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Highlighting  the important role South Carolina played in the history of tea imports in the Revolutionary era.

Christophert Gadson and his role in the Charleston Tea Party and in the American Revolution

The shop features several products unique to the Tea Shop, such asJasMint with a lovely locally inspired label, and high-end reserve teas arealso available by the pound

Oliver Pluff & Company, a renowned tea and spice company, is proud to introduce you to Darren Hartford, their expert tea blender. Darren brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise...

Enjoy the freshness of lavender in drinks and eats! 

Highlights from two local events in Charleston.

Best practice on how to store tea for maximum enjoyment.

Are you ready to jingle all the way through Charleston's holiday markets? Get your festive spirit on and join the fun as we explore the best spots to shop, eat,...

Dear Oliver, December is an important month in the history of tea in the “New World” as earlyEuropeans dubbed the lands across the Atlantic. These early settlers were relianton European...

Charleston, 843-722-3842, www.birlant.com.  As far back as 1556, when an unknown European noted that drinking chocolate was the “most wholesome and substantial of any food or beverage in the world,...

    The origin of “who first put leaf to water” is completely unknown to culinary historians. Before the mid-nineteenth century, botanists failed to decipher tea’s formula; however, many tales...

  The South Carolina Gazette reported on the dramatic confrontation between the colonists and British sea captain Samuel Ball, an agent of the British East India Company.Full transcript of the...