Best Earl Grey?

Since Earl Greys vary according to the base teas used as well as the amount of bergamot, you'll have to do some experimenting to find which is best for you. For a pronounced bergamot, you might start with Upton's TE11 Extra Bergamot English Earl Grey:

or,

Here's a site dedicated to Earl Grey that may help your exploration:

HTH.

Bob Cleeman45246100$0$5881$ snipped-for-privacy@unlimited.newshosting.com10/4/06

Hi Bob,

Investigate Grace Teas. They produce a high quality consistant product, and if they have an Earl Grey, which I suspect they do, it will be good. Sorry I can't be more helpful or specific.

You might try some of the green teas available from internet vendors, as well as some Oolongs. If you are weaning yourself off the evil teabag, you might also want to try a Keemun and an Oriental Beauty. These are not hard to find, and they are *very* easy to like, and difficult to ruin.

Michael

By far the best site for Earl Grey reviews is:

I tried 12 of the top rated ones side by side in a tasting and I personally preferred the Eastern Shore product.

Mike

Which 12 of the 26 Five-Star rated Earl Greys did you try?

Gosh, its been about 4 years now, I really dont remember. They were all from the 5 star list and I omitted anything that had flowers or wasnt a staright Earl Grey. I do remember liking the Golden Moon Tippy Earl Grey, and the Twinnings (UK packed, not USA) Earl Grey, as runner up choices though.

Mike

The kind I leave in the store while carrying out my darjeeling!

--Blair "Thank you, I'll be here all week, try the Puttabong!"

Hey Mike: When I was reminded of your interest in Earl Greys, I suppressed the urge to fire off a jokey post about Earl Grey Pu'er. But I've been thinking about those little Chinese citrus fruits packed with shu Pu'er: not so far from the bergamot fruit, no?

/Lew

Yea, it is similar, particularly those that stuffed into cirturus fruits and then dried. But the flavor is always kind of muddy as compared to a good Earl Grey. EG is bright and crisp and envigorating where citrus puerh is earthy and muted. Different teas for different moods I guess.

-- Mike Petro