| | |  | Black Teas | Home » » » » Bigelow Earl Grey Tea, 40-Count Boxes (Pack of 6) | | | | | | | Description: | | Named after a British nobleman, this tea is renowned in international circles. Our tea bags are sealed for freshness in airtight, flavor protecting fresh packs to ensure your full enjoyment. 4 Tea bag fresh pack. Makes 80 Cups. Earl Grey: A really fine cup of tea is one of life's true pleasures. We heartily recommend Earl Grey for the enjoyment it will bring to your tea drinking. This delicately scented, aristocratic blend has become an international favorite. Delicious hot, enjoyable iced. Enjoy it often, by yourself or with your family and friends. Another quality product from the Bigelow family, blenders of fine tea for three generations. Made in U.S.A. | | | Features: | |
• Pack of six 40-count boxes of calorie-free Earl Grey Tea (240 total tea bags)
• Rich black tea flavored with natural bergamot
• Gluten free, with no calories and no carbohydrates; Kosher Parve
• An excellent source of healthy antioxidants
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 14.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 55 reviews |
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26 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 Very good!Jun 13, 2008
By John B. Goode
"JBG"
I admit it, I'm a tea snob. Tea isn't a beverage for me, it's an event, starting from boiling the water to when the last drop vanishes down my oesophagus.
And as a snob, I don't buy bagged teas, I buy loose leaf. So I normally wouldn't have drank this tea, except that I filched a couple of complimentary bags while waiting interminably at the local dealership (OK, I drank one at the dealership and stole 3, one for each hour I was kept waiting).
On the matter of taste, I find it very good. The Bigelow EG appeared to be very strong in color and taste.
Tea bag teas are usually cut very fine so the tea bags can be packed flat, and because finely cut leaves have more surface area than big leaves, you don't need to steep the tea as long. In fact the instructions say to steep only 1-2 minutes as opposed to the usual 3-4 mins.
To me, Earl Grey taste has two components, the tea taste and the bergamot taste, and it takes a lot of skill to blend and make a tea that has a pleasing combination of the two tastes.
Taylors and Harrogate has a mild tea and bergamot taste. Whole Foods loose leaf has a strong bergamot taste. Your run of the mill EG usually has a strong tea taste that overshadows the bergamot and you don't taste it at all. Bigelow has a very strong tea taste, but it doesn't overwhelm the bergamot, which you taste at the end. So I like it very much, because I've never had a strong tea that didn't overwhelm the bergamot. And it's definitely not a mild tea, it's very robust and strong. It's not a light handshake, it's a full body hug and kisses on both cheeks when you drink this.
In conclusion, if you want a very strongly flavored Earl Grey with a strong tea taste, but also a strong hint of bergamot, this is it, I'll definitely buy some (because I think they have security cameras in the waiting area).
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Mmm...Jul 31, 2006
By Keith Rains
Best Damn Earl Grey on the market. The Bergamot is well balanced with the black tea flavor. Still good even if the bag is left in for 'too' long. BUY THIS TEA.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Constantly good, mid-range price, Earl GreyDec 01, 2009
By Lydia Wolfe
OK, for those of you having kittens about the four bags per foil packet, let me clear this up for you. This is packaged for making *POTS* of tea. I know my Mother-in-Law would find it excessive, but four teabags for a pot of tea is what it is expected to take for 4-6 cups of tea. I, personally, like it for individual cups too because there is less waste, and bending over the top of the foil packet is very easy and keeps my tea perfectly fresh for three more days as I use up all the bags.
Now, for the actual review:
This had been my Morning Tea, every morning, for over a decade. High-quality, expensive, tea companies (who really do know good tea) tend to not want to hide the wonderful flavor and aroma of their tea leaves with the bergamot flavoring Earl Grey is loved for. They hardly add any bergamot, and while the tea is delicious, it is not really Earl Grey. Cheap tea companies tend to overload their tea with flavorings to hide the fact that it is very poor quality tea. Their Earl Grey is aromatic, but all you taste is bergamot (if you're lucky).
Bigelow has found a wonderful middle ground. The bergamot is fragrant and flavorful but you still get to taste the tea, which is great for the grocery-store-friendly price.
If you want to sit by the fire and sip Earl Grey enjoying every bit of the moment, and you're willing to pay for that moment, then treat yourself to Rishi Tea Earl Grey Supreme (it's even organic). If you want to guzzle it down for the caffeine fix then keep your budget happy and go for Stash.
13 of 18 found the following review helpful:
I love this tea!Aug 07, 2007
By person
I love this tea so much! It makes me feel just like Captain Picard when I drink it. I like Captain Picard. I want to be just like him (except not bald because that's kinda not cool). Anyway, I like to heat up this tea in my microwave oven, and I say to it "Tea, Earl Grey, hot" and it's just like I'm talking to the replicator on the Enterprise! It even beeps! It's so cool. It makes me feel like I'm really in Star Trek. The only problem is that I can't talk as cool as Captain Picard so I sound kinda dumb when I say it. But I still do. When I buy this tea from the store, I like to ask the clerk to get me "Tea, Earl Grey, Bigelow". I think that's pretty funny. I make sure to use the English accent because if I didn't it wouldn't be right. Then I sit in front of the TV, and say "engage" as I press the button on my remote! I LOVE this tea!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 I did not like this productJan 09, 2012
By Ivan Escalante
I am used to the teas from twinings or other brands from Safeway or other english brands. This tea lacks of good flavor. One sachet barely makes one cup of tea, whereas twinings and other brands make 2 cups with full flavor. I know flavor is a subjective matter, however if you like the flavors of brands like twinings do not buy this brand.
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