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Our Earl Grey is a traditional blend of the finest Organic black teas with a distinctive citrus note. To imbue it with its aromatic taste we use real, natural Organic oil of Bergamot, not synthetic flavourings.
In 1830, the British Prime Minister Earl Grey received a special diplomatic gift of tea from China. When the tea chest was empty he asked skilled blenders in London to recreate the taste of this delicious and exotic tea. The blend they created is known today as Earl Grey.
Bergamot (citrus aurantium) is named after the ancient town of Bergamo in Italy. The fruit of the Bergamot tree is a pear-shaped bitter orange, reputedly brought from the East by Marco Polo. It is still grown in the Mediterranean region, the peel being cold-pressed to extract the aromatic essential oil.
Refreshing and light, our Organic Earl Grey can be enjoyed at any time.
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At Dragonfly Teas we consider that the way crops are grown is intrinsic to the well-being of everyone.
Working with nature to achieve the best quality with little or no chemicals involved is in our view, the way things should be.
The demands of the modern world for more; faster; better has resulted in short term exploitation of the land and the people who work it, with no thought for the future.
So we prefer to do things differently.
We believe that it is important to respect the relationship to the land of those who patiently grow our food (often under great hardship).
We are aware of the difference that the ancient country artisan traditions of food–making can make. Traditions that are thankfully still used today to create high quality teas and other foods, such as fine wines and local cheeses.
There are reputedly up to 8,000 different hand-made teas in China. They are part of a 1,500-year-old tradition. These are disappearing rapidly through mechanical and chemical intervention. The world has plenty of poor quality teas with very few of high quality on offer. This is because of lack of consumer awareness of the rich heritage of taste experiences produced by the smaller artisan tea-makers.
Dragonfly Teas is pledged to bring these teas to the discerning palate and in so doing, help to keep alive the traditions and skills that have created them.
We believe strongly in the ideals of the Slow Food movement, which is growing fast throughout Europe. We think it is important that every country has a dynamic small-scale agricultural food production sector. It ensures that rural people are rewarded for their efforts and helps to stop the depopulation of the countryside.
We also support non-political Fair Trade that campaigns to ensure we pay fairly and as directly as possible to the farmers with as few intermediaries as possible. This means that more of the profits end up directly in the hands of the communities that grow the crops.
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