Sometimes it's the small things, like what happened to the bergamot in Earl Grey tea? Is there a world shortage? Why does Earl Grey all taste like sawdust? WTF, Clipper? Et tu, Teapig. Twinings was always overrated ...

Earl Greyer Vanilla from Republic of Tea is still good. And also, Tao of tea, can't go wrong there! taooftea.com/tea-type/bla...

Seems bergamot quality is impacted by drought/heat, including last summer: khushingredients.net/bergamot-oil....

Idk how widely they're distributed but this is the favored tea seller in our house, and if you can get to their actual shop in Millerton NY, it's lovely and in a nice small town with other delightful things to see and do.