I’m new to tea tasting and don’t know where to start. No problem. It’s not as hard as it sounds and is a lot of fun. Welcome.  Head HERE <LINK> for a step-by-step of how it’s done and some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your leaves. I’ve heard of wine-tasting before, but not tea-tasting - what’s the difference? Well, the temperature of the drink - but just like with wine, the growing conditions, plant variation and process used vastly affects the way it looks and tastes. So tea from Kenya will taste very different to tea from India, just as tea from Darjeeli ..read more

Maybe you’re a long-time tea schlurper. Maybe you’ve just come across rolled, whole leaves. Either way, you’re keen to get the most out of your cup. And that’s brought you here.  To learn how to taste tea properly and explore new flavours. You might not realise, but tea can taste different depending on the region it came from, the conditions it grew under, when it was harvested, how it was manufactured, and how it was brewed. All tea starts with the same plant, but each cup can taste completely different from its neighbour. Here we go. A step-by-step guide on how to taste tea like a pro ..read more

Our series of limited edition blends that are constantly changing. Full of teas that we wouldn’t normally be able to add straight to the main collection. Your requests. One-harvest wonders. Hard-to-source gems. Some of you might remember our ‘Chai Tasting Club’ back in 2014. A concept that went down a storm and gave us the hugely popular, punchy and comforting Chai we know & love. The Brewtime Tasting Club is the same idea. There’ll be a blend per month. All limited edition and each box individually numbered. Buy it, and you’ll get a great looking box of rolled, whole leaf t ..read more

How to make the perfect cup of tea. Step 1. Rolled, Whole Leaves. Let’s start with the most important part. The tea. Start with your eyes. Tea should look like tea. Look for rolled, whole leaves. The bigger the better. They hold much more taste and don’t lose their oils, unlike the chopped-up dust in supermarket teabags. Grab a box of the good stuff Step 2. Get the ratio right We’ve made many a cup of tea in the past. And we’ve finally decided that the perfect ratio for the best cup of tea is 5g loose tea to 400ml water. If you can’t be faffed with measuring that out (neither can we), we’ve de ..read more

  December 2020. What’s in store for tea drinkers? A Punchy Assam and a mince pie. An Apple & Blackberry after a bracing winter walk. Sweet, spicy Chai powering you through the present-wrapping and last-minute shopping. Christmas is nearly here. There’s loads to think about. You need gifts for your family. Gifts for your friends. Gifts for your “auntie” who’s not really your auntie. We’ve made it easier to keep tea drinkers happy so you can crack on with the stuffing and cranberry sauce. Chosen your gift? Great stuff. But that’s not enough. You want the people in your life to feel sp ..read more

It’s officially That Time Of Year and we’ve got the red hats and antler headbands to prove it. And you’ve got questions. Lots of them. So we’ve compiled a list of answers to all the Christmas FAQs we can think of. Happy shopping. Same day shipping From now all orders placed before 4pm are shipped on the same day. You get more time to window shop in your plaid PJS, pouncing only once you’re completely sure it’s perfect. And we’ll do the dashing-towards-the-closing-shutter bit (literally - our last postie comes to Tea HQ at 4.26pm). Gift wrapping All orders are hand wrapped in a Christmassy prin ..read more

We hold an Iced Tea Championships every summer at Tea HQ. If you’re a newbie here, we get into teams and compete to create the most awesome iced tea based cocktail. You can read all about our slightly boozy antics here.  This is the winning cocktail from the Iced Tea Champs 2017. GET DRUNK. Here it is! The perfect mix of English Breakfast and whisky you’ll ever drink. Made it already? Send a snap of your finished drink to hello@brewteacompany.co.uk   ..read more

The big rivalries of history: David vs Goliath, Michelangelo vs da Vini, Tesla vs Edison and Mcgregor vs Mayweather. But since the invention of the first, hand sewn silk tea bags in 1903, one rivalry exists to top them all.  LOOSE LEAF VS TEA BAGS. For us, this is an easy one. We're totally unswayed by the suggestion that making loose leaf is somehow a complicated process, we've laid this on the line before. So, any arguments for tea bags made in terms of their relative simplicity are invalid. Quashed. Kaput.  The first argument in favour of loose leaf is that it just ..read more

Rather than blasting you with a million and one different recipes, we thought we'd keep it concise with some one liner iced tea recipes. Some classic, some... less so. The rule of thumb with this is simple, four scoops per 800ml of water in one of our Tea Pots for two. With that in mind, let's do this. SHORT, SIMPLE, TASTY. English Breakfast, hot brew, cool over ice, add honey and lemon to taste. Earl Grey, cold brew, add bourbon and vanilla. Plenty of.  Chai, hot brew, cool over milk & ice, add vanilla. Boom.  Jasmine Green, cold brew, add mint and cucumber. Fruit punch, hot br ..read more

Ah, iced tea - a staple of British summer time. You'll already know that the best iced teas are homemade. The best of the best are made with rolled whole leaves and cold brewed for 12 -15 hours in the fridge overnight. You put in all of that time to get an awesome flavour out of the tea, so it seems a shame to water it down with ice.  But there's no use in an ice-less cold brew, so we've come up with an awesome recipe for making ice cubes with tea - say hello to even more awesome iced tea! TIME SENSITIVE PICTURE TAKING.   You're going to need: Rolled whole leaves - always. 1 T ..read more