Earl Grey (full leaf sachet)

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Bergamot, Floral, Lavender, Heavy
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205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 15 sec 3 g 11 oz / 340 ml

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  • “Oh, oh, oh, oh what a mistake I made last night! I was freezing and I had the big one of this right before class at 7:30pm last night. I DID NOT SLEEP A WINK! It was a very delicious, citrusy,...” Read full tasting note
  • “Has this ever happened to you? “You don’t want that tea? Give it to _____! She’ll drink anything!” Thus, a nearly full box of Earl Grey bags on my desk, minus one suspiciously eyed, hesitantly...” Read full tasting note
  • “This is a review for the newer “full leaf” tea sachets that you can find at Starbucks, not a flat tea bag. I got a cup of this at the airport today… Yes, back at the airport. I have seen way too...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I was craving bergamot and I had this lying around (untouched for ages) and out of desperation I brewed some up. Now I remember why I left it sitting. This stuff tastes how I imagine lavender...” Read full tasting note
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From Tazo Tea

Tazo® Earl Grey includes some of the world’s most sought-after teas, grown in the high-elevation gardens of Sri Lanka and northeast India. Following the original recipe, Tazo adds the essence of bergamot, a citrus fruit with subtle lemon and spicy lavender notes. We think the aromatic result would have curled the Earl’s stiff upper lip into a smile.

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150 tasting notes

This is not my favourite Earl Grey, but I keep it around for my mother and those that come over and want to have Earl Grey because I don’t have any in loose leaf (that will change though.) I got it on sale for Starbucks and their 12 days of Christmas, TAZO tea tins were on sale.

This is a very flowery Earl Grey and I think the lavender in it overpowers the beautiful Bergamont, which is a pity. It’s a good run-of-the-mill Earl Grey, but there are other companies that do it better if you’re looking for run-of-the-mill.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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Against my better judgement, I snagged a cup of this instead of my usual mocha at Starbucks on the way up to visit my family. Earl Grey is a tea I can take or leave, and I’ve been generally unimpressed with Tazo’s offerings, but I had a weird craving for it today, so I got it.

It wasn’t awful. It wasn’t great — the citrus was completely absent from my cup — and it didn’t help that I burned my tongue with the first sip. And it got a bit cloying toward the end. But even so, it was better than I expected, with a slightly floral flavor. And it did the job, getting me caffeinated. (I work nights, so any day with the family is an early one for me!)

I’ve had much better teas, but I’ve had worse, too, so I will give this one a pass.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 15 sec

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1737 tasting notes

Today’s trip to Starbucks began with a tall Americano with long shots. Pretty simple and pretty small, since I knew that I’d be lingering around for refills—I was meeting a friend visiting from out of town.

For my first refill, I finally decided to put the Earl Grey full-leaf sachet to the test. I had already tried the Tazo Earl Grey filterbags (in the dark purple envelopes), and also the older version of loose leaf, which came in a cylindrical yellow can. In fact, I believe that I may still have a bit of that on hand…

I have been pretty happy with the Tazo Earl Grey, and was wondering whether the sachets would be better, since they feature large leaf pieces. My first observation was that the sachet is generously loaded with leaves, which is important to me because I do not drink black tea weak, especially not Earl Grey and Assam, since I prefer to add cream. So the sachet in a tall (12 ounce) cup was a good match for me, though the same sachet is used for customers who order a grande tea (16 ounce). For me, that might be too weak, but the resultant liquor in the tall cup was nice and dark golden brown.

I added half and half, and the brew tasted pretty good, but interestingly enough, it was not as strong on the bergamot as I remembered the filterbag and loose leaf (non-sachet) to have been. The quality of the black tea seemed just okay—a little scratchy, but that may be because I have become spoiled by Earl Grey Blanc (also Tazo), which includes a dollop of delicious vanilla.

All in all, my first Tazo Earl Grey sachet experience was not bad, but I feel that I have to do this again before attaching a number to this tea.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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250 tasting notes

Made this into a London Fog, since I was gifted an entire tin of the loose-leaf tea bags. It’s alright and it’ll satisfy the London Fog cravings I occasionally get, but there are definitely better Earl Greys out there.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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123 tasting notes

Pretty good for a teabag. This earl grey has a nice balance of citrus from the bergamot and spice from the lavender. It feels very chai like and I swear I can taste some clove in there too. This tea also has the big plushy pillow size teabag which definitely kicks it up a step from other teabags. Very relaxing.

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111 tasting notes

It’s been several months since I’ve been on here, and it is now the New Year so HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sorry I’ve been away—college got very busy, very quickly. I’m taking graduate courses early, while I’m still in my undergrad, so my classes were a lot harder than usual. That being said, I didn’t have time for a lot of tea drinking, sadly, and/or I didn’t have time for reviewing.

