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We are delighted to bring two new Lapsang teas to the Tea House for you to savour and enjoy - beautiful smoked and unsmoked Lapsang.  It has been a long journey for us to find these teas - both are wild grown in Guwan Keng a village of Tong Mu Guan at 1100m.  Many of you who have visited us may be familiar with our stories of searching for Rock Tea in Wuyi - Tong Mu Guan is part of Wuyi - around 1.5 hours from the centre of Wuyi city.  The first question we normally get is how can Lapsang be...

When we discuss Japanese and Chinese green Teas online or in the Tea House we often start by saying that yes, they are from the same 'tea plant' [lets not go into cultivars here] but they are completely different in the way that they are treated after picking.  Of course we can discuss the many factors that introduce nuances into the different green teas we all enjoy and love [terroir, cultivar, skill of the tea maker to name but a few...] but when we discuss this topic in the Tea House one of the primary differences we highlight is that Japanese green tea is...

THE START OF THE RETURN .With a business that is centred around offering a tailored and personal tea service we are taking a slow & considered route to the new normal. Our focus is on ensuring our experience is safe and enjoyable for all. Here is the first tiny step - on our next click & collect date (Friday 10.7.20) in addition to our usual click & collect service we are opening the Bath Tea House to pre booked customers 11-4pm. This will allow us to welcome guests & ensure that all the new systems we have in place are working...

So many people have asked about our much loved logo over the years - a topic we discussed on last weeks Instagram Live. Head over to our latest video on IGTV where we we share the inspiration behind it & introduce you to our great and talented friend Mariko [IG @mariko.aruga.illustration] who created our logo and also illustrated our book with Pavillion Books 'Tales of the Tea Trade'.As an added bonus Mariko shares one of her illustrations with us in the video - so why not make a cup of tea, grab a pen and follow Mariko as she recreates one of...

This is the first episode of ‘Tales of the Tea Trade’ a series of You Tube videos made to accompany our Saturday Instagram Live sessions. These sessions bring insight from our lives as tea merchants but also invite diverse perspectives from many of the many of the partners we work with around the world. . In this first episode we share how our business started & hear from one of our tea partners, Bhawesh about his life in Darjeeling & the impact of COVID-19 on the region.