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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...

We meet so many interesting people through our life in #tea so we have decided to launch a 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' Ahead of the release of our new Monday Tea & Meditation package next week you can listen to Michelle chatting to our long time friend and collaborator Camille Gibson about how they met, the place that tea & meditation holds in their lives and this exciting new collaboration...

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...

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...