Captain Jean Luc Picard enjoys a cup of Earl Grey in 2369.
Earl Grey tea was a hot beverage native to Earth.
History and specifics[]
Earl Grey was a favourite of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (TNG episode: "Contagion")
Sonya Gomez also drank Earl Grey as a punishment for once spilling hot chocolate on Captain Picard. (SCE eBook: The Belly of the Beast)
By 2371, Lwaxana Troi regularly drank Earl Grey, claiming that Picard had gotten her addicted. She was able to occasionally acquire the tea though it was difficult to get on Betazed. (TNG novel: Triangle: Imzadi II)
- Triangle: Imzadi II spelled the beverage's name as "Earl Gray".
Benjamin Sisko preferred raktajino to Earl Gray tea. Elim Garak first tried it in 2373 and again in 2374. (DS9 episode: "In Purgatory's Shadow", DS9 novel: Hollow Men)
Much later, Admiral Picard would continue ordering tea from Starfleet replicators. After Seven of Nine completed a version of the Kobayashi Maru scenario in the early 2400s decade, Picard ordered the holodeck computer to provide tea for two. When the computer requested a variety, Picard indicated "you know who I am" and the replicated tea service confirmed Earl Grey, hot. (PIC - Stargazer comic: "Issue 1")
In 2409, Data, working at Oxford University, regularly drank earl grey tea to make other people comfortable around him, while simultaneously doing it in memory of Picard, despite not needing sustenance. (STO short story: "Unexpected Honor")
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External links[]
- Earl Grey article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Earl Grey tea article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.