Tin of Lipton Finest Earl Grey

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Traditionally the term "Earl Grey" was applied only to black tea; however, today the term is also applied to both green and white teas that contain oil of bergamot. Black tea Black tea is more oxidized than the green, oolong and white varieties; all four varieties are made from leaves of Camellia sinensis. ... Green tea (绿茶) is tea that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. ... Bai Hao Yinzhen from Fuding in Fujian Province, widely considered the best grade of white tea Bai Mu Dan, widely considered to be the second grade white tea White tea is tea made from new growth buds and young leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis. ...

History

A Twinings Earl Grey tea bag

The Earl Grey blend is named after the 2nd Earl Grey, British Prime Minister in the 1830s, who reputedly received a gift, probably a diplomatic perquisite, of tea flavoured with bergamot oil. The legend usually involves a grateful Chinese mandarin whose son was rescued from drowning by one of Lord Grey's men, although this blend of tea was first made from fermented black Indian and "Ceylonese" (Sri Lankan) teas. As green tea is much more popular in China than black tea, it seems somewhat unlikely that they would have had a recipe for what we now call Earl Grey to bestow on visitors, though over the years many other varieties of tea have been used. In addition, Lord Grey never set foot in China. Another version of the legend has the son of an Indian raja being rescued from a tiger by one of Grey's servants. A Twinings Earl Grey Tea bag File links The following pages link to this file: Earl Grey tea ... A Twinings Earl Grey Tea bag File links The following pages link to this file: Earl Grey tea ... The Right Honourable Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764–17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was a British Whig statesman and Prime Minister. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the the United Kingdom. ... Employee benefits (also called fringe benefits, perquisites, or perks) are various non-wage compensations provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries. ... A Mandarin was a bureaucrat in imperial China. ... A Raja (Sanskrit ) is a king, or princely ruler from the Kshatriya / Rajput lineages. ...

The tea proved so popular in the Prime Minister's drawing room that his tea merchants, Twinings in the Strand, were given a sample and asked to come up with a close match. Twinings sold the first "Earl Grey's tea" in the British market. Twinings Earl Grey blend includes China tea, Indian Darjeeling, Ceylon, and a hint of Lapsang souchong, a strong, "smoky" black tea. Although it is often served black (without milk), it can be taken with a little milk (which lightens the colour of the drink to a greyish tone). Twinings is a brand of tea, primarily operating in the United Kingdom. ... Darjeeling tea has traditionally been prized above all other black teas, especially in the UK and the countries comprising the former British Empire. ... Lapsang souchong is a black tea originally from the Zheng Shan part of Mount Wuyi in the Fujian province of China. ...

Jacksons of Piccadilly claim that it was they who originated Earl Grey's Tea, Lord Grey having given the recipe to Robert Jackson & Co. partner George Charlton in 1830; according to Jacksons the original recipe has been in constant production and has never left their hands. Theirs has been based on China tea since the beginning. This rivalry between the two tea brands continues despite both being owned by the same parent company today.

Similar teas

Pile of Twinings Lady Grey tea leaves

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Earl Grey tea trivia

• Earl Grey tea was the favourite tea of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.^[1] It was also the favourite drink of Grant McLennan, of the band The Go Betweens.
• Fictional characters who prefer Earl Grey tea include Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation (who routinely asked the replicator for "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."), Dr. Arroway in Contact, Artemis Fowl of the Eoin Colfer books, Piglet of A.A. Milne fame, Sir Leigh Teabing from the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, the goddess Belldandy in the anime series Oh My Goddess!, and Bruce Wayne in the comic book series Batman.
• "Weird Al" Yankovic, on the track "White & Nerdy" from his 2006 album Straight Outta Lynwood mentions Earl Grey tea as the white and nerdy alternative to the gangsta's 40.

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References

1. ^ "Tea" article at h2g2

External links

• Information on the value of Earl Grey Tea for the human health
• Tending Toward Tea, a site reviewing over 100 current brands of Earl Grey tea.