Tea

A good cup has a story.

Brewing know-how, honest ingredient notes and stories from the wider world of tea — written to help you choose well and enjoy the leaves you already have.

Loose leaf black tea

Black Tea: The Complete Guide to Types, Taste and Brewing

A friendly guide to black tea types, caffeine levels and brewing. Covers Assam, Darjeeling, Ceylon, Earl Grey, Keemun, Lapsang Souchong and more.

Black Tea: The Complete Guide to Types, Taste and Brewing

A friendly guide to black tea types, caffeine levels and brewing. Covers Assam, Darjeeling, Ceylon, Earl Grey, Keemun, Lapsang Souchong and more.

A loose chai blend with cinnamon bark

What Is Galangal? The Piney, Peppery Root That Isn't Ginger

Galangal is a rhizome in the ginger family with a distinctive piney, peppery flavour. Learn what makes it different from common ginger and how to brew it as a caffeine-free...

What Is Galangal? The Piney, Peppery Root That Isn't Ginger

Galangal is a rhizome in the ginger family with a distinctive piney, peppery flavour. Learn what makes it different from common ginger and how to brew it as a caffeine-free...

Castle Hill in the snow

Christmas Tea: A Guide to Festive Brews and Mulled Tea Recipes

Everything you need to know about Christmas tea: the classic spiced blends, how to brew them, caffeine-free options, and a simple mulled tea recipe you can make at home.

Christmas Tea: A Guide to Festive Brews and Mulled Tea Recipes

Everything you need to know about Christmas tea: the classic spiced blends, how to brew them, caffeine-free options, and a simple mulled tea recipe you can make at home.

Two glasses of fruit tea in the Porter Hill shop

Tea Cocktails: Recipes and Tips for Tea-Infused Drinks

Tea adds complexity to cocktails like nothing else. Recipes for Earl Grey martinis, spiked Arnold Palmers, hibiscus cobblers and more, plus how to infuse spirits properly.

Tea Cocktails: Recipes and Tips for Tea-Infused Drinks

Tea adds complexity to cocktails like nothing else. Recipes for Earl Grey martinis, spiked Arnold Palmers, hibiscus cobblers and more, plus how to infuse spirits properly.

Tea brewing in a teapot

FORLIFE Stump Teapot: Size, Infuser and Everyday Use

How the 530 ml FORLIFE Stump fits real mugs, what its extra-fine infuser changes, how to brew and clean it, and when to choose a larger pot.

FORLIFE Stump Teapot: Size, Infuser and Everyday Use

How the 530 ml FORLIFE Stump fits real mugs, what its extra-fine infuser changes, how to brew and clean it, and when to choose a larger pot.

Loose leaf black tea

Keemun Tea: A Guide to China's Smooth, Cocoa-Rich Black Tea

Keemun is a composed Chinese black tea with gentle sweetness, soft cocoa and wine-like fruit notes. Here's how to brew it, what to expect, and when to add milk.

Keemun Tea: A Guide to China's Smooth, Cocoa-Rich Black Tea

Keemun is a composed Chinese black tea with gentle sweetness, soft cocoa and wine-like fruit notes. Here's how to brew it, what to expect, and when to add milk.