Tea - Black - First Flush Darjeeling

Why Loose-Leaf Tea and Why Our Tea?

Our loose-leaf tea is pure and unadulterated. No additives are used during the manufacturing process. The tea you drink is simply dried leaves and ingredients, making it entirely natural. We ensure the highest quality and ethical sourcing by paying fair prices and reinvesting resources into the communities that farm the tea.

Here are six reasons to choose loose-leaf tea:

1. Higher Quality: Most supermarket bagged teas use dust and fannings, the tiny bits left over from loose-leaf tea production.
2. Fresher: Mass-produced tea bags often contain leaves from various locations that have travelled long distances, resulting in less freshness.
3. Better Taste: Bagged teas are blended for standardisation, leading to a one-dimensional taste. Loose-leaf tea offers a more refined experience with distinct flavours and aromas from different types of leaves and origins.
4. More Diverse: Beyond black and green tea, loose-leaf varieties include oolong, white, yellow, and fermented teas, each reflecting unique cultivars, climates, and production methods.
5. Better for the Environment: Most tea bags are not compostable. Loose-leaf tea reduces packaging waste and can be directly composted. Our few bagged teas use compostable corn starch bags.
6. Good for Your Health: Tea has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The catechins in green tea, responsible for health benefits, are most concentrated in fresh leaves. Loose-leaf tea preserves these benefits better than the highly processed dust and fannings in tea bags.

Choosing loose-leaf tea enhances your tea-drinking experience while supporting ethical practices and sustainability. Enjoy a fresher, more flavourful, and healthier cup with our loose-leaf selections

insistent but one-dimensional taste (bold and astringent) and limited flavour expression,” says Suk-Yi. “Due to the undiscerning power of machine harvesting, bagged teas may include stems and seeds that can make the tea bitter.” 4. Loose leaf tea is more diverse There is more to tea than black tea or green tea. Types of tea such as oolong, white tea, yellow tea, and fermented tea are diverse, and each is a reflection of its cultivars, climate, geography and production. 5. Loose leaf tea is better for the environment Most tea bags are not compostable, and of those that are, very few people make the effort to compost them. Loose leaf tea reduce the amount of packaging you’re using and can be directly thrown onto the compost heap. We have a few bagged teas. But the bags are made from corn starch. Again, perfect for you compost heap 6. Loose leaf tea is good for your health Tea has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which can contribute to your overall wellness. The primary chemicals responsible for the health claims of green tea, called catechins, are found in the highest concentrations in fresh leaves. “Once exposed to the ambient environment, catechins degrade rapidly. The highly processed nature of ‘dust and fannings’ in tea bags degrade faster due to the higher surface area for exposure. It’s best to drink green tea as fresh as possible, as loose leaf tea, to enjoy the potential health benefits of these phytochemicals.”