Cream of Earl Grey is a delicate blend of Ceylon black tea, oil of bergamot, and blue cornflowers. Enjoy with a splash of milk and sugar for an unforgettably smooth and sweet flavor.

All about Cream of Earl Grey, Loose Leaf Black Tea

What it’s like, and how to make it

CaffeineMedium caffeine
TypeBlack
FlavourCitrus, bergamot
CharacterSweet
What’s in itCeylon black tea, oil of bergamot, blue cornflowers

Perfect for

  • High tea
  • Latte ready
How to brew it
  • 212°F / 100°C
  • Steep 3–5 minutes
  • Use 1 tsp per 8oz
  • Past five minutes it turns bitter
  • Takes milk better than any other leaf

Beyond the cup

The creamiest Earl Grey, built for baking. Infuse into custard for a bergamot-vanilla crème brûlée. Steep into milk for the most luxurious tea latte you’ll ever make. Add to ice cream base for an Earl Grey vanilla swirl.

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  • Illustration: Cream of Earl Grey with Vancouver's Fourth Avenue on a rainy morning
  • Illustration of Cream of Earl Grey in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with Vancouver's Fourth Avenue on a rainy morning
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  • Cream of Earl Grey - The Tea & Spice Shoppe
  • Cream of Earl Grey

What’s in it

Every herb in the blend, and where to read about it on its own.

  • Tea · Contains caffeine

    Ceylon Black Tea

    Camellia sinensis

    Bright, brisk and citrus-edged, with a golden-orange cup — the tea that makes a blend taste lively rather than heavy. Sri Lanka's tea board recognises seven growing regions, and altitude does most of the work: Nuwara Eliya at 1,868 m gives the palest and most...

    Bright, brisk and citrusy; golden-orange in the cup, with a clean finish

    Learn more Sold on its own

  • Flavouring · Caffeine-free

    Bergamot

    Citrus bergamia

    The oil pressed from the skin of a sour citrus fruit, and the single thing that makes Earl Grey Earl Grey. Nine products here carry it. Bergamot is not a flavour that exists in nature elsewhere — it is floral and citrus at once, more...

    Floral and citrus at once — closer to perfume than to fruit, with a clean bitter edge

    Learn more

  • Flower · Caffeine-free

    Cornflower

    Centaurea cyanus

    The blue in your tea. Cornflower petals are in eighteen products here and they are there to be looked at: the pigment, protocyanin, is one of the few真 blues in the botanical world, and it survives drying where almost nothing else blue does. They contribute...

    Almost nothing — a faint clove-like sweetness at most. It is in the blend for the blue

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What it goes with

Bergamot meets cream meets vanilla – the ultimate dessert tea. Pair with baked goods, chocolate, or our Vanilla Bean and Cinnamon for a baking night lineup.

Reviews

What the time-travelers say

5.0 from 5 reviews of this one, and 206 of the shop’s 213 are five stars

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Cream of Earl Grey

My absolute favorite earl grey of all time! I'd give it 10 stars if I could!

I can NOT say enough good things about this tea! I received it as a freebee on my last order, and loved it so much I ordered in on…

I can NOT say enough good things about this tea! I received it as a freebee on my last order, and loved it so much I ordered in on my second. This is bar none the best earl grey I've ever had. It was sweet, and complex and so lovely! I love all things earl grey, london fogs are my go to latte, and this has replaced my staple earl grey! Love, LOVE, LOOOVEE this!

— Rochelle P.

Cream of Earl Grey

Great choice

I rotate between this earl grey and london calling for my everyday teas, I just can't pick which one is my favorite!

— Lorie H.

Cream of Earl Grey

Great Earl Grey

Love this creamy rich Earl Grey tea!

— Michelle M. Verified

Cream of Earl Grey

Smooth

Recently added this tea to my rotation, I love it. It is smooth and delicate, slightly sweet.

— Trish F. Verified

Cream of Earl Grey

A naughty Earl Grey

Never will I ever buy Earl Grey in a tea bag ever again! Such a delicious take on traditional Earl Grey. So decadent! Highly recom…

Never will I ever buy Earl Grey in a tea bag ever again! Such a delicious take on traditional Earl Grey. So decadent! Highly recommend!

— Dallas

Cream of Earl Grey

My absolute favorite earl grey of all time! I'd give it 10 stars if I could!

I can NOT say enough good things about this tea! I received it as a freebee on my last order, and loved it so much I ordered in on…

I can NOT say enough good things about this tea! I received it as a freebee on my last order, and loved it so much I ordered in on my second. This is bar none the best earl grey I've ever had. It was sweet, and complex and so lovely! I love all things earl grey, london fogs are my go to latte, and this has replaced my staple earl grey! Love, LOVE, LOOOVEE this!

— Rochelle P.

Cream of Earl Grey

Great choice

I rotate between this earl grey and london calling for my everyday teas, I just can't pick which one is my favorite!

— Lorie H.

Cream of Earl Grey

Great Earl Grey

Love this creamy rich Earl Grey tea!

— Michelle M. Verified

Cream of Earl Grey

Smooth

Recently added this tea to my rotation, I love it. It is smooth and delicate, slightly sweet.

— Trish F. Verified

Cream of Earl Grey

A naughty Earl Grey

Never will I ever buy Earl Grey in a tea bag ever again! Such a delicious take on traditional Earl Grey. So decadent! Highly recom…

Never will I ever buy Earl Grey in a tea bag ever again! Such a delicious take on traditional Earl Grey. So decadent! Highly recommend!

— Dallas

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