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Pat wrote:
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> Try Jackson's Earl Grey sometime, if you get a chance. The bergamot in
> it is very subtle; just a hint, really. It's quite different from any
> other Earl Grey I've tried. Jacksons used to claim that theirs was the
> original Earl Grey formula, until they were taken over by Twinings, who
> makes the same claim. Now that they're part of the same conglomerate,
> they don't argue about this anymore.


Ahmad "English Afternoon" is a black tea blend flavored with bergamot,
but not as much as in their "Earl Grey". Probably fits your
description of the Jackson's and Twinings Earl Greys above, though I've
not tried either of those.


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