I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in the States. I recently went to the market and picked up a box of Red Rose...terrible. Even after five minutes it tasted like water. Similar story with Revolutions. I'm looking for something strong, at least in comparison to the latter two. I've heard ups and downs with regards to Adagio...anyone try their stuff?

On Sep 30, 11:10 pm, jjblanche
wrote:
I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in the
States. I recently went to the market and picked up a box of Red
Rose...terrible. Even after five minutes it tasted like water.
Similar story with Revolutions. I'm looking for something strong, at
least in comparison to the latter two. I've heard ups and downs with
regards to Adagio...anyone try their stuff?

--
jjblanche

I buy Upton's organic Earl Grey, TE15. primarily for my grandson.
However, their bestseller is TE11, Extra Bergamot. They have about 10
others. Toci

The Arab brands do EG better than the British.

Jim

PS I don't remember RR making an EG.

jjblanche wrote:
I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in the
States. I recently went to the market and picked up a box of Red
Rose...terrible. Even after five minutes it tasted like water.
Similar story with Revolutions. I'm looking for something strong, at
least in comparison to the latter two. I've heard ups and downs with
regards to Adagio...anyone try their stuff?




--
jjblanche

On Oct 1, 12:10 am, jjblanche
wrote:
I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in the
States. I recently went to the market and picked up a box of Red
Rose...terrible. Even after five minutes it tasted like water.
Similar story with Revolutions. I'm looking for something strong, at
least in comparison to the latter two. I've heard ups and downs with
regards to Adagio...anyone try their stuff?

--
jjblanche

I'm not an Earl Grey fan, but my mother is and no matter how much I
spend on fancy new EG's for her, she always has a favorite: Mlesna
brand Earl Grey. It only comes in teabags, and I have had it and I'd
have to agree that it is very good. She hated the Adagio one, she
didn't like the Numi one, and she did like the assortment from Upton's
I got her. The extra Bergamot one was my favorite FWIW - which isn't
much since I'm not an EG kind of guy. I do speak highly of the Mlesna
brand Monk's Blend (also a teabag) though.

Good Luck!
- Dominic
http://teasphere.wordpress.com

On Oct 1, 12:10 am, jjblanche
wrote:
I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in the
States. I recently went to the market and picked up a box of Red
Rose...terrible. Even after five minutes it tasted like water.
Similar story with Revolutions. I'm looking for something strong, at
least in comparison to the latter two. I've heard ups and downs with
regards to Adagio...anyone try their stuff?

--
jjblanche

I liked earl Grey vanilla with vanilla flowers from either upton or
special teas. It's a surprisingly good combination, and I usually hate
when anything at all is added to teas.

jjblanche pisze:
I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in the
States.

I can recommend Adagio (see their website). Their earl grey was even
awarded on some Earl Grey fan website with list of many others. I like
it because it is FRESH. Despite of that - in my opinion a good ratio
tea-bergamot.

jjblanche wrote:

I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in the
States. I recently went to the market and picked up a box of Red
Rose...terrible. Even after five minutes it tasted like water.
Similar story with Revolutions. I'm looking for something strong, at
least in comparison to the latter two. I've heard ups and downs with
regards to Adagio...anyone try their stuff?

The strongest Earl Grey I know of here in the US is Zarrin brand, which
is sold to the middle eastern community. The Persian market in Maryland
where we go has half a kilo for six dollars, and it is VERY strongly
scented Ceylon.

The box says it's a product of Blansh international, San Jose, CA,
and gives this phone number: 408 279 3444.

It's very strong.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

I've got to add these to my tisane flowers I occassionally add to tea.

Jim

wrote:
vanilla flowers

On Oct 1, 3:51 pm, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
jjblanche wrote:

I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in the
States. I recently went to the market and picked up a box of Red
Rose...terrible. Even after five minutes it tasted like water.
Similar story with Revolutions. I'm looking for something strong, at
least in comparison to the latter two. I've heard ups and downs with
regards to Adagio...anyone try their stuff?

The strongest Earl Grey I know of here in the US is Zarrin brand, which
is sold to the middle eastern community. The Persian market in Maryland
where we go has half a kilo for six dollars, and it is VERY strongly
scented Ceylon.

The box says it's a product of Blansh international, San Jose, CA,
and gives this phone number: 408 279 3444.

It's very strong.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Agreed. Pretty strong stuff. Very flavourful.
It's available here on the west coast (Persian markets) for about
$3.50 in a green box.
Ahmad Ahmad is terrible. Insipid and flat.
Republic of Tea is tasty, too.
Shen