Earl Grey - Organic

Traditionally Earl Grey tea was a blend of Chinese and Indian teas scented with the oil from the citrus bergamot fruit.

TIP: Instead of adding lemon to your tea, try a slice of orange with Earl Grey.

Earl Grey tea is enjoyed the world over by real people who appreciate its depth of character, sweet citrus notes, and palate cleansing finish. The tea is however also enjoyed by people who are not real in any way, other than on the printed page or silver screen. Perhaps more than any other tea, Earl Grey appears to have been the beverage of choice for one fictitious character after the next. From James Bond, to Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard, to Sir leigh Teabing of the DaVinci Code, Earl Grey holds a special place in the world of storytelling. And why not? The tea itself has quite a story having apparently been given as a gift to a British diplomat by a Chinese Mandarin in thanks for saving his life.

Whether or not you believe that story, one fact that is definitely beyond reproach is that Earl Grey is a wonderful and soothing tea any time of the day. The organic variety we offer here is no exception. This tea is 100% natural no chemicals or pesticides were used in its production - what you see, smell and taste - is what you get. We've not been approached by any movie producers yet about sponsoring any upcoming 007 productions, but if Hollywood producers do come knocking this is the tea we're going to be serving!

Hot Tea Brewing Method: Bring filtered or freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea for each 200-260mL of fluid volume in the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea).

Iced Tea Brewing Method: (To make 1 Litre): place 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of loose tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water boil and pour 1¼ cups over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Ppour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the tea. Add ice and top up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water]. Note that some quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.