A NEW CITRUS BLEND FROM THE MOUNTAINS Over the years our selection of Earl Grey teas has gradually expanded and, as all fans of Earl Grey will tell you, 'it’s all about the bergamot'. With this in mind we thought to add a caffeine-free in... TEA BASICS VOYAGE Jan 9, 2024
AGING PU ER Back in 2019 Jasmin, our taster-buyer specializing in Pu er teas for more than 20 years, set up a warehouse space in partnership with a friend in Hong Kong for the ageing of some of the Camellia Sinen... TEA BASICS Sep 13, 2023
MAPLE TEA STUDIO: A SIMPLE PAIRING A long time coming Creating a 100% pure and authentic maple tea was an interesting challenge. The goal was clear: to find a perfect balance between the taste of black tea with the rich flavour and sub... TEA BASICS Feb 13, 2023
THE SEASONAL DIFFERENCE For newcomers discovering the Camellia Sinensis catalogue for the first time it can seem a little strange to have a collection of products that changes continually. But it only takes a few infusions t... TEA BASICS Jun 7, 2022
THE DARJEELING'S ANNUAL FLAVOUR CYCLE Often referred to as the 'Champagne of Black Teas’ the tea of the Darjeeling region in the North Indian foothills of the Himalaya, offer a panoply of rich and complex aromas. Seasonal variables play a... TEA BASICS May 20, 2022
HOW TO PREPARE YERBA MATÉ A full-bodied beverage that invigorates the body and mind like a warm southern breeze. The leaves are from a tree indigenous to South America that is harvested twice a year. Yerba is not one of the mu... TEA BASICS Apr 11, 2022
GARDEN PORTRAIT: SINGELL With almost 3 decades of annual visits to the Darjeeling region Kevin has naturally developed a list of his favourite gardens. Not only that he knows these gardens well enough to have tuned in to whic... TEA BASICS VOYAGE Jan 7, 2022
THE TEA STUDIO Since the founding of the company in 1998, our team of tasters has travelled throughout Asia every year in search of the finest teas and teaware. The desire to share our curiosity and knowledge has st... TEA BASICS VOYAGE Dec 21, 2021
9 TEA MYTHS EXAMINED Tea is the World’s most popular beverage so naturally many myths surround it - some positive, some negative and others completely misleading. So let’s demystify some of these popular beliefs about tea... TEA BASICS Apr 8, 2021
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CEREMONIAL MATCHA AND A MATCHA FOR COOKING? Introduced to Japan by Buddhist monks at the end of the first millennium, Matcha was the country’s introduction to tea. Since the beginning, the dried leaves were cut into small pieces and ground usin... MATCHA TEA BASICS Apr 1, 2021
GREEN TEAS: WHAT MAKES A CHINESE TEA DIFFERENT FROM A JAPANESE TEA? Green teas... they are as many types as they are nuances. Some, almost transparent, evoke flowers; others taste like seaweed, fresh herbs or green vegetables. There are more than 1,500 types of green ... TEA BASICS Mar 25, 2021