This was the first Earl Grey variant I encountered that didn’t taste like something other than Earl Grey. Most bergamot-scented alternates have a flavor “like” Earl Grey, but still retain some of the trappings of whatever base was used; a White Earl Grey still tasted like a white, a Honeybush Earl Grey still tasted like honeybush. With bergamot. Good but not Earl Grey.
This was an Earl through-and-through. So much so that I didn’t even taste the Formosan oolong base. Jasmine flowers were added to this as well. Why? I dunno. But they add a mild floral touch to the bergamot…but only minor.
It’s a splendid afternoon Earl. I should know. That’s when I had it…in my pajamas.
Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2010/11/30/review-red-leaf-tea-oolong-earl-grey/
Not sure I have ever had a true Earl? Also, High-five on the pajamas in the afternoon!
Hear, hear! If it’s a day off, it should be a day OFF! Earl helps.