“Pulled this tea for the January sipdown prompt items “an Earl Grey” and “a tea that reminds you of an alcoholic beverage.” This is an extra lemon-citrusy Earl Grey with ginger and rum flavoring. I...” Read full tasting note
“This tea had grown on me. I wasn’t initially a fan, but I like the twist on an EG (ginger + lemon), and it’s pretty flavourful. Upping rating a bit (70-75), as I’ve actively chosen this tea a...” Read full tasting note
“Mastress Alita’s sipdown challenge Monday, August 9th: National Book Lovers Day Tea #1 What a fun challenge day. I do love a good book. This tea seemed fitting as I hadn’t tried it yet – thanks...” Read full tasting note
“AJRimmer Advent Day 7 I’m drinking this with one of those seasonal white fudge covered oreos. God they are decadent, but I can’t resist buying a pack every few years. I totally get the bergamot...” Read full tasting note
A Spicy Rum Sour Twist on the Classic Earl Grey Black Tea!
Another obvious choice for this month’s theme – I mean, I just HAD to craft a tea for the Mad Hatter, right? For this tea, I combined the flavor profiles of a Spicy Rum Sour cocktail with a cup of Classic Earl Grey.
I really love how this tea came out. The flavors of a spicy rum sour (ginger, rum & lemon) and the bergamot from the Earl Grey work together very harmoniously. The bergamot is smooth from the rum. The lemon isn’t too tart, the ginger isn’t too peppery. It’s really just a very pleasant cup to sip – so, so smooth and tasty!
For this blend, I started with an organic blend of Assam, Keemun & Ceylon teas. Then I added cold-pressed oil of bergamot, some lemon myrtle, lemons, ginger root & a touch of rum essence (Don’t worry, it’s alcohol free!)
Having taste tested this as both a hot tea and an iced tea, I will say that I do prefer it as an iced tea – but that opinion could be affected by the fact that we’ve been experiencing some rather warm weather and I tend to just prefer my tea iced when the temperatures reach the 80s and higher . . . so I’ll just say that it’s a winner whichever way you choose to serve it.
This delightful addition to our Mad Tea Party tea collection is organic, alcohol-free, allergen-free, gluten-free & VEGAN!
organic ingredients: black teas, cold-pressed oil of bergamot, lemon myrtle, ginger root, lemons & natural flavors
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