The Tea Keepers – Earl Grey
You know how often I how I often do side-by-side tea-offs? A really handy tea comparison to make here would be to compare this Tea Keepers Earl Grey with their Vanilla Earl Grey. I reviewed Tea Keepers Vanilla Earl Grey in May and declared it – as I recall – the best Earl Grey in the whole universe ever there was. Or words to that effect.
Now obviously, all my Vanilla Earl Grey has long since been consumed. It didn’t get the chance to stick around for very long. But it leaves me with a quandary because without it to use as a reference, I really don’t see how anything could be better than this Tea Keepers non-vanilla Earl Grey I’m currently drinking.
Tea Keepers Earl Grey is simply perfect. As an Earl Grey enthusiast, you wouldn’t think I’d need a lot of persuading, but you’d have to remember that I’m an Earl Grey fan who has drunk a lot of different kinds of Earls Grey over the years. And this one may well be top of the lot.
Its ingredients consist of Assam and bergamot oil. I think using actual bergamot oil rather than bergamot flavouring like many Earl Grey blends is a vital part of this tea’s success. And using Assam (and presumably a quality Assam at that) rather than a Kenyan blend helps too. (I’m sorry entire nation of Kenya. I know you can make nice tea, it’s just a lot of the time you don’t.)
If, at some point in the future, I do have both Teak Keepers Earl Grey and Vanilla Earl Grey in my house simultaneously, I shall definitely make a side-by-side comparison of their respective awesomeness.
I don’t hold much hope of my current Tea Keepers Earl Grey stock lasting very long, mind. I’m already on my fourth cup in a row. Have I mentioned that it’s really, really nice?
Today’s featured book is Sketches by Boz, a collection of Charles Dickens’ short stories and articles from Victorian magazines. Dickens’ first published work of fiction, ‘A Dinner at Poplar Walk’, was first published in The Monthly Magazine in 1833 when Britain’s Prime Minister was Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (after whom Earl Grey is – probably erroneously – believed to be named).
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where can I buy this tea?
You can buy it online at https://www.teakeepers.co.uk/product-page/earl-grey. I always include links to the teas I review. Just click the green subheading with the name of the tea!