Earl Grey Green Tea

A fresh interpretation of a tea classic, pairing rolled Ceylon green tea with fragrant bergamot and blue cornflower petals for a lively cup that is lighter and brighter than traditional Earl Grey.

The Experience

If you love Earl Grey but have only experienced it with black tea, Earl Grey Green Tea offers a fascinating comparison.

This blend begins with a rolled green tea from Sri Lanka, produced in an orthodox gunpowder style. Its fresh green character and medium body provide a distinctly different foundation for Earl Grey's signature citrus aroma. Natural bergamot flavor brings the familiar fragrant citrus character, while blue cornflower petals add beautiful visual contrast to the rolled leaves.

Without the deeper tannic structure of black tea, bergamot presents differently: brighter, fresher, and more immediately aromatic, with the green tea contributing a gently brisk character underneath. It is unmistakably Earl Grey—but seen through a different tea tradition.

Tasting Notes

Top: Bergamot • Fragrant citrus
Mid: Fresh green tea • Gentle vegetal notes
Finish: Bright • Brisk • Clean
Body: Medium

Why You’ll Love It

• A fresh green-tea interpretation of classic Earl Grey
• Rolled Ceylon green tea from Sri Lanka
• Natural bergamot flavor provides the signature Earl Grey character
• Blue cornflower petals add beautiful visual contrast
• Lighter and fresher than traditional black Earl Grey
• Medium-bodied with enough structure to support the bergamot
• Small-batch blended
• An excellent comparison tea for Earl Grey enthusiasts

Tea, Grade & Ingredients

Tea Type: Flavored Green Tea
Tea Style: Orthodox Gunpowder Green Tea
Grade: Pekoe
Origins: Sri Lanka & Albania
Elevation: Approximately 1,500–2,000 m (~5,000–6,500 ft)
Processing: Small-batch blended, non-fermented, orthodox gunpowder style
Ingredients: Green tea, cornflower petals, natural bergamot flavor
Flavor Profile: Bergamot • Citrus • Fresh Green Tea
Caffeine: Caffeinated
Body: Medium

How to Brew

Use 1 heaping teaspoon with The Perfect Measure Spoon per 8 oz / 237 ml of water at 185°F / 85°C.

Mild: 1–2 minutes
Medium: 2–3 minutes
Strong: 3–5 minutes

For your first cup, we recommend approximately 2–3 minutes. One of the most common mistakes with Earl Grey Green is brewing it like a black Earl Grey. Avoid boiling water. The lower temperature helps preserve the fresh character of the green tea while allowing the bergamot aroma to remain lively rather than drawing excessive bitterness from the leaf.

Perfect For

Earl Grey Green is particularly suited to Earl Grey lovers curious about green tea, green-tea drinkers who enjoy citrus, afternoon tea, brunch, or anyone interested in comparing how the same signature flavor behaves on different tea bases. Pair it with lemon cake, shortbread, scones, tea sandwiches, mild cheeses, almond pastries, fresh fruit, or citrus desserts. It is also excellent iced, when its bergamot character becomes especially crisp and refreshing.

What Makes an Earl Grey an Earl Grey?

Earl Grey is defined primarily by its distinctive bergamot character, rather than by one required type of tea. Bergamot is an aromatic citrus fruit whose fragrance can suggest lemon, orange, flowers, and perfume simultaneously. It is traditionally associated with black tea, which is why most people picture a black tea when they hear “Earl Grey.”

But changing the underlying tea changes the experience dramatically. Black Earl Grey tends to be deeper, more tannic, and robust. Earl Grey Green is fresher, lighter, and more vegetal, allowing the citrus aromatics to feel particularly bright. The bergamot gives both teas their family resemblance. The tea underneath gives each its personality.

What Is Gunpowder Green Tea?

“Gunpowder” sounds like a flavor, but it actually refers primarily to the rolled appearance and style of the tea leaf. The leaves are formed into small, tightly rolled shapes that gradually expand when infused with hot water. Rolling changes the physical structure of the finished tea and gives it a distinctive appearance compared with flatter or needle-shaped green teas.

This Earl Grey uses an orthodox gunpowder-style Ceylon green tea, meaning the tea comes from Sri Lanka rather than China, where gunpowder green tea is more historically associated. That distinction is worth noticing: tea styles can travel.

Just as a tea can be made in a Sencha-inspired style outside Japan, rolled gunpowder-style green tea can be produced outside China. For tea drinkers, separating style from geographic origin helps build a much clearer understanding of what is actually in the cup.

Why Does Green Earl Grey Taste So Different?

Try Earl Grey Green beside a traditional black Earl Grey, and you'll experience an excellent lesson in tea blending. The bergamot may be the recognizable common element, but the underlying tea changes everything around it.

A black-tea base contributes darker flavors and stronger tannic structure. Green tea brings freshness, vegetal character, and a lighter finish. As a result, the same general citrus profile can feel richer and warmer in one cup but brighter and more aromatic in another.

This is one reason flavored teas can be surprisingly useful for learning about tea. By keeping one recognizable flavor—bergamot—while changing the base tea, you can more easily identify what the tea itself contributes to the finished blend.

Packaging: Our loose teas are sold by the ounce and packaged in food-grade resealable bags.

Explore the World of Earl Grey

One of the best ways to understand Earl Grey is to taste several interpretations side by side. Begin with Earl Grey Green to experience bergamot against a fresh green-tea foundation. Then compare it with Earl Grey Classic Black for the traditional black-tea expression, Victorian Earl Grey for a more botanical interpretation, or Earl Grey Classic Decaf when you want the familiar profile with substantially less caffeine.

The exercise reveals something important about blending: Earl Grey isn't just about bergamot. The tea beneath the bergamot matters, too.

Earl Grey Green Tea (This Tea)
Bergamot • Fresh • Bright
→ Best for: Earl Grey lovers who want a lighter, fresher green-tea interpretation

Earl Grey Classic Black Tea
Bergamot • Black Tea • Classic
→ Try next if: you want to experience the traditional relationship between bergamot and black tea

Victorian Earl Grey Black Tea
Bergamot • Rose • Lavender • Rosemary
→ Try next if: you enjoy Earl Grey but want a more elaborate botanical interpretation

Earl Grey Classic Decaffeinated Black Tea
Bergamot • Smooth • Classic
→ Try next if: you want the familiar black-tea Earl Grey experience with substantially less caffeine