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.
Tag Archives: India
06
Sep
Sep
Did you know that Assam in India is the world’s biggest producer of black tea? The Tea Centre takes a deep dive into our most premium Assam teas & what make them so special in our latest Tea Journal entry.
In 1778 Sir Joseph Banks suggested that Northern India may be a suitable place for the British to grow tea plants, Camellia sinensis. It took many years and various attempts to convince the Botanical Gardens of Calcutta (today known as Kolkata) that tea could and was already growing in North Eastern India. In fact, Christmas […]