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Illustration for Earl Grey Takes FlightChapter ILoose-leaf French Earl Grey black tea with rose, mallow, sunflower & hibiscus in a white ceramic bowl

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Earl Grey Takes Flight

Earl Grey with a confetti of rose, mallow and sunflower petals

Every Saturday, Juniper Gale pours tea from a basket beneath a green-striped balloon at the flower market. Then one morning a small boy asks where her tea comes from, and she realises she has no idea. So she unties the ropes. As the balloon lifts over the stalls, rose petals, sunflowers and blue mallow flowers swirl up into her pot of Earl Grey, and the voyage has officially begun.

Where it's from · Earl Grey takes its name from Charles Grey, the second Earl Grey and British prime minister in the 1830s. Its famous perfume is bergamot, a knobbly citrus grown mostly on the coast of Calabria in southern Italy. In this cup a nature-identical flavour carries that perfume over China black tea, with hibiscus adding a ruby blush.

Caffeine
High
Good for
Energy, Refresh
Tastes
Floral, citrus
50 g · $14.95100 g · $24.95250 g · $49.95

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In the cup · Mellow China black tea carries a classic Earl Grey perfume, softened by rose and given a faint berry-like tartness by hibiscus. Sunflower and mallow petals scatter colour through the dark leaf, and the cup pours a clear coppery red with a silky body. Lovely with a long, slow brunch, or brewed strong and poured over ice when the day warms up.

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Good to know

Love it, brew it, know it

Why you'll love it

  • Earl Grey in its Sunday bestRose and hibiscus soften the classic into something lighter and prettier — a gentle way in if plain Earl Grey feels too stern.
  • A proper black-tea liftChina black tea brings a full measure of caffeine, so it is well suited to elevenses or a long afternoon at the desk.
  • Pretty over iceBrew it strong, let it cool and pour it over ice; the hibiscus deepens the colour to a rosy copper.

How to brew it

Water
100°C
Leaf
2.5 g
Per cup
250 ml
Steep
3–4 min

For iced tea, brew at double strength, cool, then pour over plenty of ice.

Good for & good to know

  • Natural energy
  • Refresh & hydrate

Contains: Caffeine, Hibiscus, Citrus, Added flavouring, Daisy family, Not pregnancy-friendly.

Contains caffeine. Not suitable for children.

Contains hibiscus — check with your healthcare professional if you take blood-pressure medication.

Contains daisy-family flowers — avoid if you are allergic to ragweed, chrysanthemums or marigolds.

Not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding without advice from your healthcare professional.

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