ORIGIN: Assam tea from northeastern India and bergamot from Italy
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Bergamot is a small citrus fruit with a protruding nub like a navel orange. Earl Grey tea is flavored with oil made from bergamot peel, and has a distinctive taste loved by many. Earl Grey tea is named after Charles Grey, the 2nd Earl Grey and Prime Minister of England from 1830-1834. Legend has it that he received bergamot flavored tea as a gift after one of his men had rescued the son of a Chinese mandarin from drowning.
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Tea Type: Special blend organic black tea leaves blended with natural Italian bergamot oil
Origin: Assam / Sewpur, India
Tea Forté Earl Grey is an exceptional blend of stunningly superb Organic Assam tea leaves infused with cold pressed Italian Bergamot oil from the citrus fruit grown in Bergamo, Italy. Considered to be one of the most popular teas in the West, and likely the most popular flavored tea in the world, we’ve made this an even greater grey with a sprinkling of Organic cornflowers to create a rich, full-bodied cup for those who enjoy their tea with milk for the perfect classic.
The natural citrus oil is pressed from the peel of the Bergamot citrus fruit and gives Earl Grey its distinctive taste and aroma.
Organic cornflowers and natural orange flavor.
Organic cornflowers and natural orange flavor.
Tasting Notes:
- Flavor: bright and balanced, with lively citrus freshening flavor with floral undertones on a full bodied base
- Aroma: subtle and light, offering up the flamboyance of the bergamot
- Infusion: dark, coppery, with blue cornflower petals for added visual charm
- Strength: full bodied
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