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Teas

• Rwanda
  The best rwandan teas are excellent, possessing all the desirable characteristics tea should have. Top estates from which we purchase supplies are mata, gisovu & kitabi.
• Tanzania
  Good tanzanian teas are bright & colourful. We purchase supplies from two estates in tanzania - itona & kibena, which are both on the fairtrade foundations list of approved sources. (Tea is also grown in malawi, uganda, zimbabwe & mozambique etc, but these teas are often'price' teas that are suitable for blending to a cost. )
• Rwanda Tea

  2.35 - 4.60
  The best rwandan teas are excellent, possessing all the desirable qualities tea should have. Top estates from which we purchase are mata, gisovu & kitabi
• South African Rooibos (Red Bush) Tea (50G)

  3.67
  This tea is claimed to be a healthy drink & does not look like tea at all!
• Kenya
  Kenya​ is the leading african tea producing country. Much of the tea that is drunk in the UK originates from kenya. (Generally speaking, that which is grown east of the rift is of a higher quality than that grown to the west of it. Kenya tea is bright, strong, flavourful & is used in many of the highly advertised brands. Tea estates from which we purchase our supplies are kinoro, gathuthi, keigoi, kangaita, imenti, rukuriri, githambo, mungania, mununga, theta & thumaita. )
• Burundi
  Burundi teas are bright & colourful & are often used in good quality blends. The best known estates are ijenda, rwegura, mabayi & teza from which we purchase supplies.
• Pure Kenya Tea

  1.90 - 3.70
  Kenya tea is bright, strong & flavourful & is widely used in many of the highly advertised brands
• Pure Kenya Tea Bags (125G)

  2.51
  Kenya tea is bright, strong & flavourful & is widely used in many of the highly advertised brands

• Small Leaf Ceylon Tea (Pekoe Fannings)

  2.05 - 3.90
  Ceylon​ teas are renowned for their delightful flavour & bright coloured liquor
• Ceylon 'Dimbula' Tea (125G)

  3.45
  Dimbula is a region of western sri lanka that produces full flavoured, aromatic teas.
• Ceylon 'Nuwara Eliya' Tea (125G)

  3.45
  Nuwara eliya is a growing region in the west of the sri lankan central massif, producing delicately flavoured teas of very high quality. The name means'above the clouds'
• Ceylon 'Uva' Tea (125G)

  3.70
  Uva is a tea district on the eastern slopes of the sri lankan massif, between 4000 & 6000 feet above sea level. Fine flavoured & highly aromatic varieties grow here, especially those from the summer production.
• Large Leaf Ceylon Tea (Orange Pekoe) (125G)

  3.08
  Ceylon​ teas are renowned for their delightful flavour & bright coloured liquor
• Ceylon 'Kandy' Tea (125G)

  3.08
  Kandy is another famous name of a ceylon tea possessing a delightful flavour that justifies its reputation.

• Ching Wo Tea (50G)

  1.65
  Ching wo tea is on of the most distinguished south china congous. Compare keemun & ching wo & you will see what difference soil & climate can make to a tea!
• Jasmine Tea w/ Flowers

  3.37 - 5.70
  A blend of large leaf china teas containing jasmine flowers. Aromatic & refreshing
• Apple Tea

  2.22
  50g
• Earl Grey Tea Bags (125G)

  3.05
  A blend of good quality small leaf teas, flavoured w/ oil of bergamot. It produces a light coloured liquid w/ a delicate scent.
• Russian Caravan Tea

  3.65 - 6.27
  Highly​ aromatic, strong blend of china teas. Caravan teas from china were formerly called russian teas. The term implies a high quality
• Earl Grey Tea

  3.15 - 5.24
  A blend of large leaf china teas, flavoured w/ oil of bergamot. It produces a light coloured liquid w/ a delicate scent
• Lapsang Souchong Tea

  3.17 - 5.28
  A large leaf china tea, lapsang souchong possesses a delightful smokey flavour, making it oerfect for accompanying all oriental meals.
• Formosa Oolong Tea

  2.42 - 4.20
  Formosa oolong tea is grown in strictly controlled conditions in taiwan (formerly formosa) .
• Keemun Tea

  3.01 - 4.99
  A large leaf tea producing a mellow, light coloured liquor. For those who have no experience of drinking china tea, it is a good one to start with. It is also claimed to have less tannin than other teas.
• Mandarine Tea

  2.20
  50g

• Ti Quan Yin Tea (50G)

