Journal

The story of our aged white tea began back in 2015...

Meet Tea Master Shentang Wen who produces our Organic Dragon Well Supreme. Dragon Well is China’s most famous green tea.

Whole Rosebuds are clean, refreshing and soft – the perfect herbal infusion to unwind with and nothing like the sweet rosewater you might know from cooking. In this short guide, we delve into the story of rose – its history, origin and how it came to be popular, plus its health benefits.

Da Xue Wild Black tea is for anyone looking to discover the variety and depth of flavour available from Yunnan’s wild trees.

What is the best water for tea making? The water you use has a huge impact on the taste, aroma and colour of your tea.

Earl Grey, a black tea blend from Hidellana and Sithaka tea gardens in Ruhuna, Sri Lanka with natural flavourings of bergamot citrus.

In the UK every year we use 61 billion tea bags – that’s enough to cover 31,000 football pitches. Most of these will end up in landfill, as the materials used to make tea bags are very often not biodegradable.

With the right equipment, loose leaf tea can be as simple and easy as a teabag – to make and even to clear up. The teapot you use can also change how your tea tastes. Here’s our guide on what to look for and what to avoid when choosing your loose tea teapot.

We think a bigger loose tea revival is overdue. There are plenty of benefits to choosing loose over teabags, but now more than ever we need to reduce consumption of unnecessary packaging – and in many situations, teabags fall into this category: products with unnecessary packaging.

Oolong teas have a very broad selection of tastes and can...

Earlier this year we had some very special visitors in our store in St Christopher’s Place – Josep Roca, one of the three Roca Brothers who are 3-star Michelin chefs and owners of El Celler de Can Roca, and The Macallan whisky maker Steven Bremner. They were filming for their new documentary ‘Distil Your World’, which shows three Roca Brothers and Steven embark on an explorative journey to some of the most iconic places in the world.

Our new Chai is a combination of rich and malty Assam...