 earl grey tea is a tea blend with a distinctive citrus flavour and aroma derived from the addition of oil extracted from the rind of the bergamot orange, a fragrant citrus fruit. traditionally, the term "earl grey" has applied only to black teas that contain oil of bergamot as a flavouring. ==history==  tea flavoured with bergamot to imitate the more expensive types of chinese tea has been known in england at least since the 1820s. in 1837 there is a record of court proceedings against brocksop & co. who were found to have supplied tea "artificially scented, and, drugged with bergamot in this country", but there is no known published reference to an 'earl grey' tea before advertisements by charlton & co. of jermyn street in london in the 1880s, though 'grey's tea' is known from the 1850s  the earl grey blend, or "earl grey's mixture", is assumed to be named after the 2nd earl grey, british prime minister in the 1830s and author of the reform bill of 1832. lord grey reputedly received a gift, probably a diplomatic perquisite, of tea flavoured with bergamot oil.kramer, ione. all the tea in china. china books, 1990. isbn 0-8351-2194-1. pages 180-181. bergamot orange (citrus bergamia) is a small citrus tree which blossoms during the winter and is grown commercially in calabria, italy. it is likely a hybrid of citrus limetta and [[bitter orange|''
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