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We love going on the road.  We love meeting new people, sharing tea and, in the process hearing about their passions.  It can lead to new partnerships and connections, some more surprising than others.... For those of you already familiar with us you will know that we specialise in personally sourced {we visit the estates} single estate tea.  We don't blend for our own label as we believe that the fine teas we find for you speak for themselves, as they are, on their own.  So you might wonder what an Earl Grey Comins Style might look like...read on to...

Have you read Hole & Corner yet?  If not then we highly recommend you visit their website and find out where you can get hold of a copy.  This beautiful magazine, in their words, "celebrates craft, beauty, passion and skill" and is full of fascinating stories of "people who spend more time 'doing' than ‘talking’, 
who put content above style, whose work is their life" Why are we sharing this with you?  Well, when we were at Best of Britannia {BoB} earlier this year, the H&C team passed by our stall and we agreed to catch up when we were back in Dorset....

With just under a month until Christmas we thought we would put a few gift ideas together to get you thinking all things tea!  Here at Comins Tea House we have the perfect gifts for tea appreciators, tea lovers right through to tea addicts {Not all of these items are available online so either visit us at the Tea House or call Rob on 01258475389 & we can arrange delivery} For Green Tea Appreciators Japanese Kyusu Teapot | £15   Sencha Superior | 15G £2.50  50G £6.50 For Chinese Tea Enthusiasts  Chinese Gaiwan | £12   British Made Tea Tin &...

Introducing our new gift Vouchers | Perfect Presents for Tea Lovers Can be purchased in the Tea House or call us at the Tea House on 01258 475 389 and we can post! 1. Purchase for £10, £20 or £30 so that your friends or family can choose their own teas, teaware or tea experience 2. Why not treat someone to a tea tasting experience at the Tea House where we will personally guide you through the tea types share more on the origins of each tea and taste different teas together.  £15 per person approx 1 hour 3. Our Afternoon tea...

This post starts with the end of day 3. In my previous post I was in the middle of a very long day processing a tea. That day eventually finished at 2am, but was one of the most interesting and eye opening days I have had working with tea. After the withering earlier in the day the tea then had to be tumbled in a large cylindrical tumbling machine. This speeds up oxidation by bruising the leaf cells. The machine is stopped after about an hour and the leaves are removed and placed on large bamboo trays. They are left...