The addition of oolong tea lightens this tea making it a medium bodied earl grey.
Earl grey tea england.
The first black tea that was supposedly used in earl grey blends was from china.
Although the name grey s tea probably appeared before the first written reference of earl grey tea dates back to the 1880s while the researchers at oxford english dictionary argue that a variety of bergamot flavored tea was first mentioned in 1824.
History of earl grey tea.
The earl grey in question is usually assumed to be charles grey the 2nd earl the 1830 s prime minister whose reform act greatly widened the voting franchise and who succeed in breaking the east india company s monopoly on tea imports thus reducing the price and making tea popular.
One story say that a london tea house jacksons of piccadilly.
A member of the whig party he was a long time leader of multiple reform movements most famously the reform act 1832 his government also saw the abolition of slavery.
A grey s tea is known from the 1850s but the first known published references to an earl grey tea are.
She may have a fancy chef but her choice in tea isn t lavish at all.
According to the grey family the tea master used bergamot as a flavoring to offset the lime flavor in the well water on earl grey s estate howick hall near newcastle england.
Her majesty starts each morning in a quintessentially british way with a cup of tea and biscuits according to former royal chef darren mcgrady.
The earl grey blend or earl grey s mixture is assumed to be named after charles grey 2nd earl grey british prime minister in the 1830s and author of the reform bill of 1832 he reputedly received a gift probably a diplomatic perquisite of tea flavoured with bergamot oil.
There are several stories related to the origin of earl grey tea and they all include one person lord charles grey the british prime minister from the early 19 th century.
The lovely blue tin used to pack this tea is simply reminiscent of sapphires in tower of london s crown jewels and contains a total of 30 sachets of finest quality earl grey tea.
The queen drinks twinings earl grey tea with a splash of milk and no sugar.