  3.78
  Ti​ quan yin is grown in southern china & is popular amongst china tea drinkers all over the world
• Gunpowder Green Tea

  2.12 - 6.00
  Gunpowder tea is a good'entry-level' green tea that has proved very popular over the last few years. It has a sharp, pleasing taste.
• Chun Mee Green Tea (50G)

  1.83
  Chun mee tea is another popular green tea that has a'plummy' flavour & a golden liquor

• Chinese Silver Needle (Yin Zhen) White Tea (50G)

  7.16
  The rarest of all teas from china. Only the finest leaves are plucked in their pre-open phase & then manufactured w/ a very short fermentation time & a long, slow drying process. This produces a liquor that is most light & delicate w/ an almost

• Golden De Luxe Tea

  1.50 - 2.85
  This product has been awarded the tea council's quality award & is registered under the well-known'catering tea quality programme'
• Large Leaf English Breakfast Blend

  1.54 - 6.72
  A truly old-school blend of fine chinese & indian teas. Absolutely delicious! This tea appeared on tv's'the boat thay guy built', & really does reflect teas that were on sale & available at the time of the industrial revolution
• Gourmet Tea Bags

  2.09 - 2.42
  This product has been awarded the tea council's quality award & is registered under the well-known'catering tea quality programme'
• Golden De Luxe 'Classic' Tea

  1.99 - 2.95
  This blend is designed to compete w/ (and beat! ) Other premium quality black teas available on the UK market.
• English Breakfast Tea

  1.80 - 3.35
  This popular & well-known blend does not only have to be drunk at breakfast time!. English breakfast is usually a blend of sri lankan & indian teas.
• Gourmet 'Classic' Tea Bags (125G)

  2.60
  This blend is designed to compete w/ (and beat! ) Other premium quality black teas available on the UK market.
• English Breakfast Tea Bags (125G)

  2.60
  This popular & well-known blend does not need only to be drunk at breakfast time!. English breakfast is usually a blend of sri lankan & indian teas.

• Large Leaf Assam Tea (Broken Pekoe)

  1.95 - 3.80
  Large​ leaf assam (or assam broken pekoe) is good quality smaller leaf tea that is very popular w/ many of our regular customers
• Assam Tippy Orthodox Tea (50G)

  1.96
  This tea is from the phoolbaree (phulbari) plantation in the western dooars region. It has a delightful flavour & is brimming w/ character.
• Nilgiri Tea

  1.92 - 3.75
  Nilgiri tea is a very popular indian tea that has a lower pungency than other indian teas
• Small Leaf Assam Tea (Pekoe Fannings)

  2.10 - 4.10
  The tea growing area of assam, which extends along both sides of the brahmaputra river in northern india, is one of the largest tea growing areas in the world.
• Darjeeling Tea

  4.20 - 7.35
  Darjeeling is situated 6,000 feet above sea level in the foothills of the himalayas in north-east indoa. It's monsoon climate & soil type contribute to it's distinctive & flavouful characteristics
• Assam Tea Bags (125G)

  2.50
  These tea bags are made using the finest assam pekoe dusts available
• Darjeeling Tea Bags (125G)

  3.27
  Darjeeling is situated 6,000 feet above sea level in the foothills of the himalayas in north-east indoa. It's monsoon climate & soil type contribute to it's distinctive & flavouful characteristics

• Green Bancha Tea (50G)

  4.49
  Bancha's are made from the summer & autumnal picking of the leaves. It has a high natural flouride content & as well as being delicious, is good for your teeth!
• Japanese Kukicha Tea (50G)

  4.59
  Kukicha is made w/ great care from the leaves & stalks that are removed from the production of gyokuro. A finely flavoured tea.
• Gyokuro Tea (50G)

  7.49
  Japan's most expensive & highest quality tea. A delightful flavour w/ a very delicate, pale liquor
• Japanese Genmai Cha (50G)

  3.99
  A very popular tea in japan, genmaicha contains hulled rice kernels & popped corn, which give it a delightful brothy flavour & excellent mouthfeel.
• Toasted Houjicha Tea (50G)

  4.40
  In order to preserve the shelf life of his green leaves, a kyoto merchant experimented w/ roasting. A very different tea indeed.

