24
Nov
Nov
We’re interrupting our voyage to make port on Mauritius island! This was a stop many nineteenth-century seafarers took before rounding the Cape of Good Hope, impacting the diaspora of hibiscus and rooibos tea in the process.
Tag Archives: Age of Sail
11
Nov
Nov
Our next stop in the Age of Sail series is the Pearl River Delta, where the First Opium War (1839-1842) was fought over the trade of tea.
31
Oct
Oct
Want to know why we named our spiciest bergamot blend, ‘East India Earl Grey’? Make yourself a cuppa and prepare for a very long answer in our latest Tea Journal entry all about the British East India Company and chai.
27
Oct
Oct
It may make up 80% of tea production in Japan today, but did you know that sencha didn’t even exist until 1738? In exploration of our 2022 Age of Sail collection, we’re diving deep into the intertwined histories of maritime trade, sakoku, and sencha.
27
Oct
Oct
We’re taking a voyage into the past this Christmas and exploring one of the most momentous eras in the history of tea.