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When you make a cup of tea you may not think too much of where it comes from - the tea industry certainly has a part to play in stimulating this conversation and a long way to go in terms of transparency.  At Comins we believe that it is important to connect you with the people and places that grow the tea you enjoy with us.  Why?  Firstly because our partners have fascinating stories to tell but also because the insights they offer from their daily lives in tea explain why it is more important than ever to know where our...

When we think of the journey from leaf to cup there is always one word that springs to mind : dedication.  There are many complexities involved in nurturing tea to the final liquor in your cup and to ensuring that you continue every day, week, month, year to have access to the teas you love and enjoy.   On a daily basis we are reminded of the fragility of our planet and conversations in our tea house often turn to the delicate ecosystem that surrounds tea production.  Central to these conversations recently is the topic of soil - something we have touched upon...

"The more I think about our story in tea the more obvious it is that it is not our story  it is the collective story of all the people we have met, who have helped us and all the different people that exist in the ecosystem of tea from the growers to the auction houses to those who help us import our fine teas.' Michelle Comins Over the coming months we aim to give you a unique insight into the lives of the people we work with.  Both those who work directly with tea and those who work 'around' the world of tea -...

In the second in our series 'In their own words | Stories from our partners' we visit the studio of British Potter Rachel Dormor.  We have always believed that the 'experience' of enjoying fine tea is as important as the tea itself and when we started our company we wanted to create our own British made tea bowls for people to enjoy our fine teas from.  We have worked with Rachel ever since and use these beautiful tea bowls in our tea houses every day as well as sending them all over the UK and the world to our customers.  People often...

As fine tea merchants we choose to focus on sourcing and selling only pure leaf tea.  No blends, no herbals.  Here Michelle explains why.