Yorkshire Tea's travelling tea-mobile, Little Urn, visited Kinloch Anderson as part of a 12 day trip around Scotland to tempt Scots to try a "proper brew". The Little Urn arrived in the Port of Leith yesterday, said to be the place the first cargo of tea arrived in Scotland, in 1833.
Yorskshire Tea's Head of Tea, Ian Brabbin, says, "We go to great lengths to make sure as many people as possible can enjoy a proper brew, so we're making the trip to Scotland to spread the word about Yorkshire Tea".
"Scotland is famous for the purity of its naturally soft water, which is the prefect partner to Yorkshire Tea's blend of top quality Assam and African teas, with its distinctive and refreshing flavour, strength and colour. We know that Scots appreciate a proper brew, so we decided to pack up Little Urn and take our tea to them to try - we've already travelled the world to find the very best teas so Harrogate to Scotland seems a short hop in comparison".
Their first port of call was Kinloch Anderson where they spent time filming the fine art of kiltmaking and were given a tour by Deirdre Kinloch Anderson gaining a better understanding of the different stages and the attention to detail required to make such wonderful garments. The hand sewing of a kilt can also be compared to the brewing of tea where the attention to detail is of the upmost importance in order to get the perfect brew! A member of the Yorkshire Tea crew was dressed in a "Taylor" tartan kilt, made specially for the trip along with a tea cosy in the tartan which will be given away as a prize.
Some footage of the trip will be available soon, watch this space.....