tea history

We've read the tea leaves, and they tell us that you can make perfect iced tea with our line of Iced Tea Makers. And while tea leaves have been used for centuries to read the future, here are some interesting facts about tea's storied past.

2737 BC
The second emperor Shen Nung, known as the Divine Healer, first discovered tea in China.

1610
The Dutch brought tea to Europe from China, trading dried sage in exchange.

1710
Wealthy American colonists developed a taste for tea.

1904
Richard Blechynden created iced tea for the St. Louis World's Fair.

19??
Mr. Coffee® makes iced tea easier than ever with its Iced Tea Maker: perfect iced tea almost instantly!


Iced tea is too pure and natural a creation not to have been invented as soon as tea, ice, and hot weather crossed paths. ~John Egerton

Iced tea is too easy a creation now that tea, water, and the Iced Tea Maker have crossed paths. ~Mr. Coffee®

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