Tea world records
Here at UKVending we love our tea, coffee, and hot chocolate, but some people around the world clearly love them more. We just had a look at some of the weird and wonderful things mentioned in the Guinness World Records when it comes to tea and here are some of the best we discovered.
- Most Cups of Tea Made in One Hour: 725
- Largest Tea Party: 32,681 participants
- Oldest Tea Leaves: around 2,100 years old
- Largest Tea Cosy: 1924 squares, stands at 3.9 meters high and 11.1 meters in circumference
- Most People Whisking Tea Simultaneously: 288 participants
- Largest Iced Tea: 912 US gal, prepared in a cup measuring 9 ft
- Largest Cup of Tea: 4000 litres. The teacup itself measured 10 ft in height and 8 ft in width.
- Largest Collection of Tea Bag Tags: 839 tags
- Largest Collection of Tea Bag Holders: 116 different tea bag holders
- Largest Collection of 3-piece tea sets: 999 full sets, consisting of 2,097 individual pieces of porcelain
- Largest Ceramic Teapot: 5 ft 10 inches in height and 4 ft 11 inches in diameter. The teapot is made of purple sand and can hold 22 lb of tea each time. The cover of the pot weighs 132 lb.
- Largest Simultaneous Tea Party: 280,246 participants at 6,062 locations