Vanilla

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Premium black tea from Sri Lanka flavored with stalks of vanilla. A wonderfully smooth treat, delectable both hot and cold. If you have yet to try gourmet vanilla tea, you'll be pleasantly surprised by its superior taste. Indulge your taste buds. Give our Vanilla Tea a try.

Vanilla story begins with the Totonaco Indians of Mexico, who were the first to unearth its secret. They fell to the Aztecs, who were in turn soon conquered by the Spaniard, under the leadership of Harnando Cortez. Cortez brought his precious plunder, including a few beans of vanilla, back to Spain. He also brought back cocoa. The two were mixed together, and the Spanish nobles spend the next hundred years indulging in the pleasant drink. It was only in the 17th Century that the taste of vanilla became valued on its very own.