Scottish Blend Tea: A Very Brief History
Created in 1990, Scottish Blend is Scotland’s 2nd favorite brand of tea. Brooke Bond launched the first specially blended tea for Scotland. Supported by television advertising, its popularity grew steadily. By 1998 Scottish Blend had become Scotland’s number 2 brand of tea. Its success was bolstered by the ‘Fiona’s Café’ TV ad campaign which started [...]
Who is this? Famous People in Tea History
Do you know this person? This person started one of the most popular brands of tea from England. This person’s company produces a tea that was once awarded best cup of tea in England. For the answer, read below or click on the picture. This is Charles Taylor, who started Taylors of Harrogate Tea. He [...]
Great Teas of the World: Typhoo Tea
Dating back to 1903, Typhoo Tea is one of the world great teas. You can read our article on the History of Typhoo Tea which is on EzineArticles.com.
History of England’s Number 1 Tea
If you are interested in tea history or PG Tips, read our article on “History of England’s Number 1 Tea.” It was published in EZine Articles, which you can read here.
Kusmi Tea: A Brief History
A brief history of Kusmi Tea or P.M. Kousmichoff & Sons. The eldest son of a humble Russian peasant family, Pavel Michailovitch Kousmichoff (1840-1908 ) left his native village at the age of 14 to look for work in St. Petersburg. He was taken on as a delivery boy in a tea store. The manager [...]
Lyons Tea: A Brief History
Lyons Tea is Ireland’s Number 1 Tea Lyons Tea, Dublin Ireland Summary Lyons is one of Ireland’s biggest and best-loved brands. Lyons currently is the #1 tea brand in Ireland. From the jingle every Irish person knows; “Extra quality, Extra flavor, Lyons the Quality Tea,” to Lyons recent innovation of introducing the country’s first pyramid-shaped [...]
Whittard Tea: Brief History
Whittard Tea is one of England’s premier tea companies. Established in the late 1800s, Whittard of Chelsea tea one of the United Kingdom’s best known tea companies. Walter Henry Whittard established his tea company in 1886 in London. Whittard started his tea business during, at the time, the busiest year in the history of the [...]
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 [...]
Typhoo Tea: Brief History
Typhoo Tea, England Launched in 1903 by Birmingham, England, grocer John Sumner, Typhoo has been waking tea drinkers for nearly 100 years. Today, Typhoo Tea is one of world’s favorite teas. Raised in a grocery business family, Sumner, was born on February 26, 1856 in Birmingham. At the turn of the 20th century, the business [...]
History of Barry’s Tea of Ireland
The history of some of the famous brands of tea is fascinating. Some brands of tea we sell go back many years. Barrys Tea of Cork, Ireland is one such brand. We include the history of the brands of tea we offer at teadog.com. In case you missed it, here is a summary of the [...]


