Lavender Earl Grey

Today’s Mecca Coffee Company taste test tea is Lavender Earl Grey.  This tea was provided as a gift by my brother, David.  Lavender seems to be a common addition to Earl Grey tea, based on a Google search for it.

I made 4 cups, using the Assam tea press.  4 minute brew time.  1 teaspoon of white sugar put in the cup.  1st cup drunk black, 2nd cup drunk with ¼ cup whole milk.  The tea has a rather pronounced lavender  smell while being brewed and when the cup is sniffed. 

1st sip:  It’s Earl Grey with some floral notes.

1st full mouthful: The lavender taste is quite noticeable and has a slight after taste, which is not unpleasant.  The bergamot and the lavender mix in a nice manner.  Neither overpowers the other.  I emptied my 1st mug far sooner than I would have expected.  The tea has a nice astringency. 

2nd cup, with milk:  As to be expected when adding milk to tea, it mellowed the tea.  The lavender flavor is more dominant when drunk with milk.  The bergamot is still noticeable, but it’s not part of the primary flavor profile.  I think I prefer it with milk.

Would I drink this if offered by a friend? Yes, however I would ask for milk if possible.

Will I drink this tea again? Yes, it’s a nice change up from normal Earl Grey

Would I buy this tea?  Good question.  I’m not 100% on board with Earl Grey except as an occasional tea and I have a lot of it in house.  Its price for loose leaf tea seems to be all over the place, with the average being about $3 an ounce, however a full pound of it, granted in a bulk bag, can be had for around a dollar an ounce.  It seems to be about $0.25 per tea bag on the average on Amazon.

Did Explorer the Cat go nuts over this tea? She didn’t even notice I was making it and did not jump up on the desk while I was making this review.

Final verdict:  8 out of 10, will drink again. 

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