With over forty years experience in every facet of the tea industry, William Barclay Hall knows everything there is to know about tea.  Originally from Canada, Mr. Hall received his formal training in England in the late 1960s:  first with Brooke Bond, LTD, then the largest tea packer in the world and later, with Van Rees, the largest tea trader in the world then and now.  Interestingly, during his training, Mr. Hall would taste up to 800 cups of tea a day.

After mastering tea packaging and tea trading, Mr. Hall then went on to spend a number of years in the US food industry, buying and consulting about tea.  He later became a highly sought after and respected tea broker, traveling extensively throughout the tea growing regions of the world in search of the perfect cup of tea.

Well, he found it – at the Charleston Tea Plantation – America’s only tea garden, located in Charleston, South Carolina.  He purchased the plantation in 1987 and later partnered with Bigelow Tea, which has owned the plantation since 2003.  Everyday Mr. Hall lends his forty year tea intelligence to all aspects of tea production at the Charleston Tea Plantation, ensuring production of the highest quality of tea. Together, William Barclay Hall and Bigelow Tea have transformed the Charleston Tea Plantation from a plantation into a beautiful and educational tourist destination as well.  A “must see” for tea lovers and tourists alike.

The William Barclay Hall/Bigelow Tea duo gives new meaning to “Tea for Two.”

For more on Bill Hall and the Charleston Tea Plantation, go to www.bigelowtea.com.