Earl Grey taste
 

It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.

I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
don't detect exactly licorice.

Is it licorice or something else?

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Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
(11/09/04)

Bergamot is a citrus fruit. Never associated with licorice myself?

Mike


On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 02:33:47 -0800, Top Spin >
cast caution to the wind and posted:

>It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
>that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>
>I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
>don't detect exactly licorice.
>
>Is it licorice or something else?


Mike Petro
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"Top Spin" > wrote in message
...
> It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
> that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>
> I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
> don't detect exactly licorice.
>
> Is it licorice or something else?

It might depend on exactly what you're drinking. From what I've had, I'd
never call it licorice - just bergamot and whatever the base tea was.

--
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Top Spin wrote:

>It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
>that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>
>I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
>don't detect exactly licorice.
>
>Is it licorice or something else?
>
>--
>Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>(11/09/04)
>
>
Welcome my friend to the wonderful world that is Earl Gray. Earl Gray is
one of the finest concoctions every created., that and Guinness of course.

POE

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:46:53 -0500, Poe > wrote:

>Top Spin wrote:
>
>>It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
>>that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>>
>>I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
>>don't detect exactly licorice.
>>
>>Is it licorice or something else?
>>
>>--
>>Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>>(11/09/04)
>>
>>
>Welcome my friend to the wonderful world that is Earl Gray. Earl Gray is
>one of the finest concoctions every created., that and Guinness of course.

Well, there may be one or two "concoctions" I would put ahead of Earl
Grey tea, but then I've just gotten into it. ;-)

Does yours taste anything like licorice?

--
Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
(11/09/04)

/31/05

> Top Spin wrote:
>
>> It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
>> that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>>
>> I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
>> don't detect exactly licorice.
>>
>> Is it licorice or something else?
>>
>> --
>> Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>> (11/09/04)
>>
>>
> Welcome my friend to the wonderful world that is Earl Gray. Earl Gray is
> one of the finest concoctions every created., that and Guinness of course.


POE,

I agree about the Guinness.

Michael

Mike Petro > wrote:
>Bergamot is a citrus fruit. Never associated with licorice myself?

They use the oil from the peel. A bergamot is like an orange.
Orange peel is a little bitter, kind of like licorice.

--Blair
"Kind of."

Top Spin wrote:

>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:46:53 -0500, Poe > wrote:
>
>
>
>>Top Spin wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
>>>that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>>>
>>>I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
>>>don't detect exactly licorice.
>>>
>>>Is it licorice or something else?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>>>(11/09/04)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Welcome my friend to the wonderful world that is Earl Gray. Earl Gray is
>>one of the finest concoctions every created., that and Guinness of course.
>>
>>
>
>Well, there may be one or two "concoctions" I would put ahead of Earl
>Grey tea, but then I've just gotten into it. ;-)
>
>Does yours taste anything like licorice?
>
>--
>Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>(11/09/04)
>
>
No, I don't taste any licorice.

Top Spin wrote:

>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:46:53 -0500, Poe > wrote:
>
>
>
>>Top Spin wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
>>>that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>>>
>>>I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
>>>don't detect exactly licorice.
>>>
>>>Is it licorice or something else?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>>>(11/09/04)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Welcome my friend to the wonderful world that is Earl Gray. Earl Gray is
>>one of the finest concoctions every created., that and Guinness of course.
>>
>>
>
>Well, there may be one or two "concoctions" I would put ahead of Earl
>Grey tea, but then I've just gotten into it. ;-)
>
>Does yours taste anything like licorice?
>
>--
>Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>(11/09/04)
>
>
No, I don't taste any licorice.

Michael Plant wrote:

/31/05
>
>
>
>>Top Spin wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
>>>that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>>>
>>>I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
>>>don't detect exactly licorice.
>>>
>>>Is it licorice or something else?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>>>(11/09/04)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Welcome my friend to the wonderful world that is Earl Gray. Earl Gray is
>>one of the finest concoctions every created., that and Guinness of course.
>>
>>
>
>
>POE,
>
>I agree about the Guinness.
>
>Michael
>
>
>
Mmmmmmmmm, Guiness.

Michael Plant wrote:

/31/05
>
>
>
>>Top Spin wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>It seems to me that I read somewhere, and I thought it was on this ng,
>>>that the bergamot oil in Earl Grey has a taste of licorice.
>>>
>>>I just tried an Earl Grey and there is definitely something, but I
>>>don't detect exactly licorice.
>>>
>>>Is it licorice or something else?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>>>(11/09/04)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Welcome my friend to the wonderful world that is Earl Gray. Earl Gray is
>>one of the finest concoctions every created., that and Guinness of course.
>>
>>
>
>
>POE,
>
>I agree about the Guinness.
>
>Michael
>
>
>
Mmmmmmmmm, Guiness.

Lady Chatterly > wrote:
>In article >
>Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>>
>>They use the oil from the peel. A bergamot is like an orange.
>>Orange peel is a little bitter, kind of like licorice.
>
>Excuse me?

You're excused.

http://www.foodreference.com/html/fbergamotorange.html

>>--Blair
>> "Kind of."
>
>Producing satire is kind of hopeless because of the literacy rate of
>the Usenet.

Love your work.

--Blair
"Underlined the good parts."

Mike Petro wrote:
> Bergamot is a citrus fruit. Never associated with licorice myself?
>
> Mike


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