Earl Grey
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Also known as: Earl-Grey-Tee
Black tea flavoured with oil of bergamot, a citrus fruit.
Earl Grey is not a growing region but a flavouring: black tea is scented with bergamot oil, which gives it its floral, citrusy aroma. The name refers to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, British prime minister in the 1830s; exactly how the tea got its name is not reliably documented.
Variants also exist with green tea or added flowers.
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