Whittard – Darling Grey
Whittard Darling Grey contains black tea, orange peel, lemon peel, flavouring, orange blossoms and cornflower petals. And if you’re thinking what I’m thinking, you’re thinking, “Hang on a sec, that sounds an awful lot like Twinings Lady Grey”.
(If you’re thinking exactly what I’m thinking, you’re also wondering why the printer doesn’t work and whether you can roast beetroot in an air fryer and you also have the song “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana playing on a loop in your head which is occasionally morphing into one of the songs from Muppet Christmas Carol.)
Twinings Lady Grey is made up of black tea, orange peel, lemon peel and flavouring so it really is a similar sort of business. However, the Twinings version has a much stronger taste than its Whittard counterpart. You get a real bitter orange peel vibe. Whittard Daring Grey is actually a bit insipid by comparison.
If you’ve read my previous post, you’ll know that I’ve recently given up incessantly chewing Nicorette gum which was playing havoc with my tea-tasting buds. I was really keen to give Darling Grey another whirl with my new, improved gustatory senses. I wanted to check whether the lack of any prominent citrus taste was my problem or Whittard’s. And I have concluded that it’s definitely them.
It’s not an unpleasant tea, but it really lacks the pizazz that I’d expect from a speciality Earl Grey blend. It’s less exciting than Whittard’s run-of-the-mill Earl Grey tea.
Also, – and this goes for Twining’s Lady Grey as well – there’s no bergamot in here. That can’t be right, surely? I don’t think you should be allowed to market a tea unless you’ve included a bit of the ol’ Citrus bergamia. Somebody should pass a law on it.
Today’s book pairing is Wedlock by Wendy Moore.
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