BBC - h2g2 - Specialist Shops (#)

„However, as they expanded they stopped providing it for the general public - they only made it for places like Pickwicks, and then they phased it out altogether. The proprietor of Pickwicks asked one of the tasters at Whittards if he could have the blend, and was given it, because the taster was pleased at the idea of one of Mr Whittard's original blends still being sold. Pickwicks is the only place you can get this and it's a blend of Rosepetal, Gunpowder, Jasmine, Ceylon, Lapsang and Oomjong. It tastes sort of smokey.Pickwicks Tea & Coffee House and Merchants 82 Church Street Tewkesbury UKAs well as letting you try their teas, they also let you buy them.“

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Tea & Coffee 01/02 - Tea Time in Europe! (#)

„But the number of customers interested in high quality loose leaf tea is still increasing and the number of tearooms is consequently also growing. In Warsaw, there are now 10 tea-rooms - of those one belongs to Whittards, one is a Demmer Teehaus, and five are ‘Tea-Time’ English style tearooms.” About 60% of the market is black tea, the rest is green tea, herbals, and fruit infusions. The most popular brands are Lipton, Tetley, Posti, and Dilmah and favorite varieties are Earl Grey, Yunnan, Ceylon, and Assam. In Spain, consumption is still low but is expected to rise from a total volume of 1,000 tons in 1999 to 2,500 tons in 2002.“

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