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Not the Lady Grey you know and love.
I have been ordering Twinings Lady Grey Tea from Amazon for literally years - the 6 boxes in a shipment. The most recent order, a week or so ago, came with the new Twinings packaging design - the gold box instead of the traditional blue. A vague disquiet began to stir inside me... I brewed up a bag and was stunned, absolutely stunned by the taste. Or more accurately, the LACK of taste. This is NOT Lady Grey tea. There is no orange or lemon, and certainly not a whiff of bergamot. This is just a tasteless tea such as you might get at a random diner. My morning routine has been shattered. Seriously? Does keeping bergamot in this tea add that much to the cost? I looked it up online and saw where Twinings had changed the Earl Grey a few years ago to make it more 'lemony', which provoked howlings of outrage amongst the Brits. Rightly so. Amazon was, however, gracious enough to accept my return. Not to be daunted, I have hunted out some loose leaf Lady Grey that smells and tastes as it should, but I'd rather have the convenience of the bagged tea. If any of you have a source for true Lady Grey bagged tea, please lemme know...
February 2018 · Grocery and Gourmet Food · verified purchase