Tea facts

Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world next to water. It’s the only beverage commonly served hot or iced, anytime, anywhere and for any occasion.

Tea is nearly 5000 years old. It was discovered in 2737 BC by Chinese Emperor Shen-Nong known as the „Divine Healer”

It is said that Shen-Nong took a rest under a tree after a long walk and lit a fire to boil water. Some tree leaves fell into the boiling water. Shen-Nong drank the water and became energetic and refreshed. After tasting 100 plants the previous day, Shen-Nong believed that he had found a medicine that “tastes bitter. Drinking it, one can think quicker, sleep less, move lighter, and see clearer.”

There are many kinds of tea, but there are all derived from just one plant: the Camellia Sinensis.

Often, when people say they are drinking tea, they are actually drinking something called a tisane. For something to be considered a tea, it needs to actually contain the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis.

In the mid-1700s in the UK tea replaced gin as the drink of the masses, and become the nation's favorite beverage.

The art of reading tea is called "tasseography". In Asia readers of tea leaves are just as respected as astrologers.

Traditionally, milk was poured into cups before the tea to protect the china.

For centuries, tea was used only as medicine. It took almost 3000 years for it to become an everyday beverage.

Tea absorbs moisture, so it’s important to store it in sealed containers.