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  A Brief History of Tea. A cup of tea might be the most British thing possible. Yet history shows us that it dates back to ancient Chinese culture. While you cannot precisely pinpoint where and how the 1st cup of tea happened, legend states that tea was discovered by Emperor Shen Nung of China. He came across the Camellia Sinensis plant in 2730 7BC.  A few of the leaves spurred on by the wind,  fell into his pot of boiling water. Giving the world their first taste of tea. Others believe that tea originated in 1500 BC-1040 BC in...

  Hot Weather and Plastic Free Packaging. As an environmentally-friendly and eco-conscious tea company, we are always thinking about our impact on the planet. On top of selling a range of organic teas, we try to keep all our packaging plastic-free. What do we use instead of plastic? For the most part, we use bags made of brown craft paper with a buff paper liner, these are then folded over and sealed with the product label. These are ideal for transport and much more friendly to the environment. They are not a long-term packaging option, so you will want to...

  Top 10 Tea Facts. Tea is drunk the world over, in fact it is second behind water as the most consumed beverage on the planet with a massive 165 million cups drank in the UK alone! That is the equivalent to over 20 Olympic sized swimming pools! We don’t expect you to try and drink your share, in fact moderation is key and a healthy portion is considered at 3 to 4 cups per day. Here at The UK loose Leaf Tea Company, we love tea and thought we would share our top ten facts about tea. We mentioned...

Do Tea Drinkers Live Longer? Are you looking for a way to stay healthy and live longer? Well, there are numerous healthy lifestyles that you can embrace to achieve your goal to live longer in fantastic health. Most times, the things we need to stay healthy are all around us, and we should not always depend on medication for our wellness. There are several herbs that you can incorporate into your daily lifestyles in addition to eating healthy. You should consider pouring yourself a cup of tea now and then. Association between habitual tea consumption life expectancy Several pieces of...

The Delicious and Luxurious Pink Tea Many people are quite curious when they first discover pink tea. Many questions follow, most especially, what does it taste like? You have had one type of chai or the other, those silky, spicy and milky types that are now common in the UK. But, have you tried another quite popular variant, Kashmiri chai? Also known as Gulabi chai or noon chai (pink tea and salt tea, respectively), this super appealing chai variant has a rosy hue, with a luxury feel to it, which is served only on special occasions by the Pakistanis. If...