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This is one of my favorite teas. The tea base is high quality, a dry and astringent flavor, perhaps from the darjeeling and shui xian combination, and a light roasted flavor from the shui xian as well. The lavender doesn’t dominate but is noticeable, and the earl is just “grey” enough.

I love this cheap tea! The green tea is not at all what green tea is supposed to be, but somehow it works. And I don’t think that the bergamot is fake, it just overpowers the base a bit. It’s kind of cheap, stale green tea preserved with bergamot oil, and you know what? It’s perfect! The flavors meld perfectly. I’m going to try Bigelow’s other Earls next.

I combine this 1 to 3 with Republic Decaf Earl Greyer to make an evening Earl Grey Creme (that has no artificial flavoring). I’m sure its not as strong of a flavor as the artificial or “natural” flavored ones, but I find it delicious and soothing.

The flavor is quite subtle; I wish there were more rose and lavender in it. But it is a good nighttime blend, it does help me relax.

I’m actually rating the cheaper, paper tea bag version of this tea. It comes in a canister. I don’t know where you’d look for it if you wanted it. I found it at Marshall’s, of all places. I really like this. I like to make a strong, small cup. It’s like a sweet, refreshing slap in the face. Sometimes that’s what I need in the morning. It says its made with “oil of bergamot” but it tastes somehow different from my other natural Earls. Orangeyer or something. And it isn’t like the “natural” flavor of, say Ahmad Earl Grey, which is definitely fake, though I kind of like it. Regardless, it is NOT subtle, so this is for bergamot lovers only.

This is a white tea with a more substantial flavor than some. Some white teas don’t seem like tea at all. This is a good one for people who find most white teas a bit too timid.

The rose is a very grounding, comforting flavor. It isn’t super perfumey when you brew it, as it is when you smell it beforehand. I think its a good afternoon pick-me up, or when you need to stay awake late to finish homework or something, but don’t want to feel jittery.

Great Jasmine flavor blended perfectly with the silver needle. A delicate, feminine brew.

I tried the bag version. It was very bergamotty, with a smooth tea base. A great pick-me up, basically an anti-depressant. This is one of my favorite Earl Greys in a bag.