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Tea Around the World
Renowned as the epitome of Englishness, the cup of tea has a rich tradition in the British Isles. But there are many other countries where tea history...
11 October 2019

Matcha Tea
Matcha Tea- Arguably the best known of the teas to come out of Japan, matcha has found its way into a variety of foods and beverages. Although relatively...
12 September 2019

Tea Travels: Assam
Exploring the spectacular tea estates of northern India – here are the notes of our Tea Tasting Team’s trip to Assam.

Darjeeling’s First & Second Flushes
Ahmad Tea’s Tasting Team explores the amazing contrast between Darjeeling’s first & second flushes in the Tea Room.
07 August 2019

Focus on Africa – Tea in Uganda
Our African Tea journey arrives in Uganda, a country that has overcome political turmoil to become Africa’s second largest tea producing country.
25 July 2019

Jasmine Tea
Jasmine tea is the most famous scented tea produced in China and can be thought of as its national drink. The classical technique of scenting tea with...
19 July 2019

Five Extraordinary Flavours from China
Rarely has the Tea Room hosted such colourful and varied guests as this quintet of speciality Chinese green, white and oolong teas. Our Tasting Team explored...
15 July 2019

Delicate & Delightful: Darjeeling’s First Flush
Last month our lucky Tea Team inspected some of the tea plant’s most prized offerings when a selection of first flush samples arrived fresh from the...
05 June 2019

Fresh into the Tea Room – Extraordinary Oolong
Exploring the wonderful world of Oolong. Our Tea Tasters were treated to the flavours and aromas of a trio of speciality Oolong teas from Taiwan.
17 May 2019