Loose leaf black tea with lavender buds and floral blend ingredients scattered on white surface, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.
Brewed lavender grey tea in clear glass mug with loose leaf tea scattered nearby and black pouch packaging, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.
Lavender Grey loose leaf black tea in a sealed black canister with gray label band, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.

Organic Black Tea | Floral & Citrus | High Caffeine

Organic Lavender Grey Black Tea

Blended in Oregon Floral Citrus

Earl Grey, softened by lavender. The bergamot-lavender pairing fine perfumery has known about since 1709. The relaxed-alertness cup.

Ingredients: Organic Black Tea, Organic Bergamot Oil, Organic Lavender Flowers.

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About Lavender Grey

Earl Grey, with the lavender top note that completes it.

Real cold-pressed oil from the rind of Italian Bergamot, lavender flowers, and an organic, malt-forward black tea base from northern Thailand. The lavender softens the citrus. The citrus sharpens the lavender. Both ride a biscuit-warm tea base that holds up to milk. The cup tastes naturally creamy before you add anything to it.

Why the pairing works.

Bergamot and lavender share chemistry. Both contain linalool and linalyl acetate as primary aromatic compounds, the molecules that give each ingredient its character. Bergamot is also citrusy and slightly bitter; lavender is also floral and slightly sweet. In the cup, the shared compounds knit the two together, and the different ones balance each other. The same logic explains why Johann Maria Farina paired the two when he formulated the first Eau de Cologne in 1709, a perfume blueprint that has lived for over three centuries. The chemistry holds in tea the same way it holds in cologne.

The relaxed-alertness cup.

The caffeine from the Thailand-grown black tea sharpens focus. The aroma of lavender, studied in modern aromatherapy for its effect on the nervous system, takes the edge off the stimulation. The combination produces a state of relaxed alertness, the same calm-but-clear feeling people chase with adaptogens. Brew it for the morning meeting that needs steady focus. Brew it for the afternoon when coffee would be too much. Build it into a lavender London Fog: 1 heaping teaspoon to 8 ounces of full-boil water, 5 minutes, topped with steamed oat milk and a drop of vanilla.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Sharp Bergamot citrus up front, then a soft cloud of lavender. The black tea base provides a warm, malty undertone.

Flavor: Balanced. The Bergamot opens bright and clean. The lavender softens through the middle. The black tea base holds the cup together with a biscuit-like roundness.

Finish: Floral and clean, with a lingering citrus note. Naturally creamy before milk is added.

Why You'll Love It

The Bergamot-Lavender pairing: Two of the most-prized aromatic compounds in fine perfumery, working together. The pairing dates to Johann Maria Farina's 1709 Eau de Cologne formula, where Bergamot was the citrus head note and lavender the floral heart note. Both contain linalool and linalyl acetate, which is why the two integrate so well in the same cup.

Italian Bergamot: Real cold-pressed essential oil from the rind of the Bergamot fruit, grown in commercial volume only in the coastal strip of Calabria, Italy. Roughly 200 kilograms of fruit yield 1 kilogram of oil. The oil that gives Earl Grey its character.

Lavender: One of the most-studied calming herbs in modern aromatherapy. The same compounds (linalool and linalyl acetate) that drive Bergamot's character also drive lavender's signature aroma. Traditional uses run through Mediterranean and European herbalism for centuries, in everything from sleep sachets to bath rituals to culinary syrups.

The black tea base: Grown in the tea hills of northern Thailand. A malt-forward base that gives the cup body and stands up to milk. The same base used in our straight Earl Grey.

Lavender Grey loose leaf black tea in a sealed black canister with gray label band, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.

Lavender Grey

$18.00 USD
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What's inside

Key ingredients

The botanicals at the heart of this blend, and where in the world they're traditionally grown.

Black Tea

Camellia sinensis

Assam, India & Yunnan, China

Bergamot

Citrus bergamia

Calabria, Italy

Lavender Flowers

Lavandula angustifolia

Haute-Provence, France

Black Tea

Camellia sinensis

A fully oxidized tea leaf with the caffeine to wake you up. Bold and malty.