Coffees

• Kenya Peaberry (Pb) Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Peaberry is when one coffee bean grows inside a cherry instead of two. This coffee is similar to aa in taste & body
• Kenya Aa Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  The best kenya coffee there is! Aa designates the largest bean size
• Kenya Blue Mountain Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Grown​ in the highland at elevations of between 5000 & 7000 feet, kenya coffees are among the worlds best.
• Ethiopian Mocha Djimmah Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Djimmah ( jimma) is an inland city which is very near to kaffa, the place of origin of coffee. Coffee stills grows as part of the natural forest & is harvested from the upper branches of tall trees. This information was kindly provided by mr ian sherry
• Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Arabica coffee was born in ethiopia, w/ legend attributing its origins to the town of kaffa. Sidamo is a light bodied, winey coffee which is favoured by many of our regular customers

• Brazil Speciality Coffee Association Espresso Blend No. 1

  2.50 - 4.95
  A gourmet espresso blend mixed in brazil in green bean form by the brazil speciality coffee association
• House Espresso Blend Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  This espresso blend has proved remarkably popular amongst our cafe customers

• Colombian Medellin Excelso Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  Colombia​ is the world's second largest coffee producer. It is grown at high altitudes by smallholding farmers & large co-operatives. The rich volcanic soil grows a coffee that is very well balanced in aroma, acidity & body.
• Ethiopian Sidamo Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  Arabica coffee was born in ethiopia, w/ legend attributing its origins to the town of kaffa. Sidamo is a light bodied, winey coffee which is favoured by many of our regular customers
• Kenya Blue Mountain Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  Grown in the highland at elevations of between 5000 & 7000 feet, kenya coffees are among the worlds best.
• Sumatra Mandheling Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  Considered by some to be the world's finest coffee, mandheling is probably the most full-bodied coffee in the world.
• Costa Rica Coocafe Fairtrade Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  12.00
  A consistent fairtrade coffee that has been very popular amongst our customers
• Indian Monsooned Malabar Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  This coffee is dried after picking & depulping in open walled sheds by the monsoon winds. This results in a coffee that posesses a slightly spicy, winey taste. Very popular amongst our customers
• Kenya Peaberry (Pb) Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  Peaberry is when one coffee bean grows inside a cherry instead of two. This coffee is similar to aa in taste & body
• Brazilian Santos Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee. Much of it is used in blends but the best known is brazil santos which is a good'middle of the road' type producing a smooth, mild flavour.
• Costa Rica Tarrazu Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  Costa rica's famous coffee plantations were first established w/ plants brought from cuba in the late 1700's. Costa rica tarrazu is full bodied w/ a pleasant acidity.
• Indian Mysore 'Plantation a' Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  A​ low acidity coffee that has a pleasant taste.
• Old Brown Java Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  The dutch planted the first coffee trees in java early in coffee's history, & before the rust disease decimated their crops, java led the world in coffee production.
• Colombian Decaffeinated Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  This coffee tastes surprisingly like non-decaf! It is most satisfying
• Ethiopian Mocha Djimmah Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  Djimmah (jimma) is an inland city which is very near to kaffa, the place of origin of coffee. Coffee stills grows as part of the natural forest & is harvested from the upper branches of tall trees. This information was kindly provided by mr ian sherry
• Kenya Aa Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  The best kenya coffee there is! Aa designates the largest bean size
• Papua New Guinea 'Sigri' Green Coffee Beans (1000G)

  10.00
  When coffee was first planted in papua new guinea in the 1950's, the plants were imported from kenya, thus giving guinea coffees the well-rounded characteristics of the best kenyas.

• Winter Velvet Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Devised by our coffee roaster, mr john carlile, this coffe has proved both delicious & popular since its launch. Try it & see for yourselves!
• Crown House Blend Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Northern​ tea merchants commenced trading on 1st may 1959. to celebrate our 40th birthday, our owner, david pogson, put together a blend of his favourite coffees. Crown house blend was the result. The constituents are kept secret. Guess what they are!
• Mountain Deluxe Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  One of our most popular blends, this mix of colombian medellin excelso & kenya aa is an excellent-tasting coffee.

• Indian Mysore 'Plantation a' Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  A low acidity coffee that has a pleasant taste.
• Indian Monsooned Malabar Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  This​ coffee is dried after picking & depulping in open walled sheds by the monsoon winds. This results in a coffee that posesses a slightly spicy, winey taste. Very popular amongst our customers

• Sumatra Mandheling 'Continental Roast' Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  This coffee kicks like a mule! A really rich & strong cup
• Papua New Guinea 'Sigri' Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  When coffee was first planted in papua new guinea in the 1950's, the plants were imported from kenya, thus giving guinea coffees the well-rounded characteristics of the best kenyas.
• Old Brown Java Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  The dutch planted the first coffee trees in java early in coffee's history, & before the rust disease decimated their crops, java led the world in coffee production.
• Sumatra Mandheling Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Considered by some to be the world's finest coffee, mandheling is probably the most full-bodied coffee in the world.

