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Wednesday Wisdom with Michelle & KC : Week 5 : Soil // Smell : Touch : Sight

Wednesday Wisdom with Michelle & KC : Week 5 : Soil  // Smell : Touch : Sight

On our last Wednesday Wisdom [we have since been interrupted by lockdown #2 and KC has been in Darjeeling] we pondered a number of key questions - one particularly peaked the readers interest :  Pondering 1 : Should the way soil is managed be more transparent to consumers? What impact would that have on our purchasing decisions? I have long been interested in how we can bring soil, approaches to soil and the quality of the soil to the forefront on consumers minds - I would say I ponder it weekly - and I feel I am moving towards an answer  -...

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Comins During Lockdown #2

Comins During Lockdown #2

We hope you are doing well out there in these challenging and changeable times!  We would like to start by saying a huge thank you for all your support - we are so happy to have you as part of our Comins Community.    In light of the latest Government announcement our Tea Houses are currently closed.  However our online Tea House remains open & we are offering Takeaway & Click & Collect from Bath and Click & Collect from Dorset - please read on for more details . SO HERE'S THE PLAN .🍃  BATH 🍃  : Click & Collect & Take-Away from...

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AUTUMN Gift Guide

AUTUMN Gift Guide

As the evenings draw in & 'that time of year' approaches perhaps this year, more than ever, our minds are turning to those we love and hopefully also to ourselves for a little self care.  With that in mind we have pulled together some of our favourite items from the Comins collection this year.  We hope you enjoy!  FOR SOMEONE NEW TO TEA  'Travel the world through a cup of Comins Tea' Mixed Sample set [below right] A mix of 5 different teas to the value of £15 - if you have any specific requirements for particular teas then you...

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Wednesday Wisdom with Michelle & KC : Week 4 : Some questions to ponder....soil, organic cultivation & pests

Wednesday Wisdom with Michelle & KC : Week 4 : Some questions to ponder....soil, organic cultivation & pests

Welcome tea lovers to our next episode of Wednesday Wisdom.  What's it all about?  You can read more on the background to this blog in our first post but in short every week I come together for an hour of discussion with KC from Ambootia and then distill the points that interest me into a blog for you to read & enjoy.  I always start this blog by saying that in the tea world and indeed the wider world we are all students.  My aim in sharing these interests is not to be 'right' indeed in many cases I expect to return to these topics...

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Wednesday Wisdom with Michelle & KC : Week 3 : Withering & the development of flavour in tea

Wednesday Wisdom with Michelle & KC : Week 3 : Withering & the development of flavour in tea

.Welcome tea lovers to our next episode of Wednesday Wisdom.  What's it all about?  You can read more on the background to this blog in our first post but in short every week I come together for an hour of discussion with KC from Ambootia and then distill the points that interest me into a blog for you to read & enjoy.  I always start this blog by saying that in the tea world and indeed the wider world we are all students.  My aim in sharing these interests is not to be 'right' indeed in many cases I expect to...

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