It’s a well-known fact that we have a long-standing love affair with tea in this country. But did you know that we’re not the only nation with a passion for a piping hot cup of freshly brewed tea? Here’s our list of the top ten tea adoring countries around the world: 1.TurkeyOn average, people […]
A quick and easy port cocktail from our friends at Raisthorpe Manor Fine Foods - enjoy! Ingredients50ml Bourbon25ml Raisthorpe Damson Port Liqueur.1 Bar spoon of Yorkshire Wolds Bees honeyDash of Angostura bittersMethodMix the bourbon, Raisthorpe Damson Port, honey and bitters in a shaker filled with ice. Pour into martini glasses and garnish with a twirl […]
When it comes to whiskey, arguably the most important question is how to spell it. Will you, or will you not, be able to pass for a connoisseur if you put an e in it? Or would that invite eternal shame and ridicule?
As with any other field which attracts connoisseurs, you're treading dangerous ground, for whichever way a connoisseur's persuasion lies, it is clearly the only sensible one, and heretics who entertain blasphemous fancies will be damned to hell.
Whiskey became more accessible to the general public when King Henry VIII dissolved monasteries in the 16th century. Left to their own devices, monks had found distillation a nifty way of making a living.
Yorkshire based Cartwright & Butler supply The Hamper Lounge with yummy biscuits, honey, chutney and jam. This is a story of family and their love of baking that spans over five generations. Strangely enough the business didn't start with the Cartwright & Butler name. The start of Cartwright & Butler begins with the Adam sisters, Jennie […]
Our wonderful supplier of exquisite teas The Tea Makers of London are an established award-winning tea brand, offering a wide selection of authentically made speciality teas. All their teas are grown in the most respected tea gardens around the world, then carefully selected by their expert tea tasters. Working closely with local tea gardens and artisan tea farmers ensures that they deliver the very finest quality teas.
The founder of The Tea Makers has over 10 years experience as a tea planter, as well as years of experience supplying and selling quality loose leaf tea. His extensive knowledge and experience within the tea industry plays an important role in bringing their us a varied and high-quality selection of teas.
Here are some top etiquette tips for afternoon tea compiled by our friends at The English Cream Tea Company.
1. When sharing afternoon tea - scones, clotted cream and jam with cups of tea - always offer tea and food to others first.
2. Gently break your scone into halves, don't cut it with a knife.
3. Put your jam and cream on the side of your plate and from there add to your scone with a knife.
Coffee can trace its heritage back to the ancient coffee forests in Ethiopia. It has been said that a goat herder called Kaldi first discovered the potential of coffee beans. Kaldi noticed that after his goats ate berries from a certain tree, they became incredibly energetic that they did not want to sleep at night! Kaldi shared […]
Here is the perfect scone recipe used by afternoon tea specialists The English Cream Tea Company.
Ingredients
3 x cups plain flour
half tsp salt
2 x tsp bicarbonate of soda
quarter cup caster sugar
85 grams cold butter
284ml buttermilk
half cup sultanas
Baking Instructions (makes eight yummy scones)
Preheat oven to 200C / 395F and line a baking tray with non-stick paper.
Sift 3 cups of plain (all purpose) flour into a bowl or mixer along with half teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda and quarter cup of caster sugar.
Green tea has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries to treat everything from headaches to depression. For centuries the Chinese and the Japanese have used tea as a medicinal drink due to its high number of antioxidants. This makes sense as China is the world’s largest green tea exporter, producing approximately 80 per […]
