Frellsen The

I have no clue where I got this teabag from, maybe from one of my husband´s professional trips to Norway? I didn´t have a clue either about the contents of this teabag, other than it including some kind of berry. As the nordic languages are germanic of origen I managed to understand from the company page (in danish) that this is a 97% black tea + 3% berry aroma blend which gives a typical Nordic taste. I wouldn´t be able to confirm the latter, but it sure is primarily a black tea, subtly aromatised with a natural berry flavour. The berry flavour isn´t sweet at all (more a subtle tartness, because of cassis or elderberry???), which is a detail I can only applaud.

Was offered this tea in a B&B in UK. As I didn´t know the company I did some investigation and obviously Frellsen is a Danish company. They began importing coffee in 1897 and the company is now in hands of the 4th generation of Frellsen. As far as I can tell, they have 16 types of tea on offer and this Earl Grey seems to be the most important one. It´s very fragrant, but somehow the aroma´s seem to wander off before the tea is steeping, because the drink is quite neutrally tasting, which is a shame.