Country of origin - China.

A delicate, light tea, pale gold in colour with the flavour of the citrus fruit bergamot. Enjoy at any time of the day.

Brew for 3 to 5 minutes. Drink black or with a little milk, or with a slice of lemon.

The Earl Grey blend is named after Earl Grey II, British Prime Minister in the 1830s and author of the Reform Bill of 1832, who reputedly received it as a gift. According to the Grey family, the tea was specially blended by a Chinese mandarin for Lord Grey, to suit the water at Howick Hall, the family seat in Northumberland, using bergamot in particular to offset the preponderance of lime in the local water. Lady Grey used it to entertain in London as a political hostess, and it proved so popular that she was asked if it could be sold to others.