Earl Grey

Earl Grey No. 69 by Tea Gschwendner
“This is one of the worst Earl Grey’s i’ve come across. It has an overpowering bitter, chemical flavor.” That’s how I started this review, then I thought, “Earl Grey Bravo (Adagio) had the same issue the first time I tried it. Maybe I should brew it [No. 69] super short like I do EGB now.” So I did. Starting over…
This is not one of my favorite Earl Greys. It has a strong tea base with an overlying chemical flavor. In other words, brewing it shorter gave me less of a bad thing; which is not saying more of a good thing. Over all, I’d rather drink hot water.
[Edit 1/27] Gave away the remainder to another tea loving friend…they gave it back!

This Earl Grey is the best I’ve tasted so far from TeaGschwendner’s selection (in my country the No1 Tea seller).
When not steeped too long, you can taste a light, satisfying citrus note, and overall the Earl Grey taste is just very nice.

This is a strong Earl Grey tea that has a light citrus note. It’s okay but I prefer lighter tea variants such as the Earl Grey Imperior which has First Flush Darjeeling in it.