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When Was Tea Discovered? 

Who Discovered Tea? 

Tea is the second most consumed drink in the world after water. In the UK alone, we have 100 million cups of it daily – that’s 36 billion a year! China is the biggest producer, accounting for 22.8% of the world’s Tea exports, worth $1.5 billion USD, in 2016. But how did we get to […]

Tannin in Tea

Are Tea Tannins Bad For You? 

Tannins in Tea have a big part to play in your morning cuppa. But are Tea tannins bad for you? These chemical compounds, most famously associated with red wine, have baffled Tea drinkers for many years. It appears, according to the internet, that people can’t make up their mind whether or not they are a […]

Green Tea Caffeine

How Much Caffeine in Green Tea

Once, people thought little of how much caffeine in Green Tea . In reality, it has only been relatively recently that people have thought about Caffeine at all! Now, however, science has established both the advantages and disadvantages of continuous Caffeine intake day after day after day. These new studies have given rise to numerous […]

The A to Z of Tea

The A to Z of Tea

The world of Tea is far-reaching. It encompasses a multitude of types and varieties from Black to Green to Jasmine to Rooibos tea. Yet many such beverages remain unknown, confined to the households of only the most knowledgeable of connoisseurs. We believe it’s time this changed, meet The A to Z of Tea.   As […]

Robert Bruce - Assam Tea

Robert Bruce – The Man Behind Assam Tea

Every cup of Tea starts with a story and this one is about Mr Robert Bruce. Some are the product of hard work and determination, of intricate processing methods and the most elaborate of techniques. Others come about through sheer luck. Yet sometimes it takes only an individual, or perhaps two or three, to change […]