This stuff is vile...

[jsbowden]

What's the fascination with Earl Grey tea?

I've always thought anything can be made palatable with enough sugar, but you know what, I'm pretty sure that this stuff is never going to be good. It may eventually may be sweet enough that even a child would spit it out, but it'll still be vile undrinkable shit.

Unfortunately, all the Lemon Zinger is gone and the rest of the herbal stuff we have here in the office is even worse.

Man, I don't know whose idea it was to write Picard as a huge Earl Grey fan, but that writer has NO FUCKING TASTE.

Comments

[skwidly.livejournal.com]

You crazy, mang. Earl Grey is the shiznit. I mean...you need to add a splash of lemon juice, but after that you don't even need sugar. Alternatively, a little milk is OK, but lemon is definitely better.

[robeli.livejournal.com]

You drink hot tea?

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

I guess it's an acquired taste. I drink it if it's what there is, but I find it too strong too.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

It suffers more than other teas if you steep it too long because of the bergamot. And some Earl Greys have too much bergamot anyway.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_constantine/]

Earl Grey is British, and everyone knows that Brits have shitty-tasting food.

[missysedai.livejournal.com]

I love Earl Grey, but then, I like Bergamot. Really, the only way to properly handle Earl Grey is water that's just shy of boiling, and a relatively brief steeping time.

(It's one of the few teas that I do not steep in the "proper" fashion - loose, in the pot, then strained. I use little silk tea bags for the Earl.)

[stinaleigh.livejournal.com]

I occasionally like Earl Grey, but I have to be in the mood. My question though, is if you are looking for herbal, why are you drinking Earl Grey, which is a black tea?

[texas-tiger.livejournal.com]

I recommend Lady Grey, myself. It's much lighter but just as aromatic.

[zuvembi.livejournal.com]

Earl Grey? Bleaughh! They put Oil of Bergamot in that stuff!

For those who don't know, the Bergamot is a small French car. Owners
sell their oil drippings to Twinings, who recycle it to unsuspecting
(and tasteless) tea drinkers.

I love tea and hate Earl Grey (except in truffles from Theo's Chocolate - where it's tolerable). Give me some Assam, Russian caravan, just about anything fucking else really. Cheap and cheerful tea from the Chinese grocery works well too.