little fancier than your regular Earl Grey. And I think ties with the one from Tea Friends for number one, although since I can get Tea Friends locally and cheaper, it has an edge. Great as a one steeper. I really enjoyed my
Mornings with this one. I plan to get the regular Earl Grey for comparisons sake. I had the four ounce loose leaf version that comes in a tin. Wish they decorated the loose leaf tin as cute as the bagged version. Anyway…if you are an Earl Grey fan I think its worth trying!

It is probably this one. There was a small pouch in a box from ashmanra, thank you! Small pouch without a label; and label was attached on the side of the box. But it was “Winter White” while it wasn’t it as I had apparently Winter White earlier (and rated). Why I haven’t took the another free label and haven’t attached it right after I seen them free, I don’t know. All others have their labels attached.

This tea is delight, steeped for long 5 minutes and it was still smooth. I liked the bergamot, although it was kinda weak for me; and base was flavourful and nice tea notes. The last thing I noticed (but could be affected by ice cream which accompanied me with this session) was orange. I had orange/chocolate ice cream and it reminded me a lot that chocolate dipped orange from derk I received about year ago.

I guess I will try it without the ice cream as well :)

This got me hooked on earl grey again. It’s a strong, pungent, elegant rendition of the bergamot black that I’m used to. Earl grey wasn’t my thing for a few years, but I picked a tin of this up on a whim at a local grocery and it immediately earned itself a spot beside the office’s hot water dispenser. Easily one of the best grocery store teas I’ve tried so far.

If all Earl Grey tasted like this, I’d drink it far more often! H&S has got the tea-to-bergamot ratio just right; not too floral, doesn’t taste like perfume, floor cleaner, or deodorant. T’was a sample bag handed off by a coworker..but this is in their mainline retail store line-up, isn’t it?

This is the last tea from my accidental Sips By order in December. Harney also sent me a free sample of it from my last order with them, so I have plenty to try. This is definitely better than their decaf earl grey, which is the one I drink most frequently. The black tea is bold and the bergamot is pleasant. I drank it as a latte, as always, and it was very pleasant. I’ve had better earl greys, but not many.

Went in blind on a pound of this just to have some eg on hand. Not what I expected (stronger bergamot) but not disappointing, either. H&S describes it as a blend of black, oolong, AND white tea. Perhaps as a result, this is more calming than most eg’s you’ll encounter in the wild. It’s not something you drink to survive a grueling meeting. It’s something to have as you curl up with a book.

This tea is super smooth. The smoothest Earl Grey i have tried. It doesnt take like tea and bergamot, the flaourbtravels together.

I got this as a sample in a Harney order. I may need more.

A great basic. Sometimes the flavoured black teas by Harney are too overpowering.

Very “light” bergamot flavor; nice. Some hints of lemon and tart.