[EN] This is the best Lady Grey I have tried. It has the RIGHT balance of black tea taste with bergamot, a touch of bitterness, and lemon. This is fragrant, fresh, and very drinkable. I highly recommend it.
[EN] I have always loved Earl Grey tea and an acquaintance mentioned their tea of choice was Lady Grey. I decided to try it and am so glad I chose Tealyra. This is a wonderfully tasty yet delicate tea. I looked at other brands but Tealyra seems to have the most interesting mix for their Lady Grey and I love the fact that there are no artificial or "natural" flavorings - which are quite bad for you. The presentation of the tea itself is beautiful - like a tea potpourri. I almost feel as if I am brewing a magical potion when I make this tea. Definitely a new favorite and I can't wait to share it with my friends.
[EN] Good stuff! It doesn't really taste like an "earl grey" child to me though, its missing that "bite" of bitterness you'd still get from the bergamot, the orange can't quite do it justice. This is a little more smooth and sweet. For me, the flavors combine in a way that tastes like mango to me, like a mango black tea. Not bad! But slightly different from what I was expecting.
[EN] I decided to test a bunch of tea from TeaLyra so I ordered a set and brewed them all the same. For our test, 1 full teaspoon of tea was used and all were steeped for 3 minutes in a 50mL teacup. To test how well the smell and taste held up, I also included a second brew during our test.
The scent before brewing is strongly of orange peels, with very little to no floral notes. After steeping, the floral notes are highlighted and while the chrysanthemum comes through in flavour, it is overpowered by the citrus. I would have preferred stronger floral notes and less citrus, so this is a matter of preference. The scent and flavour held up in the second brew although significantly lighter.
Boyfriend rated this tea 2/10
I rated this tea 4/10
Victor Savitskiy
Marzo 2021
[EN] Surprised by high reviews. I had to throw away mine - brown, dull, tasteless, no comparison to other Tealyra "earl grey" kind of teal tried them all. The premium one is fantastic, this one belongs to medium shelf in my local grocery store.
