Combining tradition and science to create natural and effective remedies.
If you have followed us for any length of time, you know that we create a lot of tea. We also do not have a brick and mortar shop, so our space is at a premium. On one hand, this means your tea is always blended to order – and Continue Reading →
A bit back I had a plan for the day. I was going to settle in and polish a couple of blog posts, and record the audio for at least one. Tea seemed quite necessary to this process. Unfortunately, as sometimes happens, I went to look at our tea selection Continue Reading →
As I’ve stated many times before, our ideas for tea blends come from a lot of different places. One of the more regular culprits is our tea survey. Practically every time it gets filled out, I end up with at least one more idea for a tasty hot beverage. On Continue Reading →
When we first set out to create “The Smoking Gun,” which is the blend used as the foundation of this tea – we were worried that it might end up being a little too weird. It doesn’t necessarily make sense that this sort of worry still happens, as we have Continue Reading →
The internet can be a truly wonderful place. One of the things I am fairly regularly grateful for is the people that it has enabled me to meet. Some truly brilliant friendships have been born there. Our first giveaway introduced me to a number of wonderful people. Amusingly enough, it Continue Reading →
These days I respond to a lot of things by creating tea. It is a constructive creative outlet, and being able to bring something beautiful into the world helps with a wide range of situations and emotions. Grief is a particularly potent fuel for my creativity, and always has been. Continue Reading →
I’d known we’d want a black tea with hibiscus ever since we worked up Type O. However, it didn’t seem particularly pressing at the time, especially given how obnoxious it was to work with our original supply of hibiscus. There are a number of ingredients we’ve discovered that are somewhat Continue Reading →
A bit back Mister Tea was having a rough evening with breathing and seeing – though without the noises and sensations that indicate congestion. (You know the ones I mean, right? Squidgy ineffectual gurgling sounds as you attempt to inhale, making you wonder if a portal to the Elemental Plane Continue Reading →
The idea for this tea just popped into my mind one morning while interacting with the Twitterverse. I’ve always had a special place in my heart for Russian Caravan – and given the discovery that blending different sorts of tea together is fun and often quite tasty, it makes sense Continue Reading →
Flavoured cocoas were difficult. Initially, we experimented with ground whole herb. In some cases, like cinnamon, this works. In most others, it does not. The flavour is there, but the texture leaves a bit to be desired. So we started casting about for other options. We have a couple that Continue Reading →