Earl Grey Cheesecake

Been having this one more and I am loving it a lot more! I can taste the cheesecake more and it is oh so creamy. A very nice blend to have in the morning or afternoon.

I forget how potent freshly packed tea is; I got this and put my usual measure (i.e. too much) into the pot and … totally forgot about it.

This happens a lot.

It is a credit to the quality of the leaves that the result was still drinkable! I diluted and diluted and diluted until I ended up with something more pleasing, but by this time my taste buds were utterly demolished.

I tried this again this morning with The Office Water (dun dun dun) – the stuff that comes out of a water dispenser. Suffice to say that it is nowhere near boiling and can be imbibed within minutes. Usually this doesn’t work very well with extracting flavor from dried plant matter, but in the case of very fresh leaves like these, it’s perfect.

The end result is a very pleasing, mild Earl Grey with distinct notes and aroma of lemon. As far as I can tell, the “cheesecake” doesn’t add a flavor of its own, but makes the natural bitterness of Earl Grey a milder one, allowing the bergamot to come through more easily.

I’ll be making more of this today.

Day 3 of the 52teas advent calendar. Gotta agree with what seems to be the general consensus: this is a great (re)blend. I never had the original and am not a fan of EG teas as a rule, but this version is really well executed. This is a better bergamot than most I’ve had – citrusy, clear, no weird aftertaste. And the creamy cheesecake flavoring is beautiful. I had most of the mug plain. I added oat milk to the last bit of it, but I actually preferred this straight rather than latte’d. The oat milk just drowned out the flavoring more than I expected. Maybe I used too much of it!

52Teas Advent – Day 3

This is big, big bergamot. Works so well with the creamy cheesecake flavor.

52teas 12 Teas of Christmas 2023 – Day 3

My boyfriend thinks the dry leaf smells minty. Kiki huffed the bag. “It smells real good, like basil, like incense.” I think they’re both crazy because to me, it’s pure bergamot, tangerine and lime with a tangy cream that softens that citrus oil bite. But now that I sniff the bag again as I wait for the kettle to boil for Kiki’s cup, I definitely get that cool green scent both of them described. She says juniper, pine. I tell her no, but one of the ingredients could make you think that. I thought she’d nail the bergamot immediately since she makes a lot of cold-brew Earl.

“Raspberry. Tastes better than it smells dry. Or apricot. Or… Pumpkin. Hibiscus. Black tea. Grape, maybe it’s grape. It’s some kinda fruity somethin’.”

Huh. So you’re not impressed. I thought you’d really like this one.

“It’s good. I could drink it. I’m a little fussy today.”

Earl Grey Cheesecake.

“Cheesecake. Definitely not cheesecake. But I could tell the Earl black astringent thing. So is it bergamot that smells like pine to me? Yeah, that’s probably it.”

Damn. I really though she’d love this one. I wonder if this has a fruity Ceylon base and/or some Darjeeling if that’s why she was rattling off fruit notes. To me, it just tastes like classic black tea, which means Ceylon (a decent one).

On the other hand, I loved this tea when I had it yesterday morning. Loved it! The bergamot is perfect with the strong, classic black tea base and that cheesecake note is light but tangy enough to give the impression of having a small forkfull of rich cheesecake while drinking an excellent cup of Earl Grey. Great for 2 steeps. Well done!

52teas 12 Teas of Christmas 2023 – Day 3

I was excited when this one earned its way into this year’s box, because it’s one that I’ve not yet blended! This reblend IS definitely going to be different from the original for several reasons: first, I didn’t really care for the bergamot flavoring that Frank would use. It tasted a bit more like bubblegum than bergamot to me & I love bergamot. I have sourced an excellent, organic cold-pressed oil of bergamot that I’ve used in my previous bergamot blends, so that’s what I used here.

I also have a different base of teas. I typically do not use Darjeeling teas in my blends, not because I dislike Darjeeling teas – I have used them in the past and will use them in the future, but I prefer my Darjeeling tea not to be blended with other black teas as I feel the more delicate flavor profile of a Darjeeling will be poorly supported by the addition of other teas. Instead, I used a blend of Assam, Ceylon, Yunnan & Nilgiri teas. This well-composed blend worked so beautifully with these flavors.

Anyway, this tea turned out even better than I hoped for. A lovely note of bergamot, softened just so with the addition of a rich, creamy cheesecake essence that is vegan, gluten-free & allergen-friendly! So much yum in one cuppa!

12 Teas of Christmas: Day 3

I’m always trepidatious when faced with an Earl Grey, but I should trust a 52Teas variation! This was a lovely bright citrus-y EG layered beneath a faint but noticeable tangy cheesecake base. The creamy cheesecake came through just at the end, but in a really nice way.

52teas 12 Teas of Christmas 2023 – Day 3*

Delicious bright, round tea. Like many of 52tea’s earl grey blends, it’s pretty good without milk (and fantastic, as usual). Adding a creamer of some kind sure brings out the cheesecake though! Mmm…

Adventageddon Day 15 – Tea 4/4

I wasn’t sure if this was new or not, but now logging the tasting now it seems like it’s a vote back (Frank’s old label artwork was the tipoff). Definitely not a 52Teas blend I’m familiar with at all though, so new to me!

I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Earl Grey, but the cheesecake element in this was a game changer. I loved the slightly tangy creaminess; it was a beautiful balance of sweet and indulgent while still feeling a touch sophisticated from the aromatic, citrusy bergamot. I’ve had other cheesecake inspired blends from 52Teas before, but this is the most accurate and distinct one I can recall drinking. Like, 10/10 bang on representation of the name.

Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C049M5QuHNI/?img_index=1

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xESzihOPH3s

52teas 12 Teas of Christmas 2023 – Day 3

This is nice, very similar to a cream Earl Grey. A nice strong, classic black tea base with a high-quality bergamot flavor and a swirl of custardy creaminess. I have a creamy Earl Grey from JusTea that also tastes very rich and custardy, so this is reminding me of that tea. The base is almost a bit too brisk for my tastes, but I also steeped it fairly strong and it’s been cooling for a while, so I’m sure that brought out those qualities.

It does taste like Earl Grey mixed with cheesecake to me, so definitely on point given the name! I’ll have to try it with milk and sugar next time.