Is the Story About Naming Earl Grey Tea True?
Earl Grey tea is one of the most popular blended black tea on the market today. The tea combines oil of bergamot and other flavorings to make a very pleasant , tasteful drink. It is especially popular when quality ingredients are used and the blend is balanced so the flavoring agent does not mask the taste of inferior tea. How Earl Grey tea was developed is an interesting story. Charles Earl Grey, Second Earl Grey of Howick was a notable politician and Prime Minister of England and widely traveled throughout the world. As the story goes, in 1830 Earl Grey traveled to China on a diplomatic mission where he saved the son of a high ranking Chinese dignitary and was rewarded for his efforts with the recipe of the drink that is now called Earl Grey tea. In fact Earl Grey was involved in the development of Earl Grey tea if only to the extent of lending his name to the new brew but he never traveled to China and black tea was not popular in China.
