-Freezes mid-way to taking a sip of tea.-
Wh-a-a-a-a-t?
-Mounting confusion.-
Jaques, and that is your name in French, by the way, Earl Grey is named after an English Earl called Grey (fairly obviously once you look at it). There's a café and a street named after him in the nearest city to where I live.
Miku, Earl Grey consists of ordinary tea leaves (used to make 'tea' in England, 'milk tea' (I think) in Japan and 'swartz Tee mitt Milch' (or 'black tea with milk') in Germany. Not sure about everywhere else). Like I say, Earl Grey consists of ordinary tea leaves infused with bergamot, a citrus fruit. It is not, as you say, ordinary tea. -_-;
Traditionally, it is said to be served with lemon, however it is equally acceptable to serve it black (considered improper with ordinary tea, traditionally) or with milk (how I like it). Though many consider Earl Grey with milk an offense to tea-drinkers.
Trust me, I know much about tea-lore.
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