Lady Grey tea is a variety of tea which was created by Twinings in the early 1990s and named after Mary Elizabeth Grey, the wife of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey to appeal to Northern European markets, which apparently found Earl Grey tea too strong in flavour.
Lady Grey tea is a variant created by Twinings in the early 1990s and named for Mary Elizabeth Grey, the wife of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. This variety was introduced to appeal to Northern European markets where traditional Earl Grey tea was considered too strong in flavor.