The Earl's Garden

Ok, I don’t know if any one has tried this yet, but this is AMAZING if you make it into a London fog. Seriously. After the 7 ( yes actually ) months of winter here, I needed something warm to remind me of what spring and summer were like. So I had this. Warm, milky, comforting like an ear grey should be, but with the lovely flavour of strawberry. Yumm!

I really enjoy this tea but man can it not be over steeped. I really have to be careful to keep this on the lower end of the time scale (and lower then the recommend) before it becomes too much! I have not tried it with more then two steeps but so far so good. Not sure if it is a must buy again though.

My breakthrough with this tea happened when I discovered 1 teaspoon is definitely not enough for 8 oz, no matter what the brewing instructions recommend. When I did follow instructions, I was left with a tea that had very little taste and a mild aroma.

Adding that extra 1/2 tsp made a huge difference. At that strength, there’s a pleasant body to the tea, and the taste of strawberries and currants is more obvious. I actually like Earl’s Garden better than the last strawberry tea I tried, though the bergamot unmistakably present. The brew does have an edge of bitterness to it, but I think it’s more like that actual odd tang of bitter you sometimes get off a strawberry’s skin, so it doesn’t bother me as much as it usually would. A nice twist on earl grey.

This was another surprisingly delicious tea! Very floral, and quite good. The first couple cups I had I added sugar, but I found as I adjusted I no longer needed any additives. Quite good!

I love this tea. This was my first tea from David’s Tea. Everyone I have shared it with loves it as well. It is a nice fruity twist on your basic Earl Grey.

Definitely one to keep stocked!

not a huge fan, it’s a descent tea but not my favourite. It is a flavoured earl grey tea, fruity and berry-y . me personal dont enjoy earl grey typically and this didnt change my mind.

Nice but not my cup of tea.

Finally got moved into my new place and – awesomely – my new roommate LOVES tea! So I get to sample from his collection for the next little while!

This one is quite nice and a definite reminder why Earl Grey is one of my favorite teas. The fruitiness is quite nice.

This was the first loose leaf tea that I got at DavidsTea. It tastes just as it smells. I loved it after my first cup. It was so delouses. This will be a tea that I will always have in my cupboard.

Loving the hint of berry flavour from this tea. About to brew my second cup of the day. Have yet to try it with milk, not sure how that would mix with the berry flavour, but I love my Earl’s with milk and sugar. Hard to tell with this one though how that flavour combination will go.
Seems like it would be great iced, will have to try this as well.

So far, happy with the purchase.