Because there's more to tea than black and white
With the help of my good friend and fellow tea enthusiast Kev Wilson, I run a small independent tea company supplying fine tea and accessories. Our teas are hand picked, our teabags are hand pressed, and all our teas and tea bags are prepared and packed by myself, or sometimes the two of us, here in the UK.
I'm still open in isolation during the coronavirus outbreak, feel free to enquire as usual. Some large orders may take a little longer to fill due to really high tea demand!
Crystal Moon and Star Hair Pin and Clip Sets- Choose Separates or 3 Piece Set
A set of three shiny crystal night sky themed hairpieces. Wear them all together to keep your hair up all day long, or use them as scarf clips, button hole decor, tie pins, hat pins, handbag decor... Or use several sets to turn your hair into a galaxy :D
The Set:
- One crystal moon clip (2 inches)
- One large star pin (1.5 inches)
- One small star pin (0.5 inch)
I'm super impressed with these, I have super fine hair which usually escapes from curvy grips in seconds, but these really do work, and hold in a style for many hours. I'm so impressed I decided to stock them :)
Tip:
When putting the stars into (or taking them out of) your hair, feel for the curvy grip end with your thumb and open them up as much as you can while you slide them. As I say, from experience they're really quite strong so they don't just slide in (or out!) too easily like the cheap ones do.
Postage:
Just want to add postage? Check the Store or the Accessories page for the Postage stamp, and add one to your basket. If your order is over £15 then no worries, it'll be free to post :)
Questions? Ask away!
hannahsellstea@gmail.com
Cotton Tea Bags (Plastic-Free Tea Bags)
A pack of empty, natural coloured cotton tea bags with a cotton drawstring. Fill them with loose tea, dried fruits, flowers, spice and herb blends for cooking, or make your own mulled wine or bouquet garni. Great for safe storage of small items and gifts too.
Free from plastics, not bleached, and made from renewable cotton. They are re-usable!
Remember, to make these someone somewhere has had to:
sow it,
grow it,
pick it,
spin it,
weave it
and finally sew it,
so use them for your tea as many times as you can!
To clean:
Just turn them inside out with your thumbs, shake out the tea leaves into your food recycling or compost, and rinse. When they're all used up, you can compost with a clear conscience.
Organic Wild Rose Bud Tea
The fragrant oil of these young roses makes the tea made from them a highly prized experience, and has for generations been thought to promote health, relaxation and good skin.
Use one teaspoon (3-4 flower buds) for a small tea cup, and 5-7 for a two person tea pot.
For a big pot, it depends on the size. Make sure to give each person 3-4 flower buds, and add a few extra for the pot.
Postage
It's just like buying a stamp, and covers all orders up to £15.00. Just pop one in your basket.
We have postage here because our checkout doesn't have a postage calculator. £2.80 covers a Small UK parcel by Royal Mail. Just ask us for international order quotes, and super fast UK shipping options.
Your order may be delayed if you forget to buy your stamp.
UK orders of £15.00 or over will be delivered for free, so you don't need to buy any postage.
Double Walled Insulated Glass Gravity Mug
A beautiful blown glass double-wall gravity mug, called so because they make drinks appear to float within the cup.
Double wall insulation means your hot drinks stay hot for longer, and you can hold this mug however you like, because the outside will never get too hot to handle.
The invisible suspended-in-air look is stunning, just one look at the drinks you're making is sure to impress your guests! I often use these to view and photograph all the glorious colours of completed tea blends.
Terra Porcelain Mug in Pink
Lovely porcelain mugs from the Terra range by Genware - you might see these in nice rustic style cafes :)
Made using a technique called 'lost glaze' which gives each mug, cup and saucer a unique look. These are mug style shape in dusty pink. Slight indent on the handle, a little feature I love, gives them a real handmade vintage mug feel. Dishwasher and microwave safe!
I can also get small cups and saucers in the same style, lots of other colours too, wholesale welcome. Feel free to ask about other cups and saucer styles.
Organic White Rapsberry Ginger Tea
A white and green tea blend with fruits. Balanced and refreshing, with ginger, raspberries, and acerola cherry pieces.
Chun Mee, Pai Mu Tan, dried ginger, candied ginger (ginger, raw cane sugar), natural flavouring, raspberry pieces, green Darjeeling, blue cornflowers, acerola cherry pieces. Certified organic.
Pai Mu Tan
50g Pai mu tan white tea. Naturally low in caffeine and high in tea satisfaction, white tea is the least oxidised of all teas. It has a gentle but well rounded tea taste.
It is savoured well by itself or with meals, as it compliments sweet and savoury. A great blending tea for new creations, too.
Brew at 60-70 degrees for best results (pour boiled water into a cool empty teapot, then onto your tea leaves).
Barley Tea (Mugicha, Boricha) - New stock in!
New 2020 batch in stock now!
