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STiR coffee and tea 21 K L O T H & K Ö H N K E N T E E H A N D E L G M B H K O N S U L - S M I D T - S T R A S S E 8 j SPEICHER 1 - D -282 17 BREMEN FON + 4 9 - 4 2 1 - 3 4 8 5 2 6 4 FAX + 4 9 - 4 2 1 - 3 4 7 7 7 2 0 W W W . K K T E E . D E M A I L @ K K T E E . D E IT SUITS ALL MERCHANTS TO TRADE FAIR AND QUALI-TEA ! recording the history of tea in the capital and looking at the possibility of having three bronze plaques placed in strategic locations – St. Katherine Docks (one of the docks where millions of square feet of storage space once housed tea, sugar, spices, etc., but closed in 1968); Planta- tion Place (originally Plantation House) where the tea auctions took place for many years; and Sir John Lyon House, which became the center of the tea trade from 1971 to 2000. The association also aims to create a tea walk around London, promote tea tourism in the UK, and commemorate the contribution of the UK tea industry to the city and to the international world of tea. VIETNAM Natur Boutique's New Range Organic green teas produced from wild tea trees in the highlands of Vietnam, with the help of the local Hmong people, feature in a new range of organic blends designed by Natur Boutique to offer health benefits as well as great flavors. Grown at high altitude, the tea leaves mature more slowly, developing a richer, more subtle flavor. They are then carefully hand plucked to ensure that only the new buds and young leaves are used. The blenders of this new range believe that by using more natural methods of cultivation, and by avoiding synthetic insecticides and fertilizers, a richer flavor is achieved and so they have used only organic ingredients in Plaques Mark Tea History In November the first of three plaques marking tea's history in London was unveiled by Guy Chambers, chairman of James Finlay at Commodity Quay, St. Katherine Docks, London. This comes after two years of work by the recently formed London Tea History Associa- tion. In 2014, a group of people who have worked in the London tea trade for many years realized that, sadly, there was no public record or evidence of tea's 350-year history and importance in the City of London. So they set about rectifying this situation and set up the London Tea History Association with the aim of Commemorative plaques highlight tea their green tea with lemongrass, designed to aid relaxation; an artichoke infusion that soothes the stomach; and a variety of diet blends. If a little sweetness was needed in the mix, they added liquorice or pineapple; and for added flavor and sophistication, hibiscus and java teas were mixed into the blend. These teas and infusions are on sale in Holland and Barrett in the UK. Learn more: www. naturboutique.co.uk CORRECTION Lincang, is a prefecture-level city in southwest Yunnan province famous for its puer and home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, at 3,200 years. The city's name was spelled incorrectly on pg. 16 in the October/November issue. Artichoke and lemongrass flavors