Britons Upset With Twinings Earl Grey Recipe Change

from National Public Radio

A storm is brewing over a change that British tea maker Twinings made to its Earl Grey recipe in the United Kingdom. The distinctive flavor of Earl Grey comes from bergamot oil. Bergamot is a kind of orange. Twinings recently jazzed up the 180-year-old recipe with some extra citrus flavor. Consumers are not refreshed.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, August 29, 2011