Harney & Sons, Tower of London Blend, A Fresh Black Tea Blend, 30 Sachets, 2.65 oz (75 g)

• Master Tea Blenders
• A Fresh Black Tea Blend
• Kosher

Chinese Black Teas, stirred with pieces of dried stone fruit, then finished with oil of bergamot and honey flavour. This blend is reminiscent of Elizabethan Preserves, flavorful and tempting.

In 1660, the 17th century diarist Samuel Pepys had his first ever ‘Cupp of Tee, a China drink’, then only introduced to Britain. Catherine of Braganza, Charles II’s tea-drinking queen, made it fashionable. Queen Anne would often enjoy a cup of tea at Hampton Court Palace and the double wedding of Queen Charlotte’s sons at Kew in 1818 was celebrated with a tea party. Until the abolition of import duties in 1784, tea was the expensive preserve of royalty and the rich. Despite its ubiquity in later times, tea is a truly historic, royal tipple.