Earl Grey Cheesecake

Grrrr… I can’t even rate this one.
My best friend like earl grey so I went on a shopping spree and purchased around 14 earl grey teas to drink with her. Unfortunately, this tea was not one I could drink past sip two while she told me she liked it. I told her that she is crazy and went to go grab a tea called Candy Floss since we drink around 120 ounces per sitting together.

I like this one best cold brewed. I feel it has been so long since I had a good earl grey I have forgotten what bergamot taste like so I’m not sure if I notice any or not. I did not think it tasted like cheesecake until I had a slice from The Cheesecake Factory and it reminded of this tea so I guess somehow it does taste like cheesecake even though it reminds me of sweet flowers.

Sorry for all the notes lately I’m playing a game to allow myself to make a tea order this Sunday and another 5 days later. I would explain the rules but I keep changing them.

All I can taste is the bergamot. I really don’t get any cheesecake flavor at all. Pity, I really really wanted to like this. It does taste good, I like bergamot but I can’t detect even a hint of cheesecake, not smelling the dry leaves, and certainly not in the brewed cup.

I’ll drink it all, but given the option I wouldn’t buy it again. I can get the same effect much cheaper elsewhere.

From TTTTB: This is my first earl grey flavored tea. I don’t get any cheesecake flavor. That may be because this is my first time trying earl gray and that’s the only thing I may be taking. I’m thinking that it’s not for me.

I have two lovely samples of this tea! It’s a creamy EG with well balance bergamot. I have been drinking too much EG with a heavy bergamot lately and it tastes good to back that down a little.. Is there such a thing as bergamot over dose? If so… that’s what I had coming into this tea. I was a little worried that it would have too much bergamot but it doesn’t! There is a nice creamy element to the tea that is probably the cheesecake part of it. The flavor fills the mouth nicely. This is a tea I will have on my wish list.

I cracked open this and Lemon Meringue Chai, and I must admit it took me a bit to determine which was which after sipping them. Now, they taste VERY different, it’s just that both have a lemon/bergamot angle to them… this one is much smoother, more rounded, a fuller taste to it. Creamy. I definitely get EG when I sit and think of it. Do I love it. Eh… it’s really good. It’s a bit shy of love though, perhaps because there’s a weird bitter taste in my mouth that’s pervading the end of the sip. This may however be from the Lemon Meringue Chai, so I’m reserving my full judgement until I have more of this solo.