To the artisan drinker, tea bags are the cruelest thing to happen to tea. When they were introduced – by accident – in the early 1900s tea would change forever. A New York tea dealer called Thomas Sullivan began sending out tea samples to his clients in small silk bags, with no explanation. Clients thought […]
High tea is now a very popular practice throughout the world. But this wasn’t always so. The practice of “taking” afternoon tea kicked off in the late 1800s. Anna, Duchess of Bedford, is credited with creating afternoon tea in 1840, when she began having tea with a light snack around 4pm to ward off “that […]
In its heyday tea was mostly used for medicinal purposes. Its bitterness, not common in any other food or drink, was considered a health fuel. It was found to be a soft stimulant, good for digestion and also an aid in general health and wellbeing. It wasn’t until about the fifth century AD, when China’s upper […]
Tea travelled from China to Europe on the boats of Dutch and Portuguese travellers at the start of the 17th Century. This was a key part of the history of tea. Teas were popular with the British and were auctioned to the wealthy. The cost of tea was quite high and therefore this meant that […]
Australian Tea Masters
