This one was a game changer for me. I've always liked black tea--specifically Earl Grey. When I experienced this one in a restaurant, I kept the little tag and looked it up. I was hoping to find it in England. Even though that's where it's manufactured, I couldn't find it.
When I got home, I found it on Amazon. It's not cheap--$34.00 for 50 tea "temples." You can get 100 Lipton teabags for $5.79. I travel with "bags" and now it's only Teapigs.
And of course, I had to have the loose tea variety. 8 oz. is $31.00.
65 bucks for tea sounds like a lot. I guess I'll just call it my guilty pleasure!
Anyway, I figured it was the "strong" part that I liked so much. I think it has extra bergamot. That lead me to want to find out exactly what bergamot is. So, I looked that up too.
Bergamot is a bitter, inedible citrus fruit that's often called a bergamot orange. The fragrant oil from the rind is added to black tea to create Earl Grey tea.
Teapigs has only been around since 2006. They wanted to refine tea by using only big leaf tea. They say, "you can't fit big loose leaf tea into a paper teabag. That's why our teas come in tea "temples"--a roomy, mesh bag that gives the leaves the freedom to move about and releasse their big bold flavor. Our tea temples are made from plant starch and the label on the end of the string is simple old-fashioned paper. Even the ink on the label is vegetable-based. Everything is sealed with heat, so no glue! Used temples can go straight in the compost bin!"
I know this is probably more than you ever cared to know about Earl Grey tea, but there's nothing I love better than learning new things. Well except for sharing them!!
You're welcome!
PS I do not understand the name or the dog on the packaging--but I don't care enough to look that up.
Come on over and we'll have a "chinwag" over a "cuppa" and I'll introduce you to Earl Grey Strong!!
I'm not a great lover of Earl Grey but I can understand why you like the Teapigs brand. That little bag is so silky soft and you can actually see the leaves swimming around in there. I don't blame you for indulging in a little daily treat for yourself!
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