• Costa Rica Tarrazu Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Costa rica's famous coffee plantations were first established w/ plants brought from cuba in the late 1700's. Costa rica tarrazu is full bodied w/ a pleasant acidity.
• Brazilian 'Coopertiva Dos Cafe Regiao Lajinha' Fairtade Coffee (250G)

  4.95
  A screen 15 upwards coffee, this coffee posesses a well rounded flavour & can be definitely classed as a'fine cup! '
• Colombian Medellin Excelso Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Colombia​ is the world's second largest coffee producer. It is grown at high altitudes by smallholding farmers & large co-operatives. The rich volcanic soil grows a coffee that is very well balanced in aroma, acidity & body.
• Brazilian Santos Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee. Much of it is used in blends but the best known is brazil santos which is a good'middle of the road' type producing a smooth, mild flavour.
• Colombian Decaffeinated Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  This coffee tastes surprisingly like non-decaf! It is most satisfying
• Brazilian Santos 'French Roast' Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  This coffee is the french-roasted version of the popular brazilian santos coffee. It posesses a thicker flavour & gives a stronger cup.
• Colombian 'Continental Roast' Coffee

  2.50 - 4.95
  A coffee that has been dark roasted for a deep, volcanic taste! You can see the oil that leaves the beans at high temperatures on their surface!

Accessories

• The Tea Lovers Companion (300G)

  14.99
  Written by jane pettigrew & bruce richardson, this book is a must for any tea afficionado!
• Tea in the City - London - by Jane Pettigrew (250G)

  9.99
  A​ tea lover's guide to sipping & shopping in the city

• Chocolate Coffee Beans (200G)

  2.99
  200g assorted white, milk & dark chocolate coffee beans. Ideal for parties or as a treat after a meal.
• Cocoa Dusted Chocolate Coated Almonds (200G)

  2.99
  These almonds are delicious! Ideal for parties as sweetmeats, or simply to share w/ a loved one. We defy you to eat only one! 200g pack.

• 100 Coffee Filters (125G)

  1.97
  40 small unbleached filter papers for assorted coffee machines.
• 1 X 2 Coffee Filters (125G)

  1.76
  80 unbleached paper coffee filters for smaller domestic coffee makers.
• 1 X 4 Coffee Filters (125G)

  1.80
  80 unbleached paper coffee filters for larger domestic coffee filter machines

• Small (1 Cup) Espresso Pot (250G)

  17.60
  A​ traditional'threepenny-bit' shaped espresso maker for use on a gas hob. Makes 1 demitasse of perfect espresso.
• Cappuccino Duster (125G)

  5.99
  This stainless steel shaker is ideal for dusting your cappuccino's w/ a layer of cocoa, nutmeg or cinnamon.
• Open Handled Coffee Scoop (125G)

  1.99
  A stylish coffee scoop finished in stainless steel. This scoop will enable you to accurately dose the amount of beans you use thereby making consistent coffees!
• Large (12 Cup) Espresso Pot (650G)

  43.99
  A traditional'threepenny-bit' shaped espresso maker for use on a gas hob. Makes 12 demitasse of perfect espresso.
• Medium (6 Cup) Espresso Pot (400G)

  26.39
  A​ traditional'threepenny-bit' shaped espresso maker for use on a gas hob. Makes 6 demitasse of perfect espresso.

• 100 X Finum Disposable Tea Filters (150G)

  4.75
  These tea filters allow you to brew orthodox tea to your desired taste & then stop the infusion immediately. There are 100 in a pack & they are made by finum. The tea bags are fully fsc (forestry standards commission) compliant.
• 'Teeli' Medium Size Tea Brewing Basket (125G)

  7.30
  For use w/ loose tea, this brewing basket saves over-infusion & a clogged sink! Fits most medium sized tea pots.
• Tea Caddy Scoop (50G)

  1.99
  This scoop needs no introduction! A traditional scoop used for measuring tea accurately from caddy to pot.

• Wash Basin Tea Pot (350G)

  24.75
  My mum was always asking me if i'd washed my hands before i sat down to the table when i was young. If we'd had this tea pot, she could have saved her breath!