Posts Tagged ‘Earl Grey tea’
February 12, 2010 | 
Author When it comes to tea, there’s a grey area consisting of the earl, the lady, and the cream (which is actually vanilla).
I am referring to three teas, namely Earl Grey, Lady Grey, and Earl Grey Cream. All three are black tea flavored with bergamot; in addition, Lady Grey contains flavor from orange and lemon, and Earl Grey Cream contains vanilla.
I have heard that in Australia there is also a Girlie Grey (I’ll pass along the info on this as I get it).
The recipe for Earl Grey was invented by a British Prime Minister in the 1830′s, the 2nd Earl Grey, and passed on to tea purveyor Jacksons of Picadilly.
The bergamot flavor is extracted from the skin of the bergamot orange, a citrus fruit grown commercially in Italy. Bergamot bestows a heady floral fragrance and flavor to Earl Grey that I find to be intoxicating (especially when I spike the tea with whisky). Earl Grey is a wonderful tea to grind up and add to sweet baked goods. If you haven’t yet experienced tea’s Grey area, it’s a black and white situation: try it now!
Roland Petrov
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