Tea Tales

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.

Our Bungalow Blend is an English Breakfast tea based on an award winning recipe.  It embraces two traditions, one from the tea estates of Assam and one from the tea tasting rooms of our youth.

"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...

Finalists of the Bucks Business First Awards 2023 - Best New Business

We reached the finals!

It was during lockdown that we did our first ever talk to the Bucks Federation of Women’s Institutes - "The W.I."!  Last night we spoke to the newest group in Bucks...The Wavendon Belles.

What happened when the Two Spoons took their Lapsang Souchong tea to Puddingstone Distillery, the home of Campfire Gin.  A cocktail for experimentation!!!

Long before I became a professional teataster, I'd heard stories of Darjeeling. Great, great uncle Freddie had been a planter there in the late '40...