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Originally Posted by orlok
First time I had Earl Grey I spat it back into the cup. I thought my cousin, who had served me the drink, had failed to rinse the washing up liquid out properly after washing it  . Anyway, I did educate my pallet subsequently, and it is now one of the only "real" teas I can drink (given that Rooibos is not really a tea). |
True. I've been seeing "tea" refer to any tisane my entire life so I just assume that whomever I'm talking with either knows the difference or doesn't care.
My first Earl Grey experience wasn't much better than yours. I think I called it "swamp water" or similar. At first I thought hated the bergamot, then I realized that I actually preferred
more bergamot - it was the "lightweight" Earl Greys that I didn't care for. Taylors of Harrogate strikes a nice balance, but I could honestly go for more. More bergamot, more better.
About to ice the rest of the pot of EG.