This is another tea that I received in my Steeped kit. I've never been much of a straight up Earl Grey fan, but I heard great things about this tea, so I was anxious to try it.
Supposedly this is the tea that Steeped founder Tonia Jahshan tasted that inspired her to start the company. Powerful tea!
I steeped it just below boiling for 3 minutes. I decided to give it a few sips before sweetening or adding anything to it. It had a nice, mellow, creamy flavor. I then added a little sugar and a little milk to it, for the classic English cuppa. The milk and sugar really brought out the mellow flavors. It's not one of those teas that makes me say, "yay!", but it's one I will go to when I want a simple, hot cup of tea.
Rating:
3/5 stars
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Earl Grey de la Creme
Price: $7.00/1.76 oz
I had high hopes for this tea. It smells divine, both dry and while steeping. But it really is all smell.
The aroma is what you'd guess, a creamy strawberry fragrance, reminiscent of strawberry ice cream or strawberries and whipped cream. But both the strawberry flavor and creamy flavor ar absent in the brewed tea. Instead, there is a strong tart flavor of hibiscus, and not much else. It becomes a little more palatable with some sugar and vanilla almond milk, but it still doesn't taste nearly as good as I had hoped. The tart hibiscus makes it taste like a green, unripe strawberry, instead of a sweet and ripe one. Since the tea leaves still smell good, maybe I'll use this one as a potpourri.
Rating:
2/5 stars
This tea is no longer available from Teavana.
