Sipdown
I am not the world’s biggest fan of Earl Grey type teas and I prefer them to have a base other than Ceylon, especially high grown. I find the natural lemon notes of Ceylon become a bit much for me with bergamot so I gravitate toward a Keemun or even African base.
For some reason, I have been drawn to this one every day at breakfast. It does have a nice base and is one of F&M’s better teas to me.
I had a tin of the same tea before under the name Mother’s Day. The “holiday” teas at F&M often get a redesign and new name even though the blend remains the same, as they did with their Valentine’s Day tea as well.
This tea is one of the stronger Earls I have tried and liked. The rose is nearly as big a player here as the bergamot. The base is nice and strong with good low notes and carries the bergamot well.
I drank this one as a single steep most of the time, though I have done the double steep and combine method as well and it still makes a very fine pot of tea. Ashman doesn’t love bergamot or rose, though he tolerates both in blends where they are not the main players, so I generally drink this one alone and there is no need to economize with it. He did drink this one once or twice and didn’t object to it.
