Earl Grey Lavender Black Tea Blend from ArtfulTea

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Black

Where to Buy:  ArtfulTea orArtfulTea on Etsy

Tea Description:

The classic cup of Earl Grey tea gets a makeover in Provence. The addition of lavender blossoms adds a soothing floral note to the traditional flavor of Earl Grey’s main ingredient – oil of bergamot. Very aromatic!  

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

Yay!  It’s time for a cup of Earl Grey!

There really are very few teas that I prefer over a cup of delicious Earl Grey.  Generally, I do prefer the classic, straightforward Earl Grey:  black tea with the essence of bergamot.  But I do also appreciate some of those cool “twists” to the traditional Earl Grey, like this Earl Grey Lavender from ArtfulTea.

And this is a REALLY good Earl Grey tea with Lavender!  The black tea is a smooth, robust black tea that supports the strong bergamot flavor well.  It’s smooth from start to finish with a tangy astringency toward the tail.  The bergamot is strong without tasting perfume-ish, and that’s especially important when it comes to a blend like this because the lavender can often come off as too soapy.  It’s crucial to keep the right balance of bergamot and lavender flavors so that the tea tastes like tea and not like a cup of body bath liquid.

But this tea has been carefully blended to offer a powerful bergamot note and enough lavender for a sweet, floral presence without creating a tea that tastes like it belongs at the cosmetics counter at the department store.

This tea is sweet, tangy, floral and invigorating to sip.  It makes a nice afternoon cuppa.  This is the kind of tea that evokes thoughts of sipping tea in a garden on a breezy summer afternoon.

This cuppa represents the last of the samples I received when I ordered the ArtfulTea Sampler, I guess I’m going to have to order more from them soon because my experiences with this company have been nothing but positive!  I recommend them highly!