Mlesna Earl Grey Tea is a 500g bag of loose leaf Ceylon black tea flavoured with bergamot extracts — a pairing that has defined Earl Grey as a style for well over a century. The tea is made by Mlesna (Ceylon) Ltd, a Colombo-based company founded in 1983 that has grown into one of Sri Lanka's most recognised tea exporters, shipping to more than fifty countries.
The packaging states the ingredients plainly: pure Ceylon tea with bergamot extracts. Bergamot is a citrus fruit whose rind yields a fragrant oil; that oil is what gives Earl Grey its characteristic lift — something between citrus peel and floral, distinct from any other scented tea. The Ceylon tea base brings the structure and depth that bergamot needs to work well, and the combination is one that suits a wide range of palates and times of day.
The tea carries the Ceylon Tea certification mark, which means it meets the standards set by the Sri Lanka Tea Board for tea produced and packed in Sri Lanka. That certification is printed on the bag itself, alongside the product name — Ceylon Tea Earl Grey Bergamot — and the Mlesna name.
The 500g net weight comes in a blue metallic foil bag, a format suited to both household use and catering or hospitality settings where a reliable, aromatic Earl Grey is needed in quantity. The packaging instructs that the tea should be stored in a cool, dry place to preserve its character.
Mlesna was founded by Anselm Perera; the brand name is a mirror of his first name, a small detail that speaks to the personal origins of a company that now exports a broad range of pure and flavoured Ceylon teas around the world. This Earl Grey sits comfortably within that range as a well-established classic, produced to the standard the brand has maintained since its early years.
