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The first blend of Earl Grey tea was different.

What we commonly know and recognized today as Earl Grey tea was not blended in the same way when it was first produced. Back then, it was made using fermented black Ceylon and Indian teas.

Earl Grey tea was named after a noble. The name Earl Grey actually belonged to the Second Earl Charles Grey. He once served as Britain’s Prime Minister in the 1830s. He is credited for the preparation and special blend of tea that now bears his name.

There is a story – actually a legend – that says Lord Charles Grey was given the secret to blending a special type of tea by a Chinese Mandarin. The Chinese man bestowed it as a gift to Grey after he saved the man’s life.

Well what a noble tea this is, sadly it is still not my favorite but still has the right to remain one of our most poular tea blends.