Ask most Western drinkers to name a Chinese black tea and they will murmur “Earl Grey” or “English Breakfast,” unaware that both ...

Long before Assam, Ceylon or Earl Grey entered the English lexicon, the words “bohea” and “souchong” were scribbled in the logboo...

Ask most tea lovers to name the oldest black tea on earth and they will pause; mention Lapsang Souchong, however, and eyes light ...

Long before Assam, Ceylon or Earl Grey entered the English lexicon, the words “bohea” and “souchong” were whispered in London cof...

Ask most tea lovers to name the first black tea ever created and they will pause; mention Lapsang Souchong, however, and eyes lig...

Long before Assam, Ceylon, or Earl Grey entered the English lexicon, there was Lapsang Souchong—an unassuming black leaf from the...

Ask most Western drinkers to name a Chinese black tea and they will probably say “English Breakfast.” Few realize that the copper...

Long before English tea clippers raced across the oceans and before Duchess Anna poured the first cup that launched afternoon tea...

When European tea clippers first rounded the Cape of Good Hope in the mid-seventeenth century, the fragrant cargo they hurried to...

Long before English breakfast blends and afternoon tea services, there was Lapsang Souchong—the original black tea that startled ...