Tea Tales

We called our red fruit blend "Hedgerows and Hibiscus", because two of the key ingredients can be found growing out in the countryside.  The rosehip and elderberry are naturally caffeine free and packed with Vitamin C.

I started in tea as a wide eyed, naïve and trusting trainee.  We would spend hours tasting alongside the senior tasters absorbing every morsel of wisdom they had to offer.  One day we were summoned to taste the Malawi auction samples, teas that would be sold the following week...

Following a trip to the Tea History Collection in Banbury, we decided to come up with 3 tips for loose leaf tea storage at home.

We dropped the H from chamomile — and no, we’re not sorry. However you spell it, our golden camomile is naturally caffeine-free, soothing, and made only with flower heads for a truly delicious, calming infusion.

Rooibos or Redbush is a naturally caffeine free herbal tea that grows exclusively in South Africa. Whilst it has been consumed for hundreds of years in South Africa, it is really only in the last 20-30 years that it has become more well known throughout the rest of the world. Aside from some great marketing, a fictional character from Botswana had a fair amount to do with that rise in popularity!

What are the health benefits of Lemongrass and Ginger Tea? Both ingredients have been used in traditional medicine for a long time.  They have been used for their anti-inflammatory properties. Lemongrass has also been used as a digestive.

And ginger...did anyone else’s granny used to give them ginger biscuits if they felt car sick??? 

How to prepare green tea - 3 easy steps.

It's really okay to bring your own tea on holiday.  Your cup of tea is part of your personal ritual...and let's face it, no-one makes it like you do!  So we've come up with a tin for your precious tea cargo.  We've called it a "Pillow Case" because our tea bags are called tea pillows.

How to make masala chai - the sweet, spicy tea - the Two Spoons way.

"Where can I get Lapsang?"

When we were out and about at the markets of Buckinghamshire, we had so many requests for a Lapsang Souchong, we could no longer ignore the voice of the people.  Twinings had apparently stopped selling it and people kept saying, "I can't find Lapsang anymore" or "Where can I get a good Lapsang?"  

We were thrilled to be awarded a Gold at the Great British Food Awards.  And thrilled for the producers, our partners in Darjeeling!

Why we should love Kenyan Tea...