"I don't always drink tea..." November 03 2024

"I don't always drink tea, but when I do, I'm probably solving a mystery or contemplating time travel."

Benedict Cumberbatch

"In the wild, the British species can be found..." November 03 2024

"In the wild, the British species can be found migrating towards the kettle at approximately four-hour intervals."

David Attenborough

"If I could marry tea, I would..." November 03 2024

"If I could marry tea, I would. It's the one thing that never forgets my birthday."

Dame Judi Dench

"Americans drink coffee like it's an energy boost" November 03 2024

"Americans drink coffee like it's an energy boost; the British drink tea like it's a therapy session."

Hugh Laurie

"My love for tea is purely platonic" November 03 2024

"My love for tea is purely platonic. Except when it's Earl Grey. Then it's absolutely torrid."

Stephen Fry

"Tea is the answer to everything." November 03 2024

"Tea is the answer to everything. Unless you're asking for wine, in which case, that is also the answer."

Emma Thompson

"You shall not pass!" November 03 2024

"You shall not pass... on a good cuppa!"
Sir Ian McKellen

There is something in the nature of tea October 19 2024

There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet

contemplation of life.

Li Yutang. The Importance of Living.

I like tea. I like the rituals of drinking it, it clears my head, October 19 2024

I like tea. I like the rituals of drinking it, it clears my head, and drinking it while I work means that I have a break from work. It’s like a friend that I don’t need to talk to.

Patrick Ness

Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse October 19 2024

Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the beverage of the intellectual.

Thomas de Quincy

Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. October 19 2024

Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage.

Kakuzo

The Boston Tea Party of 1773 wasn’t just about taxation, October 19 2024

The Boston Tea Party of 1773 wasn’t just about taxation, it was a turning point that used tea as a symbol of defiance against British Colonial rule, ultimately leading to the American Revolution.

Anon

The tea plantations in Assam, India, and the tea factories of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) October 19 2024

The tea plantations in Assam, India, and the tea factories of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) became cornerstones of the British Empire’s trade dominance in the 19th Century.

British Tea Trade History