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To think that nobody likes Earl Grey tea 🤢

206 replies

Ontheedgeofit · 09/07/2025 13:11

It’s like drinking a bouquet of flowers 🤢

OP posts:
afaloren · 09/07/2025 16:48

CaptainSevenofNine · 09/07/2025 16:32

Earl grey tea. Hot.

I named one of my cats after him 🥰

KWaldron · 09/07/2025 17:01

You think that the millions of people like me who drink it, are all pretending to like it?

😁

Ontheedgeofit · 09/07/2025 17:04

KWaldron · 09/07/2025 17:01

You think that the millions of people like me who drink it, are all pretending to like it?

😁

If you’re saying this tongue in cheek then yes! You are all the great tea pretenders.

If you’re being serious then you are missing the light heartedness of this post.

OP posts:
DisforDarkChocolate · 09/07/2025 17:12

I'm my second favourite after Darjeeling.

Lovely with one sugar and no milk. I also love rose and violet cremes so it's hardly surprising.

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 ?

FourLove · 09/07/2025 17:17

Me!

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.

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…

Edited

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)

ThatLoudBear · 09/07/2025 19:55

I don't like it. I LOVE it!

user1497787065 · 09/07/2025 20:25

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

GlitteryUnicornSparkles · 09/07/2025 20:49

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

NotrialNodeal · 09/07/2025 20:50

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

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.

honeybeetheoneandonly · 09/07/2025 21:04

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

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.

ObtuseMoose · 09/07/2025 21:13

T2s French Earl Grey is absolutely delicious.

Notouchingmybhuna · 09/07/2025 21:15

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

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!

dunroamingfornow · 09/07/2025 21:21

Nametobechanged · 09/07/2025 13:13

I only drink earl grey

Me too !

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.

neverbeenskiing · 09/07/2025 21:33

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

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.

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!

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…

Edited

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

Fangisnotacoward · 09/07/2025 21:54

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