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Earl Grey Cream Style

Flavoured black blend, from Blend, UK.

Scented and blended tea

Earl Grey Cream Style is strongest on smoothness, aroma intensity and creamy. Typical tasting words: vanilla, cream, bergamot, malt, caramel. A popular modern Western offshoot of Earl Grey developed to soften citrus astringency with smooth vanilla notes. Widely consumed in North American and British cafés as an indulgent dessert tea, often served as a tea latte (London Fog).

Also known as Cream Earl Grey, Earl Grey Crème and Vanilla Earl Grey.

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The profile

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Facts

Origin: Blend, UK
Plant: Camellia sinensis with Citrus bergamia oil and vanilla flavouring
Harvest: Year-round commercial blend
Elevation: mixed
Oxidation: 85 to 100%
Roast: unroasted
Leaf: broken
Price band: affordable
Availability: common
Ageing: a little
Forgiving to brew: 4 of 5
L-theanine: low

Made by: withering, then rolling, then oxidation, then firing, then blending base teas, then flavouring with bergamot and vanilla extract.

Caffeine

A cup of Earl Grey Cream Style carries a typical estimate of 45 mg of caffeine, within a range of 35 to 60 mg depending on leaf amount, water temperature and steeping time. Figures are estimates for a 240 ml cup. Better earlier in the day if you are sensitive to caffeine. The caffeine planner turns this into a daily total.

How to brew it

Method	Leaf	Water	Steeps
Western, 250 ml	3 g	95 to 100 °C	3 min, 4 min
Cold brew, 250 ml	3 g	Fridge	8 to 12 hours

Up to 2 infusions. Scale for your own pot with the brew calculator.

Drinking it

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Pairs with pastry, scones_cakes and dessert. Milk: yes. Iced: yes. Sweetener: yes. Good for beginners: yes.