It’s July 2011 and I’m 23. The breathtaking Cameron Highlands of Northern Indonesia is where my love for tea begins. A local friend took me on a moped tour around the highlands and together we indulged in some of the most incredible and memorable tea of my life.

A full decade later, November ‘21 and I am touring tea estates in Sri Lanka to find the very best Ceylon. Over the following year Porter Hill is established and, after a brief stint being based in my garage, I make the move into the beautiful Victorian Byram Arcade of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

The ambition of Porter Hill is to offer the finest loose leaf teas and tisanes from around the world ethically sourced and carbon offset, all while making loose leaf tea accessible and affordable to all.

In February ‘23 Tim joins me and things really get moving. Tea tastings, custom blends, collaborations and a whole lot of fun! Onwards and upwards 🫶

Matt Porter