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Lady Greytea is a trademarked variation onEarl Grey tea. Like Earl Grey, it is ablack tea flavoured withbergamot essential oil.
Lady Grey tea is a variety of tea which was created byTwinings in the early 1990s and named afterMary Elizabeth Grey, the wife ofCharles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey to appeal to Northern European markets, which apparently found Earl Grey tea too strong in flavour.[1] The name is trademarked to Twinings.[2] Lady Grey differs from Earl Grey in that it contains additionallemonpeel andorange peel. It first went on sale in Norway in 1994 and in Britain in 1996.[1]
Some varieties also contain cornflower petals.[3]
Given that Lady Grey is a trademark of Twinings, other brands have used similar names such as Madame Grey or Empress Grey.[4][5]
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