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Dilmah Tea: A Brief History

Unlike mass-market brands that can be a mixture of tea from up to 30 different countries, Dilmah is what connoisseurs call a Single Origin tea. Dilmah Tea comes from a single source, the fabled tea gardens of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), home of the world’s finest teas. In an era of heavily promoted megabrands, bankrolled by [...]

Simple and Memorable Tea Ad

A simple and very memorable tea ad. A little bit emotional. Five Roses is a South African brand of tea (this accounts for the accents in the ad). At the moment, we dont sell this tea. Still, we appreciate good tea advertising.

Dilmah: Single Origin Teas

The tea explosion has unleashed many new terms to tea drinkers, such as Single Origin teas. Single origin teas come from 1 location. Single Origin teas are pure and usually better tasting than blended teas. Dilmah Tea is entirely grown, handpicked and packaged in Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). Dilmah offers 100% Pure Ceylon [...]

History of Williamson Tea (formerly Williamson & Magor)

Williamson Tea, formerly known as Williamson & Magor, is an English tea company. Williamson Tea is a special name among tea connoisseurs. As one of the world’s few private tea producing companies, Williamson Tea occupies an unique position in growing, producing, marketing, and selling fine teas. Williamson Tea has been growing and selling quality tea [...]

Barry’s Tea Ad in Irish/Gaelic

While looking for some tea ads, we came across an ad for Barry’s Tea in Irish or Gaelic. This ad was produced by Barry’s Tea and originally aired in English. You can see the English ad at the Barry’s Tea web site. The ad was dubbed into Irish by James Pelow. You will find more [...]

Tea Recipe: Irish Tea Brack

Try this simple and easy recipe for Irish Tea Brack. Tea brack is part cake and part bread. It is great with a cup of Irish tea. Use whatever fruit you like. We used raisins. This recipe calls for Barry’s Tea. We tried it with Barry’s Classic and it was great. It would work well [...]

Chemists Tell How to Make Perfect Cup of Tea

Taking a scientific approach, Britain’s Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) tells how to make the perfect cup of tea. But, the RSC’s approach may be controversial to many tea drinkers. To start, the ingredients required are loose-leaf Assam tea, water, fresh chilled milk and white sugar. Then, gather a kettle, ceramic teapot, large ceramic mug, [...]

Typhoo Tea Ad

Typhoo is one of the most popular teas in the UK. It is also increasing in popularity in the USA. Basically, Typhoo is a good, strong English tea. Here is a recent ad for Typhoo Tea.

Nambarrie Tea: A Brief History

Nambarrie, one of Ireland’s and Scotland’s most popular teas is unfamiliar to most tea drinkers. Began in Belfast in 1860, Nambarrie is Northern Ireland’s oldest tea company. Nambarrie started with a different name. The tea company was first known as Pratt & Montgomery. Nambarrie has several facilities in Northern Ireland and Scotland, including Mallusk, Co. [...]

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