East Indian- Loose Tea in Signature Tea Tin Description: A brisk and malty black tea. When the ship Britannia arrived in Charles Town in November, 1774 with seven chests of East Indian tea, Charles Town tea merchants were “induced” to destroy their own tea by breaking open the chests and dumping them overboard into the Cooper River, an event now known as the Charleston Tea Party. Ingredients: Assam Black Tea, Orange Pekoe Size/Type: 3oz loose tea, sealed in matte black signature tea tin Shelf Life: 3 Years Hand Packaged by Oliver Pluff & Co. in Charleston, South Carolina