Victorian Earl Grey Black Tea

A romantic interpretation of Earl Grey, layering fragrant bergamot with rose, lavender, and rosemary over a smooth Rose Congou black tea.

The Experience

Victorian Earl Grey Black Tea takes the familiar citrus elegance of Earl Grey and surrounds it with a beautifully aromatic garden of herbs and flowers.

The foundation is Rose Congou black tea, complemented by real rose petals and lavender. Natural bergamot flavor provides Earl Grey's distinctive citrus character, while organic rosemary introduces a subtle earthy, woodsy note that keeps the florals from becoming overly perfumed.

The result is floral, citrusy, and softly herbal, with enough black-tea structure to hold the many aromatics together. Rose brings sweetness, lavender contributes fragrance, rosemary adds depth, and bergamot brightens the finish. If Classic Earl Grey feels tailored and crisp, Victorian Earl Grey is its more romantic, garden-inspired counterpart.

Tasting Notes

• Top: Bergamot • Lavender
  
• Mid: Rose • Fragrant florals
  
• Finish: Rosemary • Soft citrus • Gently woodsy
  
• Body: Medium

Why You’ll Love It

• A more floral interpretation of classic Earl Grey
• Real rose petals, lavender, and organic rosemary
• Bergamot provides an elegant citrus lift
• Medium-bodied and aromatic without being heavy
• Particularly appealing to lovers of floral and botanical teas
• Beautiful for afternoon tea and elegant entertaining
• Excellent alongside baked goods and chocolate

Tea & Ingredients

Tea Type: Flavored Black Tea
Base Tea: Rose Congou Black Tea
Flavor Profile: Bergamot • Rose • Lavender • Rosemary
Ingredients: Rose Congou black tea, rose petals, lavender, organic rosemary, natural bergamot flavor
Caffeine: Yes
Body: Medium

How to Brew

Use approximately 1 teaspoon per 8 oz / 237 ml of water at 212°F / 100°C and steep for 3 minutes.

We recommend drinking your first cup straight. The relatively short steep helps preserve the balance between bergamot, florals, rosemary, and black tea without allowing any one botanical to dominate. 

Perfect For

Victorian Earl Grey feels naturally at home with afternoon tea, garden gatherings, bridal showers, quiet reading, or an elegant afternoon break. Pair it with lemon cake, shortbread, scones, vanilla pastries, madeleines, dark chocolate, or delicate butter cookies. It's also an excellent tea to experiment with in baking, particularly in cakes, cookies, chocolate desserts, and tea-infused confections.

What Is Rose Congou?

The word Congou refers to a traditional style associated with carefully made Chinese black tea. In this blend, the supplied ingredient declaration identifies the base specifically as Rose Congou black tea.

That foundation is particularly appropriate here because the tea isn't simply carrying bergamot flavor. It has to support rose, lavender, rosemary, and citrus simultaneously while remaining recognizable as black tea. The result is more layered than a straightforward flavored Earl Grey and rewards a slower tasting.

Victorian Earl Grey vs. Classic Earl Grey

If you're deciding between them, consider how much floral character you want.

• Victorian Earl Grey - Rose • Lavender • Rosemary • Bergamot
  → Best for: floral-tea lovers who want a complex, garden-inspired Earl Grey
• Earl Grey Classic - Bergamot • Citrus • Black tea
  → Best for: those seeking the clean, traditional relationship between black tea and bergamot
• Lavender Earl Grey - Lavender • Bergamot • Floral
  → Best for: those who love lavender and want it to be the primary botanical variation on Earl Grey

Victorian Earl Grey is the most botanically layered of the three.

A Garden in a Teacup

The “Victorian” character of this blend is best understood as an atmosphere rather than a claim that this is a historical Victorian-era recipe.

Rose, lavender, and rosemary evoke the cultivated gardens, fragrant herbs, and floral aesthetics we often associate with the period, while Earl Grey provides its unmistakably British-inspired tea connection. It's a tea that feels especially suited to a proper afternoon table: amber liquor, fragrant citrus, scattered flowers, and an aroma that begins before the first sip.

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

Explore Our Earl Grey Teas

Victorian Earl Grey Black Tea (This Tea)
Rose • Lavender • Rosemary • Bergamot
→ Best for: a layered, floral and botanical interpretation of Earl Grey

Earl Grey Classic Black Tea
Bergamot • Citrus • Classic
→ Try next if: you want to experience Earl Grey in its more traditional form

Lavender Earl Grey Black Tea
Lavender • Bergamot • Floral
→ Try next if: lavender is your favorite element and you'd like a more focused floral profile

Lady of the Earl (Lady Grey) Black Tea
Citrus • Bergamot • Refined
→ Try next if: you prefer Earl Grey's citrus side over its floral possibilities

The Velvet Affair Black Tea
Bergamot • Vanilla • Caramel • Orange
→ Try next if: you'd rather take Earl Grey in a richer, smoother, more indulgent direction