Before you judge me, this was a free teabag from a hotel I stayed at. Since enjoy EG with milk and also use it in recipes sometimes, I figured a poor quality EG would be fine in a pinch. Since I don’t have any EG blends at the moment, apart from 52Teas’ EG Cupcake, it made sense to take the teabag for future use. I intended to use this next time I made EG and lemon muffins or blueberry EG banana bread, but I felt like a latte this morning and bergamot seemed like a good choice.
This is more floral than most EG blends I’ve tried. The base is mediocre, but with soy milk added I don’t taste most of the subtleties. The bergamot is the perfect potency, but backs that citrus flavour I enjoy in most other brands. Surprisingly, when I sipped it before adding milk, I could taste a think, malty black base. Normally Lipton’s black teas are acrid and bitter.
Flavors: Bergamot, Earl Grey, Floral, Malt, Tannin
Quite the step up from shampoo!