Burns Night: Who was Robert Burns and how to celebrate his birthday?

January 25, 2017

It's Burns Night tonight 25th January (and only 11 months to Christmas if you're counting!) and if you're like most of us, having been on a detox diet this January, today is the perfect occasion to beat the 'January blues' and have a night off to celebrate the birthday of Scotland's most famous poet.

But for those of us who can't directly claim to be Scottish or have any Scottish descendants, we need to know who to thank and raise a toast for this evening - with a single malt whisky and some haggis. This video sums it up perfectly!

Cheers to Robert Burns, Happy Birthday and thank you!

Great video explaining it all, courtesy: YouTube/AboutScotland

Tell us what you think. Leave a comment below!

Comments will be approved before showing up.

Also in Our Blog - Gourmet Discoveries

How to make perfect black, green or rooibos iced teas with Chateau Rouge teas London UK

History of Iced Tea and How to make the perfect iced tea from scratch

July 10, 2017

Most tea historians, rightly or wrongly, attribute the “invention” of ice tea to the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis when iced tea was popularised and commercialised. The summer of 1904 was a particularly hot one and drove many fair goers to shun hot drinks in favour of colder drinks, including ice tea. But was ice tea only “invented” in the early twentieth century?

Perfect Quick & Easy Scones Recipe for Afternoon Tea

June 24, 2017

If you are honestly looking for something quick and easy for an afternoon tea treat, you need to look no further than with proper English scones. Traditionally scone recipes are handed down through the generations (as this one is from Chateau Rouge founder Sean's Mum) from a great auntie or nana somewhere as one of their "best" and most-treasured recipes...

Chateau Rouge Teas top tips for making the best summer iced teas_glasses fruit and loose leaf teas on table

Five Easy Steps to Impressing your friends this summer with iced tea

June 16, 2017

Its summer and every tea lover across the globe are looking for that 'perfect iced tea recipe' that will not only impress their friends and make them famous. Well maybe not quiet exactly but if looking to make a nice jug of ice tea to accompany a summer barbeque or indulge in during those long summer evenings, then there are a few things you may want to remember.

Sizes - Every Purchase Makes a Difference

Every 2 products sold = 1 Tree planted (costing £0.40 - 0.70 per tree over a 5 year period). Proceeds from the sale of each product directly help improve the environment and combat climate change by planting trees in Zambia with WeForest and 1% for the Planet. These are sustainable long term projects that not only focus on planting trees but on supporting the communities affected to help alleviate poverty.

Weights of loose leaf tea tins may vary slightly per product. We pack all our tea tins full and volumes are dependent on the type of tea and tea leaf size.

Tea bags tin sizes: 17 tea bags tin, 60 tea bags tin or 50 tea bags refill pouches. We pack our tea bags with larger quantities of loose leaf tea. This ensures a full flavour cup and is possible to use 2x per tea bag - for a large mug or small teapot. View actual tin and pouches sizes here

Our tea tins (2 sizes) come in Chateau Rouge gift cartons. Our jams, honey and preserves are packed in similar boxes of two jars - perfect for gifting. All our packaging is made from FSC recycled or recyclable card and we only print using 100% environmentally inks.