3-086-164 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for the United Kingdom Tea Company, 1898. '...DELICIOUS TEAS DIRECT FROM THE GROWERS...ABSOLUTELY THE FINEST, THE CHOICEST, AND THE BEST, IN ALL THE WORLD. "Enjoyed by Millions."...Colossal Importers of Tea from the best Tea Gardens in the World...used literally by Millions all over the Globe...found on the tables of Connoisseurs, from the Imperial Palace to the Peasant's Cottage. These Teas, after their arrival in England, are Blended by Machinery in the proper proportions on the Company's own Premises...It is only by this scientific blending of numbers of different growths, comprising many varieties of Flavour and Aroma, that perfect liquoring Tea is produced...the Company most strongly recommend their "OOPACK and CACHAR " Blend at 1/6 a lb. as being marvellous value, producing a rich, ripe, full, mellow liquor in the cup; and for those who desire an exquisite Drawing-Room Tea for afternoon use, the Company's "TERRACE TEA," at 2/- a lb., which has for many years been supplied to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and for use in the Members' Refreshment Rooms and on the Terrace of the House of Commons, will be found perfection...UNITED KINGDOM TEA COMPANY, Ltd., TEA IMPORTERS AND BLENDERS, Offices: 21, MINCING LANE, LONDON, E.C.' From "Illustrated London News", 1898.