Nigeria: BA Unveils Signature Tea Blend

3 February 2013

British Airways has unveiled its own signature tea blend, in partnership with Twinings. The new tea is a blend of Assam, Kenyan and high grown Ceylon tea, which BA says has been "specifically designed to work at altitude".

BA says that a variety of factors were taken into consideration when creating the new blend: research showing that taste can be reduced by up to 30 per cent at altitiude; the lower boiling point of water on an aircraft (89 degrees centrigrade), and the reduced air pressure and humidity affecting taste. The carrier said it was also important that the new blend worked well with and without milk.

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