Earl Grey

Not horrible, but not extraordinary either. It smells great, but turned very bitter after only a 2 minute steep. Milk and sugar fixed the bitterness, mostly. I’m not that disappointed, I didn’t expect it to be amazing, I just needed caffeine.

Ok maybe not all Earl Greys are made equally. This one just seems to have a lack of flavor that so many other’s bring out. Even in loose leaf I was sorely disappointed. Eh it’s ok, with a little sugar and cream it makes for a good tea to find on almost every corner in America. ;-)

Very average but at least it doesn’t suck. :P

Pretty standard but solid earl grey! Can be a little strong, but does the job when I’m in the mood for it. Tastes great with milk and a little sugar.

My aunt was staying at a pretty fancy hotel in Chicago, and while I was passing through, she graciously invited me to spend a few hours with her eating all the free food that we could find.

So I sipped on a few bags of this for a few hours with some apples and biscuits. Smells very heavily of bergamot (but I could be wrong, like I would know what a Bergamot is), but very weak tasting. Don’t get me wrong, I was content with it. It’s completely tolerable and provides you with a nice tea/caffeine fix while going well with a nice meal. But I wouldn’t pay for it.

Tried today and it wasn’t bad but it also wasn’t my favorite. Plain Earl Grey always leaves my mouth a bit fuzzy, so about half way through I start to not like it.

For the first time I put non-fat milk in my tea (just a splash) and I really couldn’t taste too much of a difference. Will have to keep playing with that in the future I suppose.

I really dislike this version of Earl Grey. I don’t know what it is, if it’s the variety of Bergamot oil used, or other flavors that are put in with it, but there’s something sharper about the flavor that doesn’t equate to what I’m expecting when I think of Earl Grey.

All in all, I haven’t been too happy with Tazo.

Didn’t used to be an earl grey fan. I tried it a while ago with Stash. I didn’t care for it then so I shelved it. I tried it again fairly recently and it quickly became one of my favorite. I tried an earl grey latte from Tazo and love it. One of my favorites.

The perfumey note of the aroma hit me immediately, so much so that I was tempted to dab a bit on my wrists. :-) After a minute or two it settled down to a gentler citrus. Initially, I steeped for 5 minutes but the second time around after reading the comments here I limited it to 3. Three is definitely better, and I’m wondering if I should take it down from there a bit.

My experience with Earl Grey in the past has been limited to Twinings and Bigelow, and this one doesn’t seem significantly better than I remember those being. I’m detecting a twinge of the bitterness others have mentioned in the drinking, but for me it is mellowing to a pleasant, lingering citrusy finish where the underlying tea taste predominates. There’s even a bit of sweetness, right at the tip of my tongue. I’m looking forward to comparing it to other Earl Greys.

The bergamot is stronger in this one than other Earl Greys. It’s definitely more interesting than other Greys due to the additional flavors coming through, like peach. The black tea flavors aren’t as prominent, due to the strength of the floral bouquet. Also, most of the tannins at the end of cup were masked by the bright flavors.
Overall, a pretty darn good Grey, especially for those that are looking for more blooming flavor in their tea.
I steeped this one for about 2.5 minutes to avoid potential bitterness, and it seemed to work. Even as a write this note, well after I’ve finished my cup, I taste only bergamot, with nothing to complain about.

Smells deliciously sweet, like Fruit Loops. It was easy to oversteep, though, and quickly became bitter. I had an earl grey latte at Starbucks, and since Tazo is their brand, I think this was the base. The latte had the right balance of flavor and sweetness.

Ah I only end up getting this brand because it is the brand sold by Starbucks. Usually I add Lemon to my tea, but when Starbucks does not provide a wedge (which they usually don’t) and when I don’t bring my own (though I usually do) I have this tea often plain. I order it in a Tall cup, but with double the tea bag, to provide more strength in flavor.

I like my tea bitter, and in terms of bitterness I enjoy this very much. I would never think to buy it in a box, however.

It’s a solid Earl Grey, but nothing out of the ordinary. I’ve had better, but I’ve also had worse, however, Earl Grey is pretty simplistic and hard to screw up.

This is the first box of tea I actually purchased that wasn’t Lipton. eep! I decided to get it because my cousin loves earl grey so i wanted to give it a shot.

First off the tea had an amazing scent to it. The flavor was very strong yet subtle all at the same time. Honestly my favorite part about this tea is the Bergamont. It makes me love this tea. I put one teaspoon of raw sugar and soy milk with it. I also brew two tea bags for a 16oz cup

Not my favorite tea, but I’ll try it again tomorrow morning with some milk and a little bit of sugar.

The WORST Earl Grey I have EVER HAD bar NONE!!! I can’t even describe the heinous taste bud rape that occurred when I tried to drink this stuff OMG. It didn’t even taste like Earl Grey!
I gave the box away to someone I didn’t particularly like.

Totally reminded me of Fruit Loops, and apparently I’m not the only one who thought so. As unpleasant as that sounds, I actually quite enjoyed it. It’s a yummy tea to have when I’m craving black tea with a bit of milk and sugar, but not as good as I’d imagine Earl Grey should be. Less of a fake citrus flavour would be nice.

I usually enjoy Tazo teas, however, this early grey is bitter and lacks that bergamot flavor I enjoy so much.

Meh.. that’s what I think of when this tea is mentioned. It really doesn’t do it for me. I love earl grey, it is one of my favorite teas, but the tazo one is just not the best earl grey I’ve had. I find with this the bag can only steep for a few seconds and needs to be pulled out before it becomes too bitter.

One of the best “fast food” earl grays I’ve ever had (fast food as in bag tea instead of loose).