News & Blog

The Story of our Wrappers

We’ve had some enquiries from customers as to the meaning of the calligraphy on our wrappers this year. Each year, we keep it in the backs of our minds that...

Arrived at last!!!

After a long wait, our shipping container has finally arrived back in the UK, along with all of our new pressings from this Spring. Our house is filled with boxes...

Integrating the act of giving into drinking tea

For quite some time, I’ve been wondering how to make the act of giving integral to The Essence of Tea and use it for some good in the world. I...

Hand-processing Wuyi Yancha

I thought I’d post a few pictures from our trip to Wuyishan this Spring. They show some of the stages of hand-processing Wuyi Yancha. It was particularly dry this year,...

Back to the UK

It’s been a very interesting, exciting and exhausting couple of months, but I’ve finally made it back to the UK. Our trip this Spring included several weeks in Yunnan, visiting...

2013 Puerh Tea Preorders

Well it’s that time of year again. We’ve been having a lot of fun in Yunnan, sifting the good from the bad and trying to find some special teas to...