Tea and ...

Just like wine, tea can be enjoyed with many types of food.

Green teas cleanse the palate and are cooling and refreshing so go well with fatty, most fried foods and spicy food. With lighter spicing choose more delicate and sophisticated teas like Jasmine.

Smoky black teas like Lapsang Souchong and the spicy taste of Chai go well with strong flavours and red meats.

Assam is good with duck and goose while Darjeeling and Earl Grey compliment the more delicate flavours of fish and chicken.

Earl Grey is also a brilliant partner with cheese with aficionados saying that the flavours bounce off each other and heighten the effect of both.

Our English Breakfast Blends, while refreshing and delicious throughout the day, are good with all of the breakfast dishes, from croissants to scrambled eggs and strong flavours like bacon and kippers.

At the end of a meal, the spearmint in our Moroccan Mint tea is said to aid digestion. And for the millions of people who want to avoid caffeine, our naturally caffeine -free Rooibos and Honeybush teas are the perfect coffee substitute.

Late at night, the gentle, calming and soothing properties of Rooibos Honeybush Evening Blend make a restful bedtime drink being both naturally caffeine-free and low in tannin, therefore less dehydrating.

We haven’t mentioned our Swirling Mist White Tea. This rare and exquisite tea is so special we suggest you enjoy it on its own!