Lady Grey (tea)

Lady Grey tea
	A pile of Twinings' Lady Grey tea leaves
Type	Beverage
Main ingredients	Black tea; Oil of bergamot; Lemon peel; Orange peel;
Variations	with cornflower
Food energy; (per serving)	negligible kcal
	Media: Lady Grey tea;

Lady Grey tea is a trademarked variation on Earl Grey tea. Like Earl Grey, it is a black tea flavoured with bergamot essential oil.

Idea and composition

Lady Grey tea is a variety of tea which was created by Twinings in the early 1990s and named after Mary Elizabeth Grey, the wife of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey to appeal to Northern European markets, which apparently found Earl Grey tea too strong in flavour.^[1] The name is trademarked to Twinings.^[2] Lady Grey differs from Earl Grey in that it contains additional lemon peel and orange peel. It first went on sale in Norway in 1994 and in Britain in 1996.^[1]

Variations

Some varieties also contain cornflower petals.^[3]

Other brands

Given that Lady Grey is a trademark of Twinings, other brands have used similar names such as Madame Grey or Empress Grey.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Harry Wallop. "Lady Grey tea: fact file". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ Shapiro, Robert. "LADY GREY - Reviews and brand information". Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "Discovery Collection Orangery of Lady Grey - 15 Pyramid Tea Bags".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "M&S FOOD - Empress Grey TeaBags".

[Telegraph-1] Harry Wallop. "Lady Grey tea: fact file". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2012.

[2] Shapiro, Robert. "LADY GREY - Reviews and brand information". Retrieved 29 August 2012.

[3] "Discovery Collection Orangery of Lady Grey - 15 Pyramid Tea Bags".

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "M&S FOOD - Empress Grey TeaBags".

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