Organic Ingredients
101 Earl Grey
Black Tea Blend
HIGH CAFFEINEEnergy
Top Notes
Italian Bergamot
Middle Notes
Citrus Oil
Base Notes
Black Tea Malt
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A timeless classic with a modern edge. This bold black tea blend delivers the familiar elegance of Ceylon tea infused with the citrusy brightness of bergamot oil. Perfect for mornings or an afternoon lift, its refined profile is both energizing and grounding.
From Our Tea Sommelier
The Four Steps to Tasting Like a Sommelier
Behind the Blend
Every Forgrave blend is designed to be read the same way: aroma, color, body, and finish. It is the sequence Catherine uses to taste each blend she composes, a multisensory way of experiencing the tea that moves from first breath to last trace. Flavor lives inside body and finish, arriving on the palate at first sip and lingering long after.
Step One
Aroma
Breathe it in before the first sip. Aroma sets the expectation for what the palate is about to meet and often carries more of the tea than the tongue alone will register.
The unmistakable lift of Italian bergamot oil, trailed by the maltiness of black tea.
Step Two
Color
Tilt the cup toward the light and study the liquor, the color of the brewed tea. Each tea has a distinct and expected hue, and its clarity is the first signal of a leaf steeped properly.
A deep, dark rust orange-brown, the signature tone of a proper Earl Grey.
Step Three
Body
Take a slow sip and let it rest across the whole palate. This is where flavor first arrives, alongside the weight and texture of the tea on the tongue.
Robust and layered, bright bergamot citrus lifting the front while black-tea malt anchors the back.
Step Four
Finish
Breathe out gently after you swallow and notice what lingers. Much of flavor is carried on the exhale as aroma returns through the nose, so the finish is where a tea reveals its final notes.
Bergamot leads, then black-tea malt settles heavy on the back of the tongue.
A Walkthrough of This BlendWith Catherine — our founder & certified tea sommelier.
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101 Earl Grey
Medium Caddy · $48