# Earl Grey

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A blend of black tea flavoured with oil from the rind of the bergamot orange.
2. A serving of this kind of tea.

## Etymology
Reputed to be named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. A “Grey's Tea” is known from the 1850s, but the first known published references to an “Earl Grey” tea are advertisements by Charlton & Co. of Jermyn Street in London in the 1880s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/earl-grey