Indulge in Life

We all love to know the do's and don'ts of life and etiquette, whether to carefully follow them to a tee, or to throw them disdainfully to the wind. To brighten your day, here's four fun tea facts that will raise eyebrows and noses!

Do you prefer tea with a smoky aroma? The type that reminds you of a campfire? Lapsang Souchong is a black tea made of Camellia sinensis leaves, smoke-dried over a pinewood fire. Its name comes from Fuzhou dialect words “La” (pine), Sang “wood”, and “souchong” (small sort).

From Princess Catherine of Braganza to Tea Rooms, Afternoon Tea, Cream Tea and Devonshire Tea.  The journey from England's first introduction to tea in the mid 17th century to the delight we know as Devonshire Tea today was history in the making and now a pillar of...