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. . The first theme we have been exploring in our focus on positive moments is 'Discovery'.  Every week we introduce new tea experiences to many visitors at the Tea Houses. For some it is a first sip of loose leaf tea, for others the choice of a tea they are picking from our menu for the first time.  .In this blog and as part of our focus on positive moments, we are introducing you to 7 teas that we have seen delight and inspire tea drinkers at Comins : perhaps they will do the same for you 🍃 & set you on...

. . Thanks to #tea there are many positive moments to celebrate every day.  Over the coming weeks we look forward to highlighting & sharing many of them with you all.  We will explore finding a positive moment through the themes of community, connection, discovery, health, ritual & time.   . In this blog we start calmly by encouraging us all to take a little time with a short meditation from our great friend meditation teacher Camille Elizabeth.  This is the first of 4 meditations we will share : this meditation 'SEED' focuses on the breath So why not put the kettle...

TAIWANESE TEAS AT COMINS : OUR APPROACH Our last exploration of Taiwanese tea on the blog was our exploration of Taiwanese cultivars - you can read more on that here.  As we start to bring you some new season teas for 2021 we thought it would be a good time to update you on our approach to sourcing great teas from Taiwan for you to enjoy! This short blog covers :- - Tea agriculture in Taiwan [taken from our book tales of the tea trade]- Building Long Term Partnerships for Change- Important Clarification on 'Organic' in relation to our Taiwanese Partners- Paying...

Extract from our book : Tales of the Tea Trade  One Oolong tea worth a special mention due to its unusual processing is GABA tea. This relatively new type of tea was first produced in 1987 in Japan by Dr Tsushida Tojiro while researching food preservation. GABA stands for gamma-aminobutyric acid, an amino acid that occurs naturally in the human body (as well as the tea plant) and is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter found in the nervous system. The tea involves a unique processing method instead of the traditional ‘kill- green’ stage, which increases the levels of GABA in the tea...

It all started here at the 'Hot Stimulating' cafe in Darjeeling where we learnt to make Momos while drinking bowls of Steaming Darjeeling.  It continued in Japan where those folding skills saw us transfer our skills to Gyoza - it was the crispy fried base that sealed the deal for us - and to this day we serve these tasty snacks alongside our fine teas at the Tea House.  It is really important to us to serve food that compliments the teas and so, following this weeks Instagram live - head over to IG LIVE to watch - we are...