Lord Nelson Earl Grey Tea

I first discovered Lord Nelson Earl Grey tea when my boss asked me if I would like to try a cup. Having tried earl grey tea in the past and thinking that it tasted like perfume or something, I declined. Oh, go on, she said – so I did, I had a cup. I was really pleasantly surprised. So here goes…

PRODUCT
Lord Nelson Earl Grey tea is a tea that comes in string teabags. Earl grey tea is basically normal black tea with bergamot ...
...thought it was some fancy pick of tea but no, its not.

PACKAGING
The individual teabags come in black pouches. The box that holds the teabags is yellow and black. The boxes hold 25 teabags. I think that the packaging is distinctive and can easily been seen on the shelves, but the design is pretty rubbish to be honest.

PRICE
These teabags only cost 49p! How cheap is that! It works out at something like 2p ... more

I first discovered Lord Nelson Earl Grey tea when my boss asked me if I would like to try a cup. Having tried earl grey tea in the past and thinking that it tasted like perfume or something, I declined. Oh, go on, she said – so I did, I had a cup. I was really pleasantly surprised. So here goes…

PRODUCT
Lord Nelson Earl Grey tea is a tea that comes in string teabags. Earl grey tea is basically normal black tea with bergamot flavour in it. Until I started drinking it, I thought it was some fancy pick of tea but no, its not.

PACKAGING
The individual teabags come in black pouches. The box that holds the teabags is yellow and black. The boxes hold 25 teabags. I think that the packaging is distinctive and can easily been seen on the shelves, but the design is pretty rubbish to be honest.

PRICE
These teabags only cost 49p! How cheap is that! It works out at something like 2p a teabag, how bargainous is that!

WHERE FROM
My boss bought these for me from Lidl’s. I’ve tried looking for them at Tesco’s, but couldn’t find any so seeing as my boss lives near Lidl’s, she grabs me a couple of boxes every now and then.

ADVANTAGES
The boxes are pretty neatly sized and I always have a box in my desk drawer. If your desk drawer is over cramped, you can always just take a bag or two as they are individually wrapped in paper bags as well as boxed. The low price means you can drink loads without feeling guilty, and just think how much cheaper a 2p bag is than the drinks machine which usually charges like 45p each!

DISADVANTAGES
The main disadvantage is that they aren’t readily available. If you have a Lidl’s near you then take a look, and try looking in the other supermarkets as I only tend to shop in Tesco’s, so haven’t tried very many places. The only other disadvantage I can think of is that the packaging isn’t exactly amazing either.

TO USE
Its really simple using these teabags. Just put a teabag in a cup or mug, pour boiling water over it, dunk the teabag by the string up and down a couple of times then hey presto, you have your cuppa. You don't have to stew it for ages or anything, a couple of dunks and a lot of flavour comes out. No teaspoons required! Of course, if you wish to add milk then you could, but I have milk in normal tea but not this – it tastes fine on its own.

SMELL
This stuff basically smells like normal tea with an extra peppery smell to it. Its not too overpowering and is quite pleasant.

TASTE
Hard to describe put like a nice warming tea. You can definitely taste the bergamot, again a taste that you have to try yourself before you can describe it but its basically a peppery flavour with a distinctive taste. I thoroughly enjoy drinking this earl grey, as I find other earl greys to be awful this must be different.

OVERALL
I recommend you at least try this. At 49p its not gonna break the bank and its nice to drink. I find this tea quite refreshing and excellent value for money.

 

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