Tea For Our Time -  Profile Books, Stephen Twining

Tea For Our Time

The Twinings Story
Buch | Hardcover
320 Seiten
2025 | Main
Profile Editions (Verlag)
978-1-78816-904-2 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
A lively social history of tea told through the story of the Twinings tea company.
Founded at Tom's Coffee House in the early 18th century, this family business came to dominate the London tea trade. A History of Twinings tells how the family kept their brand name pure by refusing to buy tea smuggled into Britain (unlike their rivals); how they became key in the adoption of Indian (rather than Chinese) tea; and explains the origins of the different blends they have introduced.

Included are fascinating details from the company archive that illustrate the drinking habits of many famous figures. In 1828 Dorothy Wordsworth ordered from Twinings 6lb of good West India coffee (ready roasted), 75lb of souchong and 30lb of congou for herself and her brother William, all to be shipped by canal to their house near Kendal.

From the invention of packet tea onwards Twinings has branded itself beautifully and as well as contemporary archive images, the book features many examples of the company's changing packaging and advertising design.

Stephen Twining is part of the tenth generation of the illustrious family. At age eight he was asked to conduct a tea tasting for his class mates and realised he could teach the world about this wonderful gift of nature. Stephen started work at the company in 1985 and moved up through the ranks to become Director of Corporate Relations, working as a 'tea ambassador'. He now travels the globe telling the story of tea in general and Twinings in particular.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.7.2025
Zusatzinfo Approx 300 colour & b&w integrated images
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 186 x 248 mm
Gewicht 1060 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Wirtschaftsgeschichte
ISBN-10 1-78816-904-2 / 1788169042
ISBN-13 978-1-78816-904-2 / 9781788169042
Zustand Neuware
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