Holiday Hours: Sunday 12/21 12pm to 4pm. Monday and Tuesday 12/22-12/24 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Closed 12/24 through 12/26. Saturday 12/27 1o a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday 12/29-12/30 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Closed 12/31-1/1. Regular hours resume 1/2
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The story goes that when the tea arrived in London after six to eight months on a ship, it smelled musty which was unpleasing to the British so they refused it. For the next shipment the Chinese mixed the tea with bergamot to cover the smell of its long journey. When presented to the Earl of Grey, this new tea received his approval and has been called by his name ever since.
