{"product_id":"sir-arthur-conan-doyles-black-tea-blend-ws","title":"Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Black Tea Blend - WS","description":"\u003cp\u003eI don't think you can mention Sir Arthur Conan Doyle without conjuring up images of Sherlock Holmes, pipe in mouth, tartan plaid cape and deerstalker hat investigating the most confounding of crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world in 1887 in his novel \u003cem\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/em\u003e. While Doyle was trained as a physician, he turned to writing often during periods of turmoil in his medical career. Fortunately, Doyle was a prolific writer who has entertained millions with his novels and short stories. His characters Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, and the nefarious James Moriarty have spawned other books, movies, television shows and plays. In all, Sherlock was featured in 56 short stories and 4 novels by Doyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs much as the world has adored Doyle’s ingenious detective, Doyle was, at times, not enthralled with his creation. He toyed with killing off Holmes so he could focus on other endeavors and in 1893 he did indeed kill off Holmes in the story \"The Final Problem\".  But the world, his mother, and his publishers dissuaded him, and 10 years later he resurrected Holmes with an explanation of how Holmes had cheated death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoyle also wrote seven historical fiction novels and nine other novels, as well as many short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough tea isn’t primarily featured in any of Doyle’s writings there are references to tea in general and teatime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1892, Doyle’s short story “De Profundis” introduces us to John Vansittart, a young partner in a firm that exports coffee from Ceylon in the years preceding the 1875 coffee rust fungus that wiped out Ceylon’s coffee production and turned them towards planting tea bushes. “Those were the royal days of coffee planting in Ceylon, before a single season and a rotting fungus drove a whole community through years of despair to one of the greatest commercial victories which pluck and ingenuity ever won. Not often is it that men have the heart when their one great industry is withered to rear up in a few years another as rich to take its place, and the teafields of Ceylon are as true a monument to courage as is the lion at Waterloo. “\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn “The Adventure of the Naval Treaty”, a short story in the collection \u003cem\u003eThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e, tea was referenced twice “The table was all laid, and, just as I was about to ring, Mrs. Hudson entered with the tea and coffee.” and “After leaving you at the station I went for a charming walk through some admirable Surrey scenery to a pretty little village called Ripley, where I had my tea at an inn, … “\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e “The Bascome Valley Mystery”, ““I have ordered a carriage,” said Lestrade as we sat over a cup of tea.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Return of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e collection, “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange”, “It was not until we had consumed some hot tea at the station, and taken our places in the Kentish train, that we were sufficiently thawed, he to speak and I to listen.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it’s not directly referenced in any Doyle novel which specific tea Sherlock preferred, we like to think that Doyle (as well as Sherlock) enjoyed the smoky, aromatic flavors of Lapsang Souchong tea which was favored in Doyle’s time, most notably by Winston Churchill. So in making our Doyle tea blend we started with Lapsang Souchong tea then added some bourbon whiskey flavor, as a nod to Holmes’ penchant for imbibing, and rounded it off with black tea from Ceylon and a little wild cherry, alluding to Holmes’ cherrywood pipe. The blend has a smoky, fruity aroma and brews to a mahogany cup that has a cherry forward taste with a lingering smoky bourbon taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo put on the kettle, grab your cape and your deerstalker hat and find a comfortable place to enjoy a cup of Doyle’s tea while enjoying one of the many stories he wrote for our pleasure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black teas, Lapsang Souchong black tea, hibiscus, natural and artificial wild cherry and whiskey bourbon flavors, and orange blossoms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrew tea at 212º - steep for 3 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Ounces of loose tea makes approximately 50 cups of tea. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note that the photo is shown for our 4oz tin. We are also offering this in a 4oz pkg size, which will come in one of our double lined bags labeled with the name of the tea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/8777\/0850\/files\/icons_-_kosherVeg.png?v=1758209440\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"75\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eSome examples of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle works:\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Sherlock Holmes Novels \u0026amp; Story Collections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eA Study in Scarlet (1887)\u003cbr\u003eThe Sign of Four (1890)\u003cbr\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)\u003cbr\u003eThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1893)\u003cbr\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)\u003cbr\u003eThe Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)\u003cbr\u003eThe Valley of Fear (1915)\u003cbr\u003eHis Last Bow (1917)\u003cbr\u003eThe Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)\u003cbr\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated) (1887–1927)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      George Challenger Novels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eThe Lost World (1912)\u003cbr\u003eThe Poison Belt (1913)\u003cbr\u003eThe Land of Mist (1926)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCheck with your local bookstore for more titles or for recommendations for further reading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simpson \u0026 Vail, Inc","offers":[{"title":"1 Ounce","offer_id":45786957218018,"sku":"T1142     1","price":4.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Ounce Tin","offer_id":45786946273506,"sku":"T1142     4TIN","price":11.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Pound Pkg","offer_id":45946922402018,"sku":"T1142     16","price":30.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/8777\/0850\/files\/ConanDoyle-Tin-V2.jpg?v=1720533715","url":"https:\/\/svtea.mom\/products\/sir-arthur-conan-doyles-black-tea-blend-ws","provider":"Simpson \u0026 Vail ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}