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Early Grey Loose Leaf Tea
A bold Assam Whole-Leaf Black Tea, hand-finished with cold-pressed bergamot oil. Not sprayed. Not artificial. Not an extract made in a factory. The real thing — which is rarer than you might think.
- Signature citrus bergamot aroma
- Full-bodied black tea with smooth finish
- Perfect for morning or afternoon tea
- Naturally energizing (high caffeine)
- Enjoy without milk (preferred), alongwith supplemets of your choice.
Our teas are priced at a premium. We could make them cheaper. But then they wouldn’t reflect the true value of orthodox loose leaf tea.
- Carefully plucked and crafted by skilled hands at origin
- Sealed to preserve aroma, flavor, and character
- Supporting the livelihoods of tea workers and their families
It’s whole leaf tea with identity — grown with care, handled with precision, and delivered with purpose.
When you choose our teas, you’re choosing authenticity, freshness, and an ethical supply chain — from the garden to your cup. Temystic provides you the finest for the cup.
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Earl Grey Black Tea 'the gentleman's cup'
Earl Grey Black Tea is a premium blend of loose leaf black tea infused with natural bergamot oil, known for its distinctive citrus aroma and smooth, full-bodied flavor. This classic Earl Grey tea loose leaf offers a balanced cup with bold black tea richness and refreshing citrus notes.
The bergamot infusion adds a bright, fragrant character, creating a tea that is both energizing and refined. Rich in antioxidants and naturally high in caffeine, Earl Grey Black Tea is ideal for mornings or afternoon breaks.
Perfect for those seeking a classic black tea with citrus flavor, Earl Grey combines tradition, elegance, and everyday enjoyment in every cup.
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Early Grey Loose Leaf Tea
Rs. 110.00
"The first glass is as gentle as life."
There is a reason Early Grey has been world's most beloved black tea for nearly two centuries. Some things earn their reputation.
The Story of Earl Grey
Two centuries of a
very good idea.
The most popular version of the story is this: in the 1830s, a Chinese mandarin gave Charles Grey — the 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of Britain — a blend of black tea infused with bergamot to gift him for saving the life of the mandarin's son. Lord Grey brought it home. Lady Grey served it at political gatherings in London. It caused a sensation.
The combination is almost preternaturally good the tannic backbone of black tea, lifted by a citrus note that's somehow both sharp and floral at the same time.A tea buyer, with 30 years in the trade
Most Earl Grey teas today are made with synthetic bergamot flavor a lab-produced compound that approximates the scent. It's cheaper, consistent, and perfectly shelf-stable. It also tastes nothing like the real thing. Real bergamot oil is cold-pressed from the rind of the Citrus bergamia orange a small, bitter, intensely aromatic fruit grown almost exclusively along a 100km stretch of the Calabrian coastline in southern Italy.
That's what we use. It costs more. The difference is immediate.
Early
1800s
A diplomat's gift, or a merchant's invention
The exact origin of Earl Grey is disputed what's certain is that by the 1830s, bergamot-scented black tea was being served in London's most fashionable political circles and the demand was immediate.
1837
The bergamot scandal
A company was formally charged for secretly adding bergamot to inferior tea to pass it off as superior product. Evidence, if any were needed, that even counterfeit Earl Grey sold itself.
Today
The most blended tea in the world
Hundreds of brands make Earl Grey. Most use synthetic oil. A handful use the real thing, cold-pressed from Calabrian bergamot. Our blend is in that second group and we think it shows.
The Ingredients
Two things.
Both sourced properly.
We don't add a third ingredient to make it interesting. We find the right versions of the two ingredients Earl Grey has always had — and let them speak for themselves.
01
Assam Black Tea
Whole Leaf Assam, North India Orthodox GradeAssam is the world's largest tea-growing region, running along the Brahmaputra River in northeast India. It produces a naturally bold, full-bodied black tea with a characteristic malty note and a deep amber liquor. We source whole orthodox leaves, not CTC (cut-tear-curl) dust, which means the leaves unfurl properly in water and deliver a complex, layered flavor rather than a blunt wallop of tannin.
Orthodox whole leaf not CTC
Malty, deep amber liquor
Naturally high in theaflavins & thearubigins
40mg caffeine per 8oz cup
02
Bergamot Oil
Cold-PressedThe climate, the soil, and the sea air produce a bergamot unlike anything grown elsewhere. The oil is cold-pressed from the outer rind (never the juice) at first pressing, when the aromatic compounds are most concentrated. It's what gives authentic Earl Grey its floral, citrus lift complex in a way that no synthetic approximation comes close to replicating.
