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Bai Hao Silver Needle

On only a few days each year are conditions considered to be so perfect that the buds for this wonderful white tea can be harvested. Silver Needle is the finest and rarest of the white teas with a sweet, mellow taste and a glorious, light yellow colour. After picking by moonlight just before dawn, the downy buds are rolled into individual needles which unfurl in the pot. White teas are the least processed with the leaves simply allowed to be air dried; low in caffeine and high in healthy anti-oxidants.

Serving tips: Take three minutes of time to achieve perfection. Use one teaspoon of leaves per person and add freshly drawn water which is hot but not boiling – around 70 degrees centigrade. Drink without milk.

Style: Light China white tea
Enjoy it: as a reminder that special things sometimes do grow on trees.

Dark Vanilla Cream

This wonderfully smooth flavoured black tea is a particular delight in the afternoon with sweet and savoury treats. Our vanilla cream is a rich blend of Sri Lankan black tea and natural vanilla flavour which provides a luxuriant alternative to more traditional black teas. We’ve then added just a hint of cocoa shells for a little kick of chocolate to round-off this aromatic combination.

Serving tips:
Take four minutes of time to achieve perfection. Use one teaspoon per person and add freshly drawn boiling water. Enjoy with or without milk.

Style: mid-strength black tea flavoured with vanilla
Enjoy it: with sharp flavours – fruit tarts, spiced orange cake

House Blend

When Britain puts the kettle on its this traditional, fragrant English blend that is in the pot. Not too strong… not too weak… its the brew that Britons turn to for inspiration and comfort; a moment to relax and contemplate life’s benefits and challenges. Our teapod House Blend is a classic; a rich, malty mid-season Indian Assam tea with a zesty, citrus and fresh Sri Lankan Uva. Sit back and enjoy!

Take four minutes of time to achieve perfection. Use one teaspoon of tea per person and add freshly drawn boiling water. Enjoy with or without milk.

Pure Rose Buds

Few words can describe these delicate, purest rose buds except to say that they are the ultimate gift of love to be cherished for their sweet, enchanting flavour and wondrous visual delight. The buds are plucked when they are young and gently dried and the delicate cup is believed to aid beauty and relieve stomach pain.

Serving tips: Take five minutes of time to achieve perfection. Use one teaspoon of buds per person and add freshly drawn water which is hot but not boiling – around 70 degrees centigrade. Enjoy without milk.

Style: Small, pure rose buds
Enjoy them: when you need or want to give a little loving care

Rooibos Earl Grey

The wonderful, fresh flavour of bergamot combined with caffeine-free rooibos provides a healthy and tasty alternative to classic Earl Grey black tea. Our rooibos is the best quality leaf and is high in healthy anti-oxidants and minerals and low in tannin. Drink it just as you would ordinary black tea

Serving tips:
Take four minutes of time to achieve perfection. Use one teaspoon per person and add freshly drawn boiling water. Drink with or without milk.

Style: South African herbal tea flavoured with bergamot oil
Enjoy it: as a caffeine free alternative to traditional Earl Grey

Rose Petal Green

A wonderfully delicate and sensuous experience; this exquisite blend combines China Yunnan green tea with layers of purest rose petals to produce a light and sumptuous cup. Enjoy and savour it during moments of contemplation as the world passes quietly by. Perfect with a spoonful of honey!

Serving tips:
Take three minutes of time to achieve perfection. Use one teaspoon per person and add freshly drawn water which is just off the boil – around 80 degrees centigrade. Green tea is too delicate for milk.

Style: China green tea and pure rose petals
Enjoy it: with sweet fancies, cakes and biscuits

Strong Brew

In years gone by Butler’s Wharf – home of teapod teahouse at Tower Bridge – was at the centre of the international tea trade and fast clippers would dock with speciality teas and spices from all over the world. It was heavy work loading and unloading the ship’s cargoes and a strong brew of “Rosy Lee” – cockney rhyming slang for tea – was essential to keep the spirits high. Our Strong Brew is a tribute to the east end stevedores of Butler’s Wharf – a heady, gutsy blend of teas from Assam and Kenya where it is grown by co-operative farmers who are famed for providing the best tea in East Africa.

Serving tips:
Take four minutes of time to achieve perfection. Use a good teaspoon of tea per person and add freshly drawn boiling water. Enjoy with or without milk.