
Taylors Earl Grey in a Box of 50 Tea Bags
Taylors Earl Grey is made from tea leaves from Indonesia flavored with bergamot. Bergamot is a citrus flavor, similar to orange. Bergamot oil is extracted from the peel of the bergamot orange. The bergamot orange is the small pear shaped sour orange cultivated today mostly in southern Italy.
Earl Grey is the world's second most popular tea. Earl Grey was real person and served as prime minister of the United Kingdom. According to legend, a chinese citizen gave the recipe to one of Earl Grey's diplomats for saving his life. Taylors Earl Grey Tea is best served black or with a slice of lemon.
Ingredients:
Tea leaves, natural oil of bergamot
Brand History:
Taylors of Harrogate
England
Taylors of Harrogate is now part of Betty & Taylors of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. Taylors was started by Charles Taylor in 1886 in England and began as CE Taylor & Co. Taylor began his career buying teas that stores could sell as their house brand. Taylor's specialty was creating new blends of tea tailored to each area's unique local water. Charles and his brother Llewellyn Taylor started CE Taylor in Leeds, England as tea and coffee merchants. Taylors has been awarded The Queen's Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, given only to companies with strong ethical, social and environmental values.