i am want to become bergamot, imbiber of lumpy green orange
Somehow i never tried earl gray until a couple weeks ago. It tastes like a new color and I'm obsessed. Stash double bergamot isn't enough, it's barely different than bigelow (but it's the best I've found). I want more. I'm a perv for berg.
I want a bergamot tea bag that treats the tea leaves as an afterthought and i haven't found it. I've tried stash, bigelow, walmart, harney and sons, private selection, twinings, and one other british sounding one that I'm forgetting atm. Stash double and bigelow are the best by far but i want like at least quadruple the bergamot flavor. Do i need to buy a vial of bergamot oil and drink it until i cry and realize the error of my ways?
Not having sufficiently bergamot-essenced earl gray is my own afghanistan.
In my experience all bagged Earl Greys are a little stingy with the bergamot, but it does become a little disgusting when there is too much of it so maybe they are erring on the side of caution. You should try a loose leaf from a local tea shop (sorry to be that tea guy), it'll probably even be cheaper.
Yeah I think this is just the way to go, eventually with both tea and coffee if you are looking for very specific stuff you gotta move into loose leaf and whole bean stuff, it's just how the business model works, the pre bagged stuff has to appeal to the largest audience of consumers possible.
I wish that didn't make so much sense but alas if i must bag it myself then so be it! I wonder if a spray bottle of bergamot oil and a cheapo go-to like red rose is my actual destiny 🤔
be that tea guy! that's good info, i appreciate it! maybe i'll have to hunt down the closest brick and mortar tea shop and interrogate their bergamot predilections. i will not stop until I'm a whole bergamot
Take the plunge for drinking loose leaf tea! You'll get a much more flavorful cup for the same price! You don't even need special equipment, though it can be nice to have a good filter. You can just use a steel mesh strainer that has double duty in the kitchen, brewing in one cup and pouring through the strainer into the other.
The bergamot flavor will often be stronger in a loose leaf as, among other things, they're usually fresher. But as an added bonus, you can buy your own dried bergamot to make your own as citrusy as you'd like with a black breakfast tea.
i am rapidly approaching the conclusion that i've already exhausted the frankly pathetic best of what the frankly pathetic bagged-world has to offer and i have begun the process of reallocating all system resources to loose-leaf 🍵
Earl grey is my absolute jam, but I can't speak to which one is the most bergamot. If you like it though, Twinings also has lady grey, with more orange than bergamot, and Jasmine and lavender earl greys too. They are all phenomenal. Have you had lapsang suchong? It's smokey!
Oh yeah it seems like lady grey is pretty popular. i'll pick up a box next time, i've always enjoyed bigelow's constant comment so i'll probably dig it
Oh yeah i saw that the other day but passed it up for the stash brand bergamot, I'll check it out thanks for the recommendation. The more citrus the merrier.
oh shit now i'm bergamot pilled on a whole 'nother level, even the stash tea graphic design people don't know what bergamot is?! insane. great vid, thanks for sharing
I've found one actual tea shop somewhat locally so far but i think it must be gentrified as heck from their prices. I'll keep lookin' though, it'd be neat to find a lil place around here instead of resorting to the internet.
i've tried the organic harney son's supreme and i can baaarely taste the bergamot, but i can totally see how that would appeal to someone too (also maybe the non-organic one is more intense?)