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Leadenhall: From East India to Lloyds of London
Jun 08 , 2022
In the early days, The East India Co. lodged around London, but something more grand was soon appropriate. Craven House on Leadenhall Street was bo...
Dumping Tea in Boston Harbour
Jun 08 , 2022
Marking a pivotal moment in American history, The Boston Tea Party of 1773 is inextricably linked to The East India Company. Our Signature Caddy ‘B...
Oliphant and sunset over Galle
Jun 08 , 2022
Our Ceylon Signature blend is named after Sir Anthony Oliphant, Chief Justice of Ceylon in 1838, who allowed his estate to be planted with tea seed...
Köhler's Medicinal Plants
Jun 08 , 2022
The tea plant is well worth celebrating for its beauty as well as for its usefulness. It's a small evergreen plant with dark, pointy leaves with s...
Caffeine-Free
Jun 08 , 2022
Caffeine-free - it’s a key reason why the western world drinks infusions. But what is caffeine and why should we be caffeine-free sometimes instead...
10 Amazing Tea facts
Jun 08 , 2022
1) The global tea market value is more than $250,000,000,000 [a quarter of a trillion dollars!] 2) Tea was first drunk in China more than 5000 year...
James Taylor, the Father of Ceylon Tea
Jun 07 , 2022
James Taylor was a 17-year Scott when he left London in 1851, landing in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, and sent to work on a coffee estate near Kandy. Cof...
St Helena and Napolean’s Coffee
Jun 07 , 2022
Far out in the South Atlantic, 1700 miles north-east of Cape Town, lies the tiny Island of St Helena. Discovered by the Portuguese, it was a perfec...
