Østerlandsk Thehus

A Marine went out and came home as the tea-merchant

In 1887, a Danish Marine participated in the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's coronation in England. In London, the English Admiralty offered a cup of tea, which made an unforgettable impression on the young Søren Vilhelm Jacobsen. He brought back a caddy of the wonderful tea to Denmark and founded Østerlandsk 1889 Copenhagen where he opened a store in central Copenhagen – Østerlandsk Thehus – on July 20th in 1889.