Earl Grey Tea UK, every Earl Grey we stock, classic to rooibos.

For everyday cups, Twinings Earl Grey (the standard yellow-box one) is the supermarket benchmark and is perfectly good. For a noticeable step up, Twinings Lady Grey, Whittard's Earl Grey, or Williamson's Earl Grey use better-quality bergamot oil. For something different, Dragonfly Earl Grey Rooibos swaps the black-tea base for caffeine-free rooibos.

Both work. Black is the traditional way and lets the bergamot stand out. Milk softens the bergamot and gives a more conventional cuppa. We do not have a hard opinion either way; we drink it both ways depending on the time of day.

A Twinings trademark, Earl Grey with added orange and lemon peel. Lighter than standard Earl Grey, more citrus-forward, less bergamot-dominant. Good with milk if you find regular Earl Grey too perfumed.

About 40-55mg per 200ml cup, similar to other black teas. The bergamot oil contains no caffeine itself; the caffeine comes from the underlying black tea base.

Citrus-floral. Closest to a small bitter orange (which is what bergamot is) but with a perfume-like top note. Real Calabrian bergamot oil is complex and rounded; cheap synthetic bergamot oil tastes flat and slightly chemical.