Hello! So you’ve been wondering what this Oud oil is huh?? why is it so pricey, what does it smell like? All will be told here dear…
What Is Oud
How to spot a fake?
Fake old sheng? Fakery follows all luxury goods in some respect or another. Unfortunately the tea world is not an exception to this. Have you been lurking…
Just as we thought we were out of the woods!
Tea lovers may have noticed that our regular spring offerings haven’t materialised in the store yet and there is a pretty good excuse. By now we would…
The Purist And The ‘M16’
The purist & the M16 Since I first ventured into tea Back in 2014 I’ve always had a minimalist approach to what I enjoy and what I…
Agarwood Tea
Agarwood Tea Agarwood tea, this is not camellia sinensis (tea as we know it) The dry leaf looks pretty dodgy, Mrs G said ‘’Are you sure that’s…
Guru cakes: What’s in store?
A sneaky peek in to what we’ve got coming in shortly! The design in the picture will be used for an upcoming cake, but I won’t tell…
Take a walk on the wild side!
Take a walk on the wild side Do you wanna try A properly wild tea? I’m not talking about an unmanaged old tea garden, i’m talking days…
Using Hojari Frankincense For Medical Use
The medical use of Bosswellia resins is as old as anyone can remember. In more recent history Bosswellia serrata has been touted as the ‘go to’ frankincense…
The trials and tribulations of a fledgeling U.K Tea farm
The trials and tribulations of a fledgeling U.K Teafarm: I came across a great little piece by BBC radio four On how a Devon couple stumbled into…
Organic Ants Nest Agarwood 🐜
Organic ants nest Agarwood Agarwood is our favourite scent in all the world of aroma, and we are not alone either. It’s widely regarded as the best…
Sitting down with 2017 ‘Mr Bumble’ Gushu
Today I sat down with the Mr bumble ‘Ban po Lao Zhai’ Gushu… Tea Guru veterans May remember this cake, it was part of a release back…
Hot picks for Puerh tea investment!!!
It is pretty hard to go wrong when investing in puerh tea, as we’ve already discussed in previous blogs there is a standardised average of 12% inflation…