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Last one: Lady Grey.
I've seen this one in shops for a while, never really understood it. Seems to be additional citrus (lemon and orange) which makes the whole thing "bright and zesty".
I would say: it's fine. Not one I'd reach for but not one I'd say no to if offered.
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A sachet for Twinings Lady Grey tea propped against a grey mug with tea visible over the mouth. Both are positioned on a grey textured chair. The tea sachet is black and grey with accents of orange and yellow, and rather than a top hat, the ridiculous icon is a parasol.
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Apologies as well for the lack of alt text in yesterday's photo. Clearly I was in a rush and didn't attend to it. I do aim to put alt text on all my photos, but missed that one. Hope you'll bear with #FiveDaysEarlGreysFiveWays all the same.
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Today: Strong EG
This is much better than yesterday. Unclear what makes it "strong" - box says slightly more bergamot flavouring plus some peel. I wondered if the tea itself would be stronger.
Anyway, it seems just a fuller version of Good Ol Earl Grey. Would drink again.
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A sachet for Twinings Strong Earl Grey tea torn at the top and propped against a grey mug with tea visible over the rim. Both are positioned on a textured grey chair. The sachet continues the Twinings Earl Grey motif of black and shades of grey with a purple flare, but other accents here are shades of pink, including bars at the side and the ridiculous top hat. Nice that pink can be strong.
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Today: Lavender EG.
Oh dear. Actually an abomination. I worried when I saw this tag on the box, and the drink confirms them.
I know aroma is a chief yea/nay factor for Earl Grey anyway, but lavender makes this smell like laundry. Can't say "taste like" - I don't eat soap.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Today: Vanilla EG.
When you start w a sweet perfume quality, adding more sweet perfume seems unnecessary. (Many feel the bergamot in Earl Grey is already so.)
But vanilla is a comforting one that plays well with others. Big teaching day for me, so the warm hug is welcome.
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A Twinings Vanilla Earl Grey tea bag sachet, torn open at top, propped against a grey mug with a tea bag floating at the top just visible over the lip. Both rest on a textured grey chair. The sachet is black and shades of grey with a dash of unifying purple (for the theme of the company's Earl Grey series) but has predominant creamy off-white accents, as well as the ridiculous cliched top hat.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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First up: the classic. This was my mom's tea, the only tea we had in the house (Dad was a coffee drinker). She liked it "clear" & so that's me, too.
Colleagues despise the idea of Earl Grey: "it's been doused with perfume."
Well, I like it. But I miss the yellow sachet.
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The sachet for Twinings Earl Grey (purple shares on a grey and black background, with a ridiculous top hat icon), propped against a grey mug with tea and a floating bag just visible at the top, on a textured grey chair.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Getting some teas for the rest of the family and came across this monstrosity of 21st Century consumerism.

On the one hand, what the hell, Twinings?

On the other hand, I'm all in for it.

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A box of Twinings teabags dubbed the Earl Grey Discovery Collection sits on a grey textured chair with no arms. The box advertises 4x five different versions of Early Grey tea, each with a different coloured tab and a cutesy faux Britannia icon: Earl Grey, Vanilla Earl Grey, Lavender Earl Grey, Strong Earl Grey, and Lady Grey.
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM