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Evening Standard
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Saskia Kemsley

Best Earl Grey breakfast teas: Caffeine and decaffeinated options from Twinings to Fortnum & Mason

Named after the Prime Minister of the UK between 1830-1834 and the second Earl Grey, the delicate, ever-so slightly aromatic alternative to a classic English Breakfast tea blend has become synonymous with sophistication.

It naturally has an array of mythic origin stories outside the widely accepted theory that bergamot was popularly added to low-quality teas to improve the taste and quality.

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