From starting life off as a plant, to their shared complex flavour profile and ability to pair perfectly with food, there are many similarities between wine and tea. Chances are, if you love wine, you’ll appreciate high quality, specialty tea. 

In this post, I share when and why milk was first added to tea hundreds of years ago, how milk affects the flavour and health properties of tea, what do to if you want to move away from milky tea, and answer the age-old question, 'milk or tea first?'.

Nestled in the heart of Myanmar lies a tiny new tea operation with a big ambition: to change the livelihoods of locals through the power of tea.

Just because something feels scary, doesn’t mean its not the right thing to do. In January 2023, I made the huge decision to shut my business down for two months. Here I share the five biggest lessons I learnt from taking time out for a health focused sabbatical. 

Tea is a wonderful alternative to alcohol on Christmas Day. Tea's flavour profile is as deep and complex as wine. It pairs well with food. And served in glassware, it looks beautiful on your table, creating a Christmas glow of its own.

Here are some ideas if you’d like to replace alcohol with tea, or serve both, on Christmas day.

There have been thousands of studies that connect tea to good health. Find out how tea can help to improve your health and your life span.

The daily act of steeping and drinking tea become an entrenched, indispensable ritual in my life. But more surprisingly, as the years have gone by, I have slowly realised tea has also been teaching me about life. Here I share a few reasons why I believe the experience of tea is so special. I share its wisdom and how it invites us to see the world a little differently.

GUEST BLOGGER: My friend and fellow flavour enthusiast Luke Owen Smith shares his expertise on fine quality craft chocolate, its similarities with tea and how to go about creating your own delicious tea and chocolate pairing.

The Tea Curator's purpose is to make it easier for to improve your wellbeing every day, through the beautiful experience of specialty tea. There is a very personal reason why wellbeing is at the heart of The Tea Curator. In this blog post, I share my personal story with you with the hope that this, and my continual sharing of what I have learnt, will help you strengthen and maintain your wellbeing and this knowledge will help you navigate the adversities and challenges you may face throughout your life.

As we head toward summer, cold teas are a wonderful way to keep us refreshed. And they can also act as an important, gentle reminder for us to take a nourishing break. Here’s my take on iced tea, with a few different variations to the traditional recipe.

In 2020 people around the world consumed 6.3 billion kilograms of tea. That’s around 2,080 billion cups of tea every year. That is a gargantuan amount of tea. But what’s even more astonishing is that most of us know don't know an awful lot about the plant we’re imbibing every day when we sip our daily cup.

In this month’s blog I introduce the tea plant and all the wonderful things about this special and somewhat clandestine shrub.

Tea is an ancient beverage that has been enjoyed for more than 4000 years. As you might imagine, preparation techniques have changed over this time. These days, there are two different brewing techniques used for specialty tea: eastern style of Gong Fu Cha and Western steeping.