THE ORIGIN OF EARL GREY TEA

The Origin of Earl Grey Tea



The Origin of Earl Grey Tea

Introduction

We'll never know exactly when humans began drinking tea, but it's likely that not long after, they began flavoring it with herbs, fruits, flowers and spices. Today, flavored teas make up a large section of the tea market and one of the most popular of these is a blend called Earl Grey.

Charles Grey was the second Earl Grey and a British Prime Minister during the early nineteenth century. His name graces a Saskatchewan village, a lodge in British Columbia and a Sacramento tea salon ...