Earl Grey - Black Tea 100 g - Café du Jour loose tea

Earl Grey black tea

Earl Grey is a black tea carrying the scent of bergamot, the citrus fruit whose peel gives that fresh, faintly floral lift over a malty leaf. The Café du Jour version is loose-leaf, and the ingredients run to two lines: black tea and natural flavouring, with nothing artificial added.

That shows in the cup. The bergamot here is gentle rather than loud, so if you are used to a strongly scented Earl Grey out of a tea bag, this one will taste softer and fresher, and you will notice the tea itself more.

Brewing

Use one teaspoon, about 2 g, per cup in an infuser, a tea filter or a teapot with a strainer. Heat the water to 90 to 95°C, just off the boil, and steep for two to four minutes, towards four if you want it stronger. Bergamot aroma is volatile, so keeping a lid on the pot while it brews holds more of it in. Milk is a matter of taste: it rounds the citrus off, while drinking it black keeps the bergamot clearest.

Specifications

• Loose-leaf black tea, 100 g per pack
• Ingredients: black tea and natural flavouring
• Aroma: bergamot, clear but gentle
• Character: fresh and smooth, with the black tea still present
• Dosage: 1 teaspoon (about 2 g) per cup, water at 90 to 95°C, 2 to 4 minutes
• No artificial additives
• Blended and packed by Café du Jour in the Maasland countryside