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>>17555682
>Takeaway
There is a very clear winner between these two selections. However, Vahdam delivered what it promised, they do not have an original Earl Grey, but an Earl Grey Citrus, and theirs certainly is very citrusy. Would I recommend both? No. I actually would rather have bigelow bagged Earl Grey over the Vahdam. With Upton coming in at $0.07 per gram and Vahdam coming in at $0.08 per gram, or $0.56 vs $0.64 per pot ($0.28 and $0.32 if you rebrew with the leaves) the pricepoint is similar, and the cheaper option wins out. If I were to score them with an arbitrary out of 10 score, Upton would be a 8/10 Earl Grey, everything I expect and it does it well, while Vahdam would be a 4/10 Earl Grey, it simply is below expectations for a loose leaf offering, while not awful, I would never recommend this for someone looking for higher end tea than they can get at the store, simply because it is not better than what you can get at the store. I’m sorry Vahdam boys, but you really need to work on putting out an Earl Grey that can compete. As this is the first tea I have compared between the two, I am hoping this does not set a trend, nobody wants a kilogram of inferior tea on hand.