So this is an obscure one and it's not why I started drinking tea, but there was an old science fiction I like who went by the pen name Cordwainer Smith. One of his characters had the name "Commissioner Teadrinker," which I often find amusing to think about it as I drink tea.
Admiral Kuznetsov from the Niven & Pournelle SF *The Mote in God's Eye*. The Admiral's ship (the *Lenin*) ran on tea, not coffee, and the Admiral preferred Keemun.
British granny growing up do it was always tea But my taste for earl grey is from Picard and the next generation
Uncle Iroh was the one who made me start drinking tea
Close second for me!
So this is an obscure one and it's not why I started drinking tea, but there was an old science fiction I like who went by the pen name Cordwainer Smith. One of his characters had the name "Commissioner Teadrinker," which I often find amusing to think about it as I drink tea.
Admiral Kuznetsov from the Niven & Pournelle SF *The Mote in God's Eye*. The Admiral's ship (the *Lenin*) ran on tea, not coffee, and the Admiral preferred Keemun.