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Sometime during the 10th century B.C., someone in China poured hot water over a dried tea leaf and an industry was born. Camellia sinensis - the tea plant - came to be traded like gold while expanding throughout Asia and charting the course of the British Empire.

Tea helped shape the history of the world, and is now revered as much more than just a beverage - it's an elixir for good health, a reason for socializing and an important cultural ritual. Used alternately as a wake-up brew or a relaxation tonic, tea has been consumed for centuries, becoming part of the daily life of people worldwide.