This new year, and also this cold, cold weather we’re experiencing in my area (hello, winter!) will be cause for me to finally clean out the remainder of my tea (my stash is getting low! HELP! SEND ME TEA!) and do some more reviewing.

Anyways, onto the review…

It’s strange to say this about such a simple, bagged Earl Grey but this particular cup was the best cuppa Grey I’ve had in a long while. I think what made it special is that I had no cream, and I added a LOT of honey to it, so there was this wonderful honeyed-Bergamot flavour to it. It was very sweet, with a soft mouthfeel. It was very pleasant and gentle tasting—it had the classic Earl Grey flavour but it didn’t overpower the tastebuds—sometimes that happens.

I think this tea is a classic, so there is no exact “right way” to drink it. It goes best with either milk and sugar, or a little lemon, or lemon and honey, but any of those options make Earl Grey good.

I will say, as I’ve matured in my tea drinking, that any tea, ESPECIALLY Earl Grey, should be steeped in water that is LESS than boiling, so 190 Farhenheit has always been my go to “hot” temperature, or even 200. I feel like a rolling boil damages most teas, so it’s just best to avoid dumping that much hot water on tea. (Also, let’s be honest, boiling water isn’t safe for people, and it takes longer for the tea to be a good drinking temperature, unless you…like burning your tongue?)

This cup was a pleasant afternoon drink and I’m very satisfied with it. :)

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 12 OZ / 354 ML

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338 tasting notes

Quite a strong Earl Grey, but I love the bright lemon note and delicate lavender scent! Didn’t know Starbucks had such nice tea!

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 15 sec

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13 tasting notes

It’s easy to bash on the big bad corporations, but when Tazo (wholly-owned by Starbucks) upgraded its teas from fannings in fabric tea bags to whole leaf in sachets, they drastically improved their product. This updated Earl Grey is more on the smokey side than it is citrusy, and I appreciate that. If it was strong on the bergamot, it wouldn’t go as well with additions at the condiment bar, since Starbucks usually doesn’t have lemons handy. It also gives you the option of making it into a latte, where the smokiness shines.

Try it iced before the summer ends. Order it as follows:
“Short earl grey, 2 tea bags, venti cup of ice.” Make sure the water is filled to the top of the short cup, and make sure the venti cup is filled to the top with ice. Steep as recommended below, and add sweeteners (if desired) while hot. Once dissolved, pour over ice, and either add cold milk on top, or add more water to fill the cup up. Either way, it’ll be perfect! I have made this drink a couple of hundred times, without fail.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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heavens! if you seek to perfume your viscera, this is most certainly your tea!!

i understand earl grey is a classic, beloved by many, i’m just not understanding why, given what i am tasting at this particular moment. is this for real? granted, i think Tazo did a good job sourcing quality tea & ingredients (they most certainly are what they are- and unashamed, at that!), i just think they’re rather cacophonous when put together.

when i first smelled this through the peephole, i was immediately hit with a blast of astringent bergamot that became increasingly metallic by the minute. i’m not sure if it’s the lavender that’s causing me to think i’m tasting a metallic, herbal quasi-citrus, as i’ve never tasted bergamot on its own, nor have i smelled it, though i do know it’s frequently used as a top note in perfumes.

anyway, i got a cup of this as an experiment, simply because i wanted to learn what earl grey tastes like (apparently i’ve never had it!) and my, was it memorable. this one is quite tinny & medicinal…very perfumey. i think that’s really the lavender speaking. the Earl is distinctive & ribald, a thoroughly pungent character! any feelings toward him are strictly black or white: i can’t imagine it’s possible to experience him in shades of grey! a necessary pun, i’m just sorry.

in this tea’s defense, i know i can’t stand lavender as a fragrance, and i’m sent running at the slightest hint of it, so it stands to reason that i wouldn’t like its taste. it truly makes me recoil. that may have been this particular earl’s downfall. for me it’s like clove: all or nothing, love or hate. quite remarkable then, that i managed to ingest it! Tazo’s EG reminds me of pine needle, or something akin to the monstrous patchouli in Thierry Mugler’s Angel. it doesn’t just flavor the punch, it spikes it with a vengeance. this is quite simply, potable cologne.

way harsh, tai.

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184 tasting notes

I’m a huge Trekkie, and so when my hubby’s work party had a selection of tea bags, I tried the Earl Grey.

I wanted to like it, but I just didn’t. I added some milk, and that helped, but I didn’t like the smell or taste of Earl Grey. I guess I just can’t ask for ‘Tea, Earl Grey, hot’.

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