Cold-pressed, not steam-distilled
First pressing only highest aromatic quality
Rich in flavonoids: neoeriocitrin, naringin, neohesperidin
No synthetic bergapten added
The Blend
How We Combine Them
Hand-Blended Small Batch Sealed Within 48 HoursThe ratio matters more than most brands admit. Too much oil and the bergamot overwhelms the tea, turning what should be a marriage into a perfume shop. Too little and it’s just black tea with a vague citrus suggestion. We’ve spent considerable time landing on a ratio that lets both ingredients be fully present. The result is a cup where the Assam's malt and the bergamot's florals genuinely complement each other, neither one dominating.
Why most Earl Greys fall short
Synthetic bergamot oil
Cheaper, shelf-stable, lab-produced. Smells like bergamot. Tastes flat and one-dimensional. Most major brands use it.
Broken or fannings-grade tea
Fast infusion, blunt flavor, excessive astringency. Common in teabag-grade Earl Grey. Single-steep only.
Poor ratio, stored in paper packaging
The bergamot oils evaporate quickly in contact with air and light.
How to Serve It
Earl Grey is not a single cup.
It's different experience.
Classic, black
The purists choice, and honestly the best one for appreciating the bergamot. The citrus florals come through cleanest without milk. Serve in a proper teacup, not a mug — the thinner rim delivers the liquid differently and it matters more than you'd think.
Best for: mornings, afternoons
Earl Grey iced — vastly underrated
Brew double-strength, pour over ice, add a squeeze of fresh orange. The cooling effect completely transforms the tea — the floral notes become more prominent, the malt recedes, and what you're left with is one of the most elegant iced drinks you can make.
Best for: summer, post-lunch
205FWater Temp
1 tspLeaf per 8oz
3 - 4 minSteep Time
MediumCaffeine
2xRe-steepable
The Temystic Standard
Nine reasons your next cup deserves far better.
Every standard below is one the tea industry quietly abandoned for margin. We kept all nine. Not as a marketing claim as a non-negotiable.
What we compare
Temystic
Verified Standard
Others
Industry avg
01
Single Estate Provenance
Most tea is an anonymous blend from whatever was cheapest that season. Ours comes from one named estate you know the farm, the family, the hillside it grew on.
02
Whole Leaf Never Dust
The leaf is the flavour. Broken grades and fannings brew harsh and flat, releasing tannins all at once. Whole leaves unfurl slowly and reward patience with layers.
03
Sealed Within 72 hrs of Harvest
Tea loses its peak aromatics fast once processed. We vacuum seal on-estate before the volatile oils begin to fade. You taste the harvest not the warehouse.
04
Nothing Added. Ever.
Read any mass-market label closely. You'll find anti-caking agents, synthetic aromas, and natural flavouring a legal term that covers hundreds of undisclosed compounds.
05
No Middlemen Between Us
Every layer between estate and cup adds margin and removes accountability. Conventional supply chains have up to six intermediaries. Ours has zero. Estate Temystic You.
06
Every Batch Cupped & Approved
We taste every batch against a flavour benchmark before it ships. If a harvest doesn't match the profile, it doesn't leave. Mass-market brands simply don't have this step.
07
Yields Two Full Cups Per Measure
Quality whole leaves have enough structure for two proper steepings. Your pouch goes twice as far as it appears. One steep and done is cheap tea's limitation not ours.
08
Full Harvest Transparency
Estate, altitude, harvest season, flush, processing method all published. Industry standard is a brand name, a vague origin country, and a best-before date. That's not transparency.
09
Compostable Packaging
Our pouches are plant-based and break down completely in a home compost. Most premium tea packaging is multi-layer aluminium-plastic laminate that will outlast all of us.
100% Single EstateWhole Leaf GuaranteedNo Middlemen. Ever.Sealed Within 72 HoursCompostable Packaging
Ready to taste the difference?
Every cup traced. Every leaf whole. Every batch approved.Food Pairings
What to eat with it
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Buttered Croissant
The butter's richness tames Earl Grey's tannins; the bergamot cuts through the fat. A genuinely perfect pairing.
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Lemon Shortbread
Citrus on citrus. The shortbread's sweetness grounds the bergamot's sharpness. Classic British afternoon tea logic.
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Dark Chocolate
70%+ cocoa and bergamot is an underrated pairing - both are bittersweet and complex. The tea cleans the palate beautifully.
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Aged Cheddar
Sharp cheddar's umami and the tea's astringency play off each other. Serve with a water cracker. Very good.
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Blueberry Scone
The standard Earl Grey companion for good reason. The fruits acidity matches the bergamots. A textbook afternoon tea.
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Orange Marmalade on Toast
Bergamot is a citrus, and it loves other citrus. Bitter orange marmalade specifically is almost preternaturally good with Earl Grey.
🥞
Lavender Pancakes
Lavender and bergamot are floral cousins. Together with the malt of the black tea, the result is an extraordinary breakfast.
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Earl Grey Cake
Yes, the same leaf you brew with can be steeped into a cake batter. It works. And drinking Earl Grey alongside it is not excessive.
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