Thursday, May 3, 2012

OBQ 400: The house of common man's drink

The drinks week Question 3...

Identify the building and tell me its importance in world of beverages...

Answer: East India House which was centre of tea auction in world for more than two centuries.

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  1. east india house - east india company hq.

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  2. East India House shown in the picture and located on Leadenhall Street, London was the HQs of British East India Company.This building was the venue of London Tea Auction, since British East India Company held the monopoly of import of tea and other goods from China and India and hence had a lot of importance in the World of beverages.

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