![]() A few establishments have tried to claim the London Fog tea latte as their invention, including the Buckwheat Café that once sat on 4th Ave in Vancouver. Though its original creator still remains highly elusive, the London Fog recipe is rumoured to have been first made in Vancouver, British Columbia. But not entirely accurate.Īctually, the infamous London Fog is yet another genius idea, born out of our true and Native land, Canada (just like your favourite online tea shop, Grow Tea Co.). As the warm milk hit the black Earl Grey tea it created a cloudy plume, turning the colour of the fog-laden London afternoon and thus the name was born.Ĭute, right? Romantic. Sweet and light they think, how they wish the weather would be, and steamed some milk. Swinging open their cupboards, they thumb through their sweeteners, pushing boring white sugar and sweeteners aside to land on vanilla syrup. Tired of their typical clear tea, and feeling that all too familiar 3 o’clock fade, they decide to get a little creative and put a little pep in their step. We imagine a brooding writer, cooped up in their flat on another dreary London afternoon, about to sit down to their usual cuppa Earl Grey. With a name like London Fog, we can only begin to make assumptions about the history of this delicate and delectable tea latte recipe. ![]() For those who don’t frequent to Pacific Northwest or Canada’s west coast, may be unfamiliar with the London Fog, but may know it by its other aliases: the Early Grey Latte, Vanilla Tea Misto, or the Vancouver Fog (in Scotland). ![]() We all know and love the London Fog: a perfectly brewed cup of GTC’s *Organic* Earl Grey, a dash of vanilla syrup, topped with steamed milk and garnished with a sprig of lavender (if you’re fancy). One of our favourite tea lattes, the London Fog has one of those origin stories we wonder about. If you are romantics/tea nerds like us at Grow Tea Company, you may find yourselves sitting around during your afternoon tea times, pondering the origins of your favourite teas and tea recipes. London Fog: The Earl Grey Tea Latte with a Controversial Past
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