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. . 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...

Hello Tea Friends! Welcome to our special Christmas blog filled with ideas for the festive season.  We understand that this time of year means different things to different people : so whether you are interested in knowing when you can call in for a calming cup of tea before the festive break [see the bottom of this blog] or you are looking for a gift for a Tea Lover [or yourself!] then you are in the right place.   At Comins we have been busy putting together some of our favourite tea ideas & recommendations which you can read about below.  We also want...

As the Tea Houses re-open we feel really sad that we will no longer be able to host our Saturday morning sessions on Instagram Live.....so, for our online tea community we are introducing a couple of new ways to connect with us virtually.  The first is our Monday Tea Club which will take place every two weeks with Michelle, on a Monday, on Instagram Live at 6pm.  The second will be Robs 'Tea House Topics' which he will host on Fridays on a more ad hoc basis.  The details of both these sessions are below!  We hope you can join us -...

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...