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To think that nobody likes Earl Grey tea 🤢

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Ontheedgeofit · 09/07/2025 13:11

It’s like drinking a bouquet of flowers 🤢

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havanesehope · 12/07/2025 14:46

Only drink Earl Grey and it has to be Marks & Spencer 🍵

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Ontheedgeofit · 12/07/2025 14:22

Final results. 85% of you are earl grey weirdos!

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CalmReader · 09/07/2025 22:18

I only drink earl grey, bloody love the stuff!

ThatsNotMyTeen · 09/07/2025 22:17

ThatsNotMyTeen · 09/07/2025 21:52

Just remembered I have some of these in the cupboard! I’ll make a brew and open them, and report right back!

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Biscuits update - they are nice enough, citrusy with an occasional tea-y bit, but very sweet. I don’t think I could eat more than one at a time. This is not a bad thing :D

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 09/07/2025 22:16

Earl grey is my favourite tea.

I do like floral tastes though. I love Parma violets and rose creams.

I really wish you could still get those floral cachet things you used to be able to buy in pharmacies.

ThatsNotMyTeen · 09/07/2025 22:04

WorriedMillie · 09/07/2025 15:35

Fellow decaf Earl Grey pleb here :)
Fortnums is my fave brand, but day to day I drink supermarket own brand stuff

If I’m drinking caffeinated Earl Grey, Joe’s is my fave brand. We get the catering packs delivered (OH is hooked)

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The only decaf ones I’ve found are Twinings and one of the supermarkets, Tesco or Sains maybe? But I didn’t like the supermarket one, tasted like disinfectant

Fangisnotacoward · 09/07/2025 21:54

I prefer Lady Grey, it's not as full on as Earl Grey

ThatsNotMyTeen · 09/07/2025 21:54

Ontheedgeofit · 09/07/2025 13:57

So here’s a question (no offense intended)….

How old are you regular earl grey drinkers? Is it an old lady’s drink? 😂

Im thinking like Chanel no 5 vibes or Turkish delight…

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I am 52 but been drinking EG since I met my now husband nearly 30 years ago. I hate Chanel no 5 and Turkish delight

ThatsNotMyTeen · 09/07/2025 21:52

SerendipityJane · 09/07/2025 17:14

I love Early Grey but simply can't drink it quickly enough not to lose it's aroma. Tried absolutely everything.

Anyone tried Wittards Earl Grey biscuits ?

Why does nothing else use bergamot ?

Just remembered I have some of these in the cupboard! I’ll make a brew and open them, and report right back!

LaughingCat · 09/07/2025 21:38

I’m not fond of Lady Grey, find it a bit too much, but a cup of light black Earl Grey is my favourite. Don’t let it steep too long and milk is a no no but it’s the nicest brew in my arsenal. Lapsang Souchong, on the other hand, I just can’t take. Way too bitter for me.

neverbeenskiing · 09/07/2025 21:33

I only drink Earl Grey. Has to be Twinnings though, the supermarket own brand EG is horrible.

EndofDaze · 09/07/2025 21:27

Used to love Early Grey but menopause has ruined it for me. It’s done a number on my taste buds and now just tastes wrong.

dunroamingfornow · 09/07/2025 21:21

Nametobechanged · 09/07/2025 13:13

I only drink earl grey

Me too !

Earlgreyonly · 09/07/2025 21:16

YANBU. However, I actually have a strong preference for Earl Grey, with milk - I know, grim.

Trained myself to like it at uni because normal teabags would get nicked and nobody, even desperate students, would pinch an Earl Grey. And somehow I came to prefer it.

My tea-drinking-champion mum calls it gnat’s piss, thus proving the overall success of my plan. Always plenty of tea for me!

Notouchingmybhuna · 09/07/2025 21:15

Naice earl grey is gorgeous. Cheap earl grey is nasty.

ObtuseMoose · 09/07/2025 21:13

T2s French Earl Grey is absolutely delicious.

Enigma53 · 09/07/2025 21:09

I’m with you OP, EG is weirdly grim. If I’m going to drink tea, I far prefer a nice cup of something herbal.

honeybeetheoneandonly · 09/07/2025 21:04

Decaf Earl Grey.... Does this raise or lower my status on the acceptable tea drinking scale?

AllPlayedOut · 09/07/2025 20:55

I love Turkish delight and anything flavoured with rose and violet and I still can’t bear Earl Grey. I much prefer standard black tea or Darjeeling.

NotrialNodeal · 09/07/2025 20:50

If you like the taste of perfume than Earl grey is the tea for you!

GlitteryUnicornSparkles · 09/07/2025 20:49

I don’t drink it often but do enjoy a mug of earl grey from time to time.

user1497787065 · 09/07/2025 20:25

I only drink earl grey and have done for 40 years.

ThatLoudBear · 09/07/2025 19:55

I don't like it. I LOVE it!

Enko · 09/07/2025 19:55

Ontheedgeofit · 09/07/2025 13:57

So here’s a question (no offense intended)….

How old are you regular earl grey drinkers? Is it an old lady’s drink? 😂

Im thinking like Chanel no 5 vibes or Turkish delight…

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I was 13 when I first discovered Earl Grey. 55 now never looked back. Never learned to stomach a "British cuppa" (or milk in tea)

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 09/07/2025 17:18

Mt mum loves the stuff.

I think its foul with milk but is good black with lemon.

But imo you cant beat a good builders tea Keep your posh teas, give me an extra strong Yorkshire tea with an obscene amount of sugar and a couple of digestives.

I used to love Brooke bond d but I dont think its around any more.

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