Ronnefeldt

There’s a great little chocolatier next to my workplace that has come up with Earl Grey pralines that are mind-blowingly good. As it takes them three days to make them, and as they are very popular, they often runs out. They didn’t have any today, so we made up for it with a wonderful cup of this.

Still one of the best Earl Grey’s out there (unless you like your Earl Grey super strong, or with vanilla). Prepared it earlier today at work, where even a non-tea drinking person caved and gave it a go. He, like all the others who have tasted, have fallen in love with this gentle tea. A great tea to relax with, and hence just what we needed now.

No other Earl Grey that I’ve had holds a candle to this tea. Had a cup of this in the afternoon, and rebreed it three more times (for colleagues). A tremendously good tea.
It reminds me of the first spring movement in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons for some reason – light, cheeky, joyous.

Had a comforting cup of this at work. Hands down, best earl grey that I’ve ever had.

Was in Berlin for about a week, and was quick to restock on this fantastic Earl Grey (2×100g packets, for those interested). My current supply was at an all time low, and I made a celebratory round of it at work this evening, to general joy and content. Nothing like wrapping your hands around a hot cup of tea on a cold and dark afternoon.
Best Earl Grey that I own – hands down. If you can get your hands on some – do.

This is still my favourite Earl Grey, and the best Earl Grey that I’ve ever tasted, even going on mouthfeel alone (soooo silky).
We have a chocolatier next to my workplace, and we oftentimes sneak in for a taste after lunch and before going back to the office grind. Our top favourite pralines are Earl Grey tea and dark chocolate, and berry tea and dark chocolate. Well it takes the chocolatier three days to prepare the Earl Grey tea pralines (our number one favourite), and so she’s often out of stock when we arrive. Today we once again missed her latest batch, and so, after consoling ourselves with Rum Marzipan pralines (such a sacrifice, I know), we went back to the office and brewed some of this fantastic tea. And being the geeks that we are we of course prefaced our sipping with “TEA. EARL GREY. HOT” as usual.

Backlogging. This is a great combination for a summer Earl Grey, but I think that in the winter my hand will reach out for Twining’s Earl Grey, as it has more body, and less acidity. Still need to form an opinion on the third Earl Grey that I have – Fortnum’s.

I’m in the process of moving my desk at work, and so I’m clearing up a good amount of clutter. Imagine my surprise when I found three pouches of good tea and one tea sample hidden at the back of one of my drawers? I immediately stopped moving, and had a cup of this lovely tea, brewed Western style, and shared with my moving mate.
Well, whoever though of coupling bright, acidic, delicate Darjeeling with not-too-much bergamot was a GENIUS. They go fantastically together, dancing with refreshing delight on our parched and dusty tongues and throats. The bergamot leaves room for the Darjeeling to sing, and the Darjeeling flavours are enhanced, not overpowered by the bergamot. One of the few cases where flavouring and tea meet together to create a bigger, better whole (in my opinion – I don’t like flavoured/scented/smoked tea).

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This is my favorite tea so I gave it a 100~ haven’t had a better tea so far.

It has a smooth, and slightly creamy flavor. The Orange and Vanilla blend well to make a refreshing tea without the caffeine. This is the tea that got me interested in Rooibos as a caffeine free alternative to Black Tea.

Love this tea. Drank nothing else for the first week after I got it.

My favourite Vanilla rooibos. Very good for blending or on its own.

Very good for blending. Nice quality.

This is my all time favourite Earl Grey. They’ve let the bergamot come through without sacrificing the delicate nature of Darjeeling. Beautiful.

A very light tisane, which may have something to do with the large size of my mug. But it’s good to have a light chamomile tea because sometimes the herbal taste of chamomile can be really intense (to the extent that it’s bitter) and off-putting. This Ronnefeldt’s version is slightly sweet and therefore more drinkable.

Not my favourite… though I like the bergamot fragrance, I am a bit bothered and puzzled by the faint vegetal taste in the Assam tea base. :0

This was an okay mint tea. At first I couldn’t taste the lemongrass at all, but it became more noticeable as the tea cooled. It’s grassier and sweeter than pure peppermint… and I decided that I liked the latter better :P

Breakfast tea is typically too strong for me, and this is no exception… perhaps it’s because I used a longer steeping time (accidentally) and a smaller-than-average teacup. Full-bodied and rather astringent. Not remarkable on the whole.

just ordinary earl grey, basic, good flavor
but in my experience, it was much better to drink it in straight
without milk or sugar..

i tried just a teabag as a milk tea, and it was quite nice
it tastes a bit stronger than it smells

I actually got this tea from Teaberry Fine Teas (http://teaberrys.ca/), a small shop in Kelowna, BC. They seem to sell both Ronnefeldt teas and their own blends (I want to try their Ogopogo blend ^_~).

It was a pleasent vanilla chai, nothing too extraordinary but nice for drinking and the vanilla flavouring was nice and natural-tasting. It also brewed up very nicely as traditional-style chai latte. Yum.