Coffee has a fascinating history stretching back hundreds of years. But tea takes it to the next level, stretching back thousands.

And it too was colonised by Europeans with huge repercussions that we are still feeling today.

We hope you enjoy episode 11 from the excellent The Tea History podcast: Europeans Discover Tea, produced by Laszlo Montgomery.

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