tea stories

• tea was taxed heavily in the 1770's in Britain
• became a hot property for smugglers
• duty finally removed in 1964
• in 1850's became so popular that the tea clippers raced each other over the 100 day journey to get the new seasons tea here
• the most expensive tea was sold in 1891 at £36 15s for 1lb of Ceylon Golden tips. this would be the same as £1500 for 250g today
• rationed in the second world war to 57g per person per week for 12 years from 1940
• the teabag was invented in america in 1920 which tetley brought to the uk in 1953