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What caused the Boston Tea Party?
Jun 08 , 2022
The East India Company was in trouble. In the mid-18th century, the Company was in debt and sat on huge stocks of tea in London. The British Parlia...
Tiger of Mysore
Jun 08 , 2022
The loss of the colonies in America led to national self-reflection and a new feeling of intolerance to what was now perceived as corrupt practices...
Cornwallis receives The Tiger of Mysore’s Sons
Jun 08 , 2022
Robert Home’s oil painting of Lord Cornwallis, Governor General of India, receiving the Mysore hostages in 1792 reflects a new British zeitgeist in...
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...
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...
