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Spotted this at the Middle Eastern grocery store and thought it would make a nice base for decaf earl grey lattes. I love earl grey tea but don’t have it that often as I really only crave it – and black tea in general – in the evening when I’m trying to avoid caffeine.

Teabag smelled like Lipton. A wee bit of bergamot peeks through while steeping but the aroma is nothing close to that of loose leaf earl grey. Steeped for 5 minutes using boiling water. The tea concentrate was tannic and artificial tasting. Adding milk and sugar did improve things. However the flavor pales in comparison to the Adiago Earl grey I’ve been using for lattes lately. May need to double up on the teabags next time or use less milk.

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

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