Two Earl Grey's

Les Palais Des Thés, Blue of London, Earl Grey Du Yunnan;
Medium light Amber colour. Very elegant use og bergamot, tiny hints of smoke aromas and citrus, lime, fresh lemon, hints of roses in the back, just beautifull and elegant and perfectly balanced aromas. Very transparent. Acts more like a green tea than a black, very subtle and elegant, very good length. 90

Les Palais Des Thés, Thé Des Lords, Earl Grey;
Amber colour, a bit more bergamot and quite more citrus, but more orange and mandarin, also some rose hips and slight spicy note. A bit perfumed, thouch of vanilla, roses and tulips. Very elegant black tea, more of bergamot and lemon in the mouth, good intencity and elegance. Very long finish. 88

Two Mariage Freres very different Black Teas

Mariage Freres Breakfast Earl Grey, Black Tea;
Deep amber-orange-red colour, lots of bergamot, but very elegant nose, some vanilla, floral and lime and lemon, maybe even some orange peel, some floral notes, tiny hint of jasmin far behind. Very elegant and balanced Earl Grey, one of the best, long and complex, but in no way show off. So balanced and good in the mouth it would be a true shame to ad anything in it, sugar or milk. 87


Mariage Freres Lapsang Souchong Imperial, Smokey Black Tea;
Medium amber colour, bond fire, smoke, charcoal, smells like your sweatshirt after an evening to close to the fireplace after burning with not too dry wood. Extremelly intence, fills the room with aromas, even comes out of the metall box. Also some incence spicy notes, like Tibetan Gompa (Tibetan room for prayers and spiritual activities), very intence nose, not for the faint hearted this tea. Well balanced and elegant actually on the palate, flavours like a great smoked ham. Fresh finish and long length. 90