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There is a reason they have tea ceremonies in most of the world (and although less rigorous, so do the British in their own way). Although there are various accounts of its origin, it is most likely was an Indian recipe (China is also a commonly attributed with creating the recipe) which made its way to England in the early 1800s. Not that this means the tea is superior because of any endorsement; in this case the tea speaks for itself.I prefer loose leaf teas to tea bags. It is NOT served with cream.Twinings is one of the oldest conveyors of Earl Grey and still use the same recipe as they have for well over a hundred years (soon to be two-hundred).
I enjoy a good cup of tea and my absolute favorite is Earl Grey. Twinings is the quintessential British Earl Grey, and if you've never tried it, you owe it to yourself to do so. There is something in the process of measuring tea into a cozy and letting it steep that makes the resulting cup of tea that much nicer. Twinings Early Grey is among the best on the market, alongside Rishi loose leaf.
Their tea is also endorsed by the 6th Earl Grey and his signature appears on their packaging. Enjoy. A traditional English tea, Earl Grey is a black tea whose principle flavor is from the rind of bergamot oranges. Named after Lord Grey, the tea is a flavorful black tea that is best served nearly boiling hot with or without lemon.
The bergamot is very acidic, the flavor was not enjoyable even with added sweet and milk. My experience with teas grows with time. I love the Twinings tea tins and the ability to create my own cup of tea, but with this tea I have to add other tea to give the cup a good flavor. The tea was too weak for the flavor of the bergamot to be enjoyed properly. I really love a good cup of Earl Grey. I bought Twinings Earl Grey and was disappointed.
this product was fresh, neatly packaged and she enjoys it as much as the package I bring back from the UK. My girlfriend is an Earl Grey fanatic. I usually buy tins of loose Earl Grey for her in London but haven't been able to get over there for a while.
Best served without cream/milk or sugar. 100 g of hot dark pleasure that my favorite Next Generation Captain enjoys on his inter-stellar adventures. I am guilty of putting honey in it to keep a sweet tooth at bay. "Earl Grey, hot." says Captain Jean-Luc Picard. It's a better deal to get it at your local grocery store with shipping and all but if you can't get this in your area this loose tea will give you a bang for your buck.
Using too much bergamot oil can easily obscure the black tea's natural flavor - but with Twinings you just can't go wrong, because the original Earl Grey turned to this very company for a match to the quickly dwindling supply he had received from his Chinese friend. When guests inquired about it, they were directed to Twinings on the Strand, where they would ask for Earl Grey's tea by name.") Unless you insist on having *all* your tea with cream or milk, I recommend having this one without any kind of milk products: not only does the original recipe not call for such an addition; in my mind it just plain ruins the blend's particular flavor.
Whichever way you have it, though, if scented teas are your kind of thing, Twinings Earl Grey should be right up your alley. (But that's just me, of course).
Earl Grey is my favorite blend of tea by far - no competition there. Twinings unique blend was the Grey family's long-standing favourite.
Just be careful not to oversteep it: only an exceptionally forgiving tea like, for example, Yunnan, will not turn flat and bitter that way; and with any decent Earl Grey, 2 - 3 minutes should be plenty of steeping time (with Twinings it certainly is). The biggest secret with this tea once given to Earl Grey of Hoswick Hall (British Prime Minister in 1830 - 1834) by a Chinese manadarin, reportedly in gratitude after the earl saved his life, is to get just the right doseage of bergamot oil, a rather intense, tangy scent derived from the bergamot orange (which in turn is a cross between the pear lemon and the sour orange; the latter is native to South Vietnam, and its oil was probably the recipe's original ingredient).
(From the Twinings website: "When the mandarin's tasty gift began to run out, Earl Grey asked his tea merchants, Twinings, to match it for him.
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