In the cup

Black tea is the most oxidized of the true teas. The leaves are left to darken fully before drying, which deepens the color and the flavor into a brisk, malty cup with the body to stand up to milk. It also carries the most caffeine of any tea, the reason it is the classic morning brew. Most comes from Assam and Yunnan.

Traditionally grown in Assam, India & Yunnan, China

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Bergamot

Citrus bergamia

The bright, floral citrus that gives Earl Grey its signature lift.

In the cup

Bergamot is a fragrant citrus grown almost entirely along the coast of Calabria in southern Italy, where the climate produces an oil found nowhere else. The cold-pressed peel oil is sharp, floral, and perfumed, the unmistakable note in any real Earl Grey. A little brightens and lifts a whole pot of black tea.

Traditionally grown in Calabria, Italy

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Lavender Flowers

Lavandula angustifolia

Soft floral perfume, traditionally used to calm and quiet the mind.

In the cup

Lavender is the purple bud of a Mediterranean shrub, dried at peak fragrance. A little goes a long way: it brings a soft, floral perfume and a faintly sweet, herbal finish to a cup. Long tied to rest and calm in European tradition, it is a natural partner to chamomile in an evening blend. The finest grows in Provence.

Traditionally grown in Haute-Provence, France

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Organic Lavender Grey Black Tea

Steep floral. Sip steady.

Caffeine: High
8.0 oz
Water
212°F
Temperature
1.0 tsp
Leaf
4 min
Steep Time
Re-Steep · Up to 1×
4 to 5 minutes at full boil for the lavender flowers to fully open and the Bergamot oil to release. 1 heaping teaspoon to 8 ounces. Add a splash of milk to round the floral notes, or sip straight to keep the citrus sharp.
1
Cup

Craft Your Cup

A few notes from our teamakers.

Lavender London Fog
Brew 1 heaping teaspoon in 8 ounces of full-boil water for 5 minutes. Strain. Top with 6 ounces of steamed oat or whole milk, a single drop of vanilla, and an optional drizzle of honey. The lavender deepens the floral notes, the vanilla bridges into dessert territory, the honey ties it all together. The Earl Grey latte's softer cousin.

Iced Lavender Grey with Honey
Brew double-strength (2 teaspoons in 8 ounces, 5 minutes). While the tea is still warm, dissolve 1 teaspoon of local honey into the cup. Pour over ice. Top with a squeeze of lemon. The lavender-honey pairing is a Mediterranean classic. The lemon brightens the whole thing. Drinks like a refined Arnold Palmer.

Lavender Grey Shortbread
Grind 2 tablespoons of leaves into a fine powder in a spice grinder. Fold into shortbread or sugar-cookie dough. As the cookies bake, the Bergamot oil and the lavender both infuse the butter. The result is a citrus-floral cookie that tastes more sophisticated than the recipe implies.

Loose leaf black tea with lavender buds and floral blend ingredients scattered on white surface, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.

Your Questions About Lavender Grey, Answered.

Is the lavender overwhelming?

The lavender sits as a top note over the Bergamot and the black tea base, not as the dominant flavor. The cup reads as Earl Grey with a softer, floral edge. It tastes like a tea, not a sachet.

Is this good before bed?

Not really. The base is a Thailand-grown black tea, which carries significant caffeine. Lavender contributes a calming aroma, but it cannot offset the stimulant. This is the cup for the morning, the afternoon, or any time focused energy with the edge taken off is the goal. For a pre-bed cup, look at Good Night or Chamomile Lavender, which use lavender without the caffeine.

What's a lavender London Fog?

The same idea as a regular London Fog (Earl Grey, steamed milk, vanilla), built on Lavender Grey instead of straight Earl Grey. The lavender deepens the floral notes and softens the citrus, which pulls the drink closer to dessert. Brew strong, 5 minutes, top with steamed oat or whole milk and a drop of vanilla. A small drizzle of honey turns it fully floral.