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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...
Tea Sold “by the Candle"
Jun 07 , 2022
The Romans and Chinese were making candles more than two millennia ago – candles have come a long way from being just sources of light made from an...
The First Curry
Jun 07 , 2022
The East India Company pioneers in India loved nothing more than enjoying a local curry with chutney. These ‘ordinary’ foods in India became exotic...
The Biscuit – From Hardtack to Sea Salt and Caramel
Jun 07 , 2022
Today, there is a biscuit for every occasion, and it is one of the most popular sweet snacks in the world. But biscuits had a vital role in the lif...
The Real Story of Earl Grey Tea
Jun 07 , 2022
It’s a common myth that it was Charles Grey (1764-1845), the 2nd Earl Grey and Prime Minister of Great Britain from November 1830 to July 1834, tha...
The Story of the Gin & Tonic
Jun 07 , 2022
Gin is an intrinsic part of both our history and British culture as a whole – as a result of the Company’s pioneering spirit of adventure and colla...
Darjeeling Tea - How it all started
Jun 07 , 2022
The British needed tea from an alternative source to China. They achieved this, to Darjeeling's benefit, thanks to 2 officers of The East India Com...
Citrus fruit, The East India Company & the Sicilian Mafia
Jun 07 , 2022
The need for citrus fruit on the ocean voyages of The East India Company fleet and its competitors generated a surge in demand for citrus fruit, wh...
