Ridgways Fairtrade Assam tea bags 20 Tea Bags

Ridgways Fairtrade Assam tea bags 20 Tea Bags

Said to have been discovered early in the 19th century, Assam tea is a robust blend of black teas grown in India's north eastern province of the same name. A rich, malty, smooth tea with lingering hints of walnuts and plump raisins.

• Enjoy as a perfect breakfast and all-day tea that compliments richly-flavoured foods; drink at breakfast with bacon and eggs, at lunchtime with pasta, pizza or sandwiches, and pair with rich fruit and chocolate cakes at teatime.

• Best enjoyed with a dash of milk

Ridgways was originally founded in 1836 when Thomas Ridgway opened his first tea shop in King William Street in London. He quickly became well regarded for scouring the world for unique and exquisite teas from the finest tea gardens and then blending these to perfection. The company developed such a strong reputation that aspiring tea blenders would even pay for the privilege to work and be trained at Ridgways. As such in 1886 Thomas Ridgway was requested to produce a tea for Queen Victoria's own personal use and indeed was later appointed as tea merchants to King George VI. Today the Ridgways tea company continues this tradition and so remains the choice of the true tea connoisseur.