I fell in love with Ahmad's Earl Grey some years ago. It was teabags
then, but a few days ago I found a shop in my home town selling Ahmad
products. I then bought a 250 gram packet of their loose leaf Earl Grey.
At home I tasted the liquid. Horrible soapy aftertaste, totally
different from previous experiences. I may have over-steeped it a minute
or two but this is the first time ever I have encountered tea that has
this kind of soap-like flavour. Usually oversteeped tea tastes bitter,
but not soapy...

I also tasted Ahmad's English Tea No1. They say it contains a hint of
bergamot too, but I never found that in the taste, in my opinion it's
quite a dull blend. Not soapy, but dull.