The caffeine-free hot drink is a problem to which there seems – or seemed – to be no solution. Every time I’m at the herbal tea aisle of Archie Browns, I appear to suffer some sort of repetitive amnesia: they promise so much – smell irresistible, have pretty packaging – and deliver so little. But it turns out I just wasn’t spending enough money!
A sachet of Tregothnan Manuka Blossom Leaf Tisane, picked on the banks of the River Fal, landed on my desk this week and it has none of the processed flavours of your Twinings Raspberry & Catpee fare but rather offers the complex, earthy taste of the leaf and bark, with – and this is the limited edition bit – the delicate white blossom of the manuka bush. And Tregothnan, Cornwall, has the only manuka plantation in the UK, which – for your £7 per 25g caddy – is also kind of cool.
www.tregothnan.com and selected stockist, including sweet little Dishotay on Chapel Street in Penzance.
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February 4, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Kernow Lass
They have lots of kinds of own grown teas, and you can cut your own Christmas trees down in December which is kinda cool too :)
January 26, 2012 at 12:43 am
Tea Friend
Manuka Tea! How exciting! Manuka Honey has all sorts of great benefits and brewing a cup of tea with the blossoms.. awesomeness! Cant wait to try it! Thanks for the post :)