This is barley tea, a malty infusion of unhulled barley grains. We take premium local malted barley from Branthill farm at Wells-next-the-Sea, and roast it by hand here in Norwich.
Also called mugicha and boricha in Japan and Korea respectively, barley tea is made every day, and is often kept chilled from the fridge instead of cold water. It tastes familliar, and has flavours reminiscent of cereal grains, toasted nuts and oven fresh biscuits.
If you like a sweet drink then you'll be pleased to know it goes well with added sugar, and honey is even better.
To Brew:
Simmer 1 - 3 tablespoons in a small saucepan for a 2-3 minutes, then turn off the heat and allow a minute more to brew. It can be brewed to just a light golden colour, or all the way to deep coppery shade- barley tea is subject to your taste. Then strain it, pour it into a jug and chill , or return to the pan for reheating later.
To reheat:
Just turn on the pan again! Or alternatively use a microwave, it doesn't change the taste in the case of barley tea - 1 cup from cold should take about 1 minute on full power.
New section for pretty things opens today!
New! Crystal Moon and Star Hair Clip and Pin Sets
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I've decided to start selling some pretty things on my site!
Starting with some pretty night sky themed hairpieces, and some of the gorgeous gravity mugs I use to taste, view and photogaph my teas. If you love tea already- and brown paper parcels tied up with string- then come see a few of my favourite things! 
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Plastic free cotton tea bags. Yes, really.
Plastic free tea bags. Made from 100% renewable cotton. Friendly, reusable, and with a drawstring closure.
Available here in the online store and on our Facebook Shop Page . If you have a business, see our wholesale prices too.
Barley Tea - now back in stock!
Barley tea from us, made with premium UK grown barley from Wells-next-the-Sea. New 2020 batch toasting now!
More choice for your business
We have over 50 amazing teas and blends, with pure fruit and herbal blends too. We can even do custom tea blends and packing.
We can also provide really smart and affordable packaging.
Download our wholesale price catalogue below.
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Our paper tea bags are made of unbleached filter paper.
Our unbleached teabags are made by us, by hand, here in the UK. See how we make them here.
You can order any of our teas- or your own blends- in tea bags, with no minimum order quantity.
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We do personal wholesale.
We can supply bespoke packed loose tea and our unbleached tea bags to cafes, restaurants, weddings and events around the UK and abroad. We will gladly discuss bespoke orders, wholesale options and new products with you.
See the wholesale prices below, or give us a call to discuss options anytime.
Our tea
Our partners and stockists
A little about our tea
- Gunpowder, the wonderfully mellow Chinese rolled leaf green tea. High grade and certified Organic.
- Lapsang Souchong, a very popular, distinctly full flavoured and satisfyingly smoky black tea.
- Oolong, a mid oxidised tea, between green and black, from mature tea plants. Each serving of leaves will also rebrew up to four times resulting in different tastes, making it a super interesting tea with great economy.
- Jasmine, deep green Chinese tea from Qingshan tea farm, Hunan province. Flavoured by withering jasmine flower buds in an intensive hand-done process. High grade and certified organic.
- Japanese Sencha, a high quality sencha grown in Japan with deep green, large pressed leaves. The everyday green tea of choice.
- Rooibos, the popular caffeine free red tea. Ours is high grade and certified organic.
- Rooibos Red Berry, a deep red caffeine free delight, with whole redcurrants, elderberries, cherry pieces and strawberry chips in South African rooibos leaves. Seriously aromatic and fruity. Now certified organic.
- Chamomile, pure blossoms in a cup, with nothing added and nothing taken away. Naturally caffeine free.
- Spring Season Tea, our first seasonal special. Chinese green sencha is mixed generously with apple pieces, hibiscus petals, natural flavour, rose hips, gojiberries and raspberry pieces. Certified Organic.
- Summer Season Tea, our upcoming seasonal special, beautiful hot or iced. Green Chinese sencha leaves are mixed with candied pineapple pieces (pineapple, sugar), candied papaya pieces (papaya, sugar), currants, rose petals, some flavour, strawberry chips, vanilla pieces, whole raspberries and cherry pieces. It has a light, fresh green taste with vanilla and sweet summer fruit flavours.
- Wild Rose Bud Tea, our newest addition. Pure organic wild rose buds, without caffeine or additives. Harvested by hand and air dried. Each bud is around 1 cm, and 3-4 buds should be used when brewing a small cup.
- Rose Sencha. Japanese green sencha leaf mixed with whole Damask rose buds and petal flakes.
- White Raspberry and Ginger, a delicate balance of fruits and ginger with white and green tea leaves.
See our online shop, or get in touch with your wholesale enquiry.
Contact us
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Tel : 07909 900 344
Telephone Hours: 9.00am - 8.00pm Postal Address: 42 Muriel Road Norwich Norfolk NR2 3NZ |