Having finished off some boxes/tins of existing tea, I was able to crack open my tin of Harney & Sons' Royal Palace Tea today. It's a solidly good, but not amazing, blend of black tea with lemon and grapefruit notes. (No bergamot, which is good because I'm still recovering from my last unfortunate run-in with bergamot earlier this week.)
The lemon flavor isn't too heavy and the grapefruit tone makes a nice change from the usual citrus teas. Even when I accidentally over-steeped (15 minutes!) a cup, the tea didn't become bitter and the citrus flavors didn't become overly sweet or cloying. That's a sign of good quality blending. This tea will appeal to people who like the "Lady Grey" blends. It doesn't blow my doors off, but it's a fine quality tea worth drinking.
