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drank Earl Grey by DAVIDsTEA
1430 tasting notes

After being pretty awesome otherwise, the person helping me out accidentally gave me this instead of Cream of Earl Grey. Imho, It is not nearly as a good as The Cream, nor does it have the pretty blue cornflowers. Luckily, I have clueless family members whom I can serve this too, so a tin will go by quickly (here’s hoping)!

Yeah, I should’ve taken it back, but it’s also nice to have an “average joe” tea in the cupboard? Waste no tea.

Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus, Floral, Malt

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec
Lexie Aleah

If you took it back I bet you could of kept it and gotten the other for free. (: I’ve never had that experience with them so not sure though. Nice that your family will enjoy it.

Crowkettle

It was definitely a first! I’m pretty sure the individual who was helping me tried to make a point of not mixing them up (it was a cluttered counter) but stuff happens! I should’ve taken it back, but I was sick when I bought it back in February and never got to the store again. Oh, well- I’ve never actually had their plain Earl Grey so at least there’s that!

Lexie Aleah

That makes sense and that’s nice that you’ve never had it before. I don’t think I have either only their creme one as well.

Evol Ving Ness

Their regular Earl Grey is quite good, imho. Could be worse.

Crowkettle

Agreed, it’s not bad! When I first started drinking tea, before I learned how accommodating David’s Tea is about weight, I used to buy everything at 100g. I picked up some real stinkers (and gems); this is a nice middle road. My sister and mother appear to like it a lot too at least. :)

Evol Ving Ness

Yeah, but the DTs stinkers are painful to sip down—if ever. I have more of those hanging around than I like to remember.

Arby

If you ever feel like you have too much of it, Earl Grey banana bread or Earl Grey scones are a great way to use it up without feeling wasteful. (this also applies to chai blends)

Mastress Alita

The leaf can be crushed in a spice grinder and infused into hot chocolate powder too, which is really tasty!

I think my go to with a plain EG would be making it London Fog style — mixing it with some steamed milk and vanilla extract. Or because I’m lazy, I just whisk some vanilla almond milk to get both in one. Then it gets a bit of a sweet vanilla flavor and creamy texture from the milk even if the “cream” flavor is missing from the leaf.

Crowkettle

Oh, those are both wonderful ideas! I definitely have enough to play around with :)

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Lexie Aleah

If you took it back I bet you could of kept it and gotten the other for free. (: I’ve never had that experience with them so not sure though. Nice that your family will enjoy it.

Crowkettle

It was definitely a first! I’m pretty sure the individual who was helping me tried to make a point of not mixing them up (it was a cluttered counter) but stuff happens! I should’ve taken it back, but I was sick when I bought it back in February and never got to the store again. Oh, well- I’ve never actually had their plain Earl Grey so at least there’s that!

Lexie Aleah

That makes sense and that’s nice that you’ve never had it before. I don’t think I have either only their creme one as well.

Evol Ving Ness

Their regular Earl Grey is quite good, imho. Could be worse.

Crowkettle

Agreed, it’s not bad! When I first started drinking tea, before I learned how accommodating David’s Tea is about weight, I used to buy everything at 100g. I picked up some real stinkers (and gems); this is a nice middle road. My sister and mother appear to like it a lot too at least. :)

Evol Ving Ness

Yeah, but the DTs stinkers are painful to sip down—if ever. I have more of those hanging around than I like to remember.

Arby

If you ever feel like you have too much of it, Earl Grey banana bread or Earl Grey scones are a great way to use it up without feeling wasteful. (this also applies to chai blends)

Mastress Alita

The leaf can be crushed in a spice grinder and infused into hot chocolate powder too, which is really tasty!

I think my go to with a plain EG would be making it London Fog style — mixing it with some steamed milk and vanilla extract. Or because I’m lazy, I just whisk some vanilla almond milk to get both in one. Then it gets a bit of a sweet vanilla flavor and creamy texture from the milk even if the “cream” flavor is missing from the leaf.

Crowkettle

Oh, those are both wonderful ideas! I definitely have enough to play around with :)

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I started my Steepster loose leaf adventure back in 2012. I can’t say I’m completely new anymore, but I still view oolong as a magical, extraterrestrial creature that unfurls in water.

My favourites are teas like Milk Oolong, Silver Needle,and Japanese Sencha/Gyokuro, or fruity and floral flavoured ones. However, I generally enjoy ALL the teas, including a good old cup of Earl Grey or Breakfast blend.

FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS/NOTES:

DESSERT FLAVOURS
Vanilla, Maple, Caramel, Butterscotch, Cream, Toffee, Nougat, Marzipan, Butter

FRUIT & BERRIES
Citrus Fruits, Passionfruit, Banana, Pineapple, Melons, Blackberry, Raspberry, Currants, Elderberry, Persimmon, Rhubarb..

SPICES
Ginger, Turmeric, Clove-forward chai, Cardamom

AROMATIC & HERBACEOUS NOTES
Sandalwood, Frankincense, Juniper, Eucalyptus, Mints

FLORALS
Lavender, Jasmine, Rose, Lilac, Violet, etc.

VEGGIE/GRAIN NOTES
Spinach, Grass, Hay, Cucumber, Rice, Sweet Potato

Less Preferred Flavours/Ingredients:
Stevia, Apple, Cocoa Nib, Almond, Licorice, Cinnamon-forward blends, Chinese Sencha

Subjective Rating System:
I don’t give a lot of low ratings out, since a) I tend to grab tea I know will appeal to me, and b) I don’t have a lot of strong dislikes.

90-100: Favourites. The Desert Island Teas.
80-89: Loved teas. Possibly staple-worthy.
70-79: Good teas, but I’m less likely to repurchase. Minor quibbles.
60-69: Ok teas. Likely a few preference and/or quality issues.
50-59: Cup of meh. Will do in a pinch.
11-49: Varying levels of undrinkable tea.
1-10: Nightmare tea from the chaos realms. This tea is the embodiment of the primordial swamp, an unholy abomination. It’s very gross and I’m almost positive it doesn’t exist.

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