Profile : Cream Earl Grey Green
Loose - Flavored Green Tea
March 5, 2019
CUP CHARACTERISTICS: Abundantly Earl Grey! Sultry bergamot is softened by fresh notes of Cornish cream. A superb tea with a tingling finish.
Ingredients: Green tea, Cornflower petals, Natural flavours (organic compliant).
INGREDIENTS FROM: Uva
REGION(S): Sri Lanka / Albania
SHIPPING PORT(S): Colombo / Durres
GROWING ALTITUDES: 4001 - 5900 feet above sea level
GRADE(S): Pekoe Gunpowder
MANUFACTURE TYPE(S): Non fermented, Orthodox gunpowder
ANTIOXIDANT LEVEL: High
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
VEGETARIAN: Yes
VEGAN: Yes
INFUSION: Pale yellow / green
INFORMATION:
By
now most of us are familiar with the story of Earl Grey tea. Many years
ago, the Earl of Grey was given the famous recipe by a Chinese Mandarin
to thank him for saving his life. The traditional blend was made by
scenting a Chinese black tea with the natural oil of bergamot, a small
citrus fruit. But, how many of us are familiar with the story of how
Cream Earl Green tea came about? That number, we're quite certain, is
considerably smaller than the former.
While traditional Earl
Grey is generally regarded as the namesake of the 2nd Earl Grey, Cream
Earl Green is considered that of the 4th Earl Grey, Albert Henry George
Grey. Albert Henry George was a very proper British man indeed. He was
educated first at Harrow, one of the UK's premiere boarding schools and
then at Trinity College, Cambridge, a much heralded bastion of
intellectual pursuits, not sports. By all counts the 4th Earl was indeed
a man much bemused by letters and the arts, not sports, and when he
became the Queen's representative in what was then the colony of Canada,
he did much to promote both letters and the arts amongst its
inhabitants, not sports. Odd then, that the 4th Earl of Grey should
come to be memorialized by a football tournament, The Grey Cup, Canada's
answer to the Super Bowl. Ok, it's not that odd. The Earl wanted to
leave a legacy behind and decided to donate his family bowl to a
sporting contest figuring, it may be supposed, that this would garner
him much more attention than affixing his name to a theatre or library.
And so the Grey Cup trophy was born.
So, we've got the Earl,
we've got the story, but where does the tea fit in? Well, at some point
along the line, a Canadian tea blender decided to memorialize the Earl
one step further by creating a variant of traditional Earl Grey tea. He
began with a green gunpowder to symbolize the grass football is played
on, and the thunder and vigor with which it is played. He then added the
signature bergamot and topped it off with the essence of fresh cream,
known to be the 4th Earl's preferred tea additive. The resulting cup was
found to be quite delicious and invigorating indeed. We at Metropolitan
Tea are exceedingly pleased to have secured a steady and lasting supply
of this wonderful blend. We encourage you to raise a toast while
enjoying it. To the 4th Earl Grey of the Football! Hip hip Hoorah!