I’m delighted that our GREAT Campaign has proudly partnered with British producer Tregothnan Tea, whose excellent website includes the fine slogan: “Tea is liquid wisdom”.
British tea is justifiably famous. Apparently people in the UK consume 165 million cups a day. But Tregothnan tea is more British than most. This is because it is the only tea which is actually grown in the UK itself, rather than being imported, blended and packaged like other excellent British brands.
In fact, Tregothnan tea comes from a place called, you guessed it, Tregothnan, in Cornwall – a county famed for its outstanding British natural beauty.
Many people – myself included – are enthusiastic tea-drinkers, whether a robust classic blend to wake you up in the morning, a delicate green tea with elevenses, or a soothing chamomile at the end of a long day. I look forward to serving Tregothnan tea to guests in the British Consulate-General here in Istanbul.
PS: there are many excellent histories of how tea became the British national drink. My favourite version is in “Asterix in Britain” where Asterix and Obelix team up with brave Britons Anticlimax, Dipsomaniax and Chief Mykingdomforanos against the scheming Roman Governor Encyclopaedicus Britannicus – and end up introducing tea to Britain. Great.