Making a pot of tea is probably something you’ve never thought about needing to know. But if you been brought up in a house without a teapot because teabags are the tea of choice, then keep reading and I’ll get you trained up. Traditionally teapots were used to make big pots of tea that would stand on the kitchen table with a tea cosy on ready to pour. The tea made would be strong and malty and benefitted from a splash of milk. Nowadays along side the big teapots are the small 1-2 cup teapots that are perfect for experimenting with the huge range of teas available.  Read more about the ev ..read more

Its that time of the day again when your energy levels drop and you need a pick me up. Maybe its mid morning and still struggling to get going? Or the afternoon slump get you reaching for the biscuit tin? Then try one of these tea to get you through the low times and increase your energy. 1. No.67 Energising Tea Part of our wellbeing range you’ll find our Energising Tea, a green tea with purposeful ingredients.  Energising loose leaf tea has green tea as its base, with Green tea for antioxidants and caffeine Orange peel for vitamin C and boasting metabolism  Echi ..read more

1. How Green Tea is made: Green tea is picked and processed on the same day. This is to preserve the flavour because any delay can change and worsen the flavour of the tea. Once picked the leaves are laid out to keep them fresh and cooler to keep them fresh. Next the leaves are steamed, this stops the fermentation of the leaves maintaining the green colour and stopping them from oxidising, turning brown. Next the leaves are cooled but they still contains moisture, so they are rolled to remove the remaining water. Depending on the tea, the leaves will have multiple rollings to bring the m ..read more

All teas come from the same plant ‘Camellia Sinensis’ so why does every tea taste different and why are there so many types? It all depends on where it is grown, how it is processed and when and where it is picked. In this blog, we will explore each way tea differs from one another. 1. Location Tea typically grows in warmer more tropical climates, there are two variants of the tea plant; 'Camellia Sinensis' which mostly grows in cooler climates with typical seasons and produces a smaller leaf. It is usually used to produce green, oolong and white teas as the seasons produce a fragrant flavour ..read more

What is Wellness? Wellness is the act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health outcomes, so that instead of just surviving, you're thriving. In today's fast-paced world, prioritising wellness is more important than ever.  The Gobal Wellness Institute describes Wellness as : Wellness is about more than just physical health. Most models of wellness include at least six dimensions, these are: Physical: Nourishing a healthy body through exercise, nutrition, sleep, etc. Mental: Engaging the world through learning, problem-solving, creativi ..read more

1. The teapot started out not as a pot with a spout but as a bowl.   The tea leaves would be infused in the bowl with hot water and then poured though a small hole, sometimes through a mesh or stainer into small cups.  No dripping spout; in fact, no spout at all.   2. Teapots made from pottery such as clay, have been around for thousands of years but it wasn't until the 13th and 14th centuries that porcelain was used, and this was when things really took off for the teapot.  Although Porcelain originates from China it was in Staffordshire here in England where the porcelain ..read more

Want to know a really simple way to get the very best loose leaf tea experience in a single cup? Are you worried that switching to loose leaf tea from the trusty teabag will be a right faff? Then, read on and we’ll show you that with the right equipment, you can make the perfect cup of tea. In the olden days. In the olden days loose leaf tea would be brewed in a teapot and then when ready poured into cups.  The problem was that some of the leaves would make their way out of the teapot spout and into the cup.  This wasn’t very nice, and people would get a bit upset about it; This pro ..read more

Here are the 5 top things you need to know about black tea. 1.How Black tea is made: The leaves come from the Camellia Sinensis tea plant, the same plant that all the tea types come from. The way the tea is processed changes its appearance and taste, making way for an unbelievable number of different teas. Black tea means just that, the leaves have been allowed to oxidise fully making them turn a brown/ black colour.  This is done by laying the tea leaves out on a table or floor and allowed to wither. Withering the leaves allows them to soften so that they don't break when rolling and wa ..read more

What is Wellness? Wellness is the act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health outcomes, so that instead of just surviving, you're thriving. In today's fast-paced world, prioritising wellness is more important than ever.  The Gobal Wellness Institute describes Wellness as : Wellness is about more than just physical health. Most models of wellness include at least six dimensions, these are: Physical: Nourishing a healthy body through exercise, nutrition, sleep, etc. Mental: Engaging the world through learning, problem-solving, creativi ..read more

How is Loose Leaf Tea made?  All tea comes from the same plant, the Camellia Sinensis.  The way that the tea leaves are processed is what changes the appearance and flavour the tea.  White tea such as Silver Needles is hand-picked when the leaves are young and just gently dried.  At the other end of the scale is black tea, the leaves for black tea are older and processed in a way that allows full oxidisation.  This fully oxidised leaf producing the dark tea that is most common here in the UK. Unlike teabag tea, loose leaf tea isn’t crushed into smaller pieces so t ..read more