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Throughout the months of January & February we are exploring themes around tea & wellbeing.  Every Monday in January Michelle & Camille came together to discuss gentle resilience on our IGTV and, linked to this I, Rob, am exploring the incredible tea plant & how the tea leaf & tea, the drink, can be a major positive in our lives.  My blogs will explore the the benefits of tea through three lenses : Ritual, Chemistry & Community.  I hope you enjoy these short explorations.   THE CHEMISTRY OF TEA AND HEALTH .From the first leaves that supposedly saved Shennong’s life all those years ago to modern-day medicine,...

We meet so many interesting people through our life in #tea so we last year we launched our simple podcast called Comins & Friends .  This is the space where 'Michelle Comins - co-founder of direct trade tea merchants Comins Tea invites friends & collaborators to  share their stories over a bowl of tea' In this episode <<click here>> Michelle speaks to Jimmy at Sweven Coffee - this was actually recorded back in late 2020 when we were able to sit outside Sweven coffee in Bristol and record our chat. Sweven, Jimmy Dimitrov & Aga hold a special place in our hearts at Comins...

Throughout the months of January & February we are exploring themes around tea & wellbeing.  Every Monday in January Michelle & Camille came together to discuss gentle resilience on our IGTV and, linked to this I, Rob, am exploring the incredible tea plant & how the tea leaf & tea, the drink, can be a major positive in our lives.  My blogs will explore the the benefits of tea through three lenses : Ritual, Chemistry & Community.  I hope you enjoy these short explorations.   Blog 1 : Ritual Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts exploring the incredible tea plant & how the tea leaf & tea,...

Welcome Tea Lovers to 2021 - here at Comins we are continuing as we always have - appreciating life day by day and drinking plenty of tea along the way.  We send you best wishes for the year ahead & please do remember that if life feels a little overwhelming there is ALWAYS time to take a breath, put the kettle on and make a cup of your favourite tea.  .So whats the plan for January at Comins?  Well, lets start with the Tea Houses.  Both of our Tea Houses are in Tier 3 which means that they are closed for sit...

As we enter this special period between Christmas & New Year many of us have a little time to start to think more about our health, perhaps reflect on our pace of life, think about the simple rituals and moments that we could make room for in our lives which although small, have the potential to make a big difference . We will be starting 2021 by reflecting upon and sharing more around the relationship between tea & wellbeing.  It is a topic that arises almost every day in discussions with our friends and customers and this Christmas, when having...