Tea, Tea, everywhere, but is it good to drink? Well, we?re rather honoured to have Teapigs head tea taster Louise in Shedquarters, to hopefully answer that question for us! Louise is a fully fledged tea extraordinaire for the magnificent Teapigs, purveyors of fabulous green, white, black and organic teas and a company who are at the forefront of the ?DRINK REAL TEA!? revolution. Louise?s love of tea has taken her around the world, so if there?s anyone who knows a good cuppa, it?s gotta be her!
What, exactly, is a tea pig?
A tea lover, someone who is greedy for tea ? we are all teapigs here in pump alley, Brentford.
Being a tea taster sounds like a career we could get used to! Can you talk us through a day in the life?
Best job in the world. The best thing is that there isn?t really a regular ?day in the life?. I have found myself sipping oolong in Taiwan, hanging out in the foothills of the Himalayas whilst enjoying Darjeeling tea or slurping cup after cup blending and checking new recipes in Brentford.
You must have tasted 1000s of cups of tea over the years! Which one is your most memorable?
One of the most memorable was freshly picked oolong tea accompanied by freshly cut pineapple in Taiwan ? amazing!
Tea has taken you around the world, what is it like seeing tea grown at source and meeting the growers involved in cultivating it?
Inspiring. There is a real art to producing great tea, knowing how to care for the tea bush in the field is the beginning, selecting the finest leaves and then taking care of the quality green leaf the whole way though the drying process requires a talent.? If you have got your name as being a good tea grower, you are battling with the elements constantly to make sure that you keep the quality of your tea high and consistent.
Where do you think the best tea in the world comes from?
Well that is all down to personal taste, the fascinating thing about tea is that it green, white, oolong, black tea all comes from the very same plant (camellia sinensis) but it is the location, soil, weather and processing methods which dictate the end taste. The range is huge you just can?t compare a Darjeeling to a Kenyan CTC to a Fujian white tea. You just need to give as many teas a try as possible and then you will find your favourite ? there is a whole load more out there beyond the great British brew ( although I still drink 4 cups a day of that!)
We think your community work with the Noel Orphanage in Rwanda deserves an extra special mention. Fantastic! How can we encourage everyone to get involved, where and how can they help or make a contribution to what you do when they buy your products?
Thanks. We are working with the point foundation to help support the orphanage in Rwanda, home to more than 600 orphans. There are 3 ways to help ? buy our everyday brew and a donation is made on every pack, add a 49p donation at the checkout with your online order (and we will match it) and lastly sponsor the teapigs personal fundraising efforts which are featured on the blog ? for example Nick cycled 500 miles in 5 days, not bad for an old guy!
If you pop into Shedquarters, chances are you?ll find Head Gardener guzzling down cup after cup of black coffee in-between tending his plot! How can we convert him into a tea lover?
He clearly hasn?t encountered our matcha queen Katie and her super power green matcha. An all natural energy boost, a few shots of that and the coffee will be out. Once we have weaned him off the hard dark stuff we can start introducing some more exotic teas and eventually we will have him knocking back the liquorice and mint.
Growing your own cuppa sounds like it could be very satisfying. ?Any tips on how to grow a tasty tea and could you give our Allotinabox home grown tea a little taste for us when it?s ready?
If you want it to really take of?. ?move to the tropics, plant tea bush and wait 5 years! Very happy to give your homegrown brew a try when it is ready. You need 4 kilos of green leaf to make 1 kilo of tea, it takes a little while to get the bush to produce this much leaf?. I am happy to wait though!
We hate to waste useful things at Shedquarters, what?s the best thing to do with our old teabags?
Compost please.
We love Teapigs ?DRINK REAL TEA? mission! We?re on a mission ourselves at Allotinabox. ?GROW MORE VEG!? Can you tell us a little bit more about yours, and how can we get involved?
Ban the slop, we call ourselves a nation of tea drinkers yet we knock back cup after cup of very bog standard brew. It is time to demand a better cuppa from all those places serving tea and retailing tea, a soggy paper tea bag just doesn?t cut it any longer. It is time to ask for real tea, whole leaf tea, quality whole flowers and herbal infusions. There are some amazing teas available in the UK now (including teapigs obviously) it is time to demand better.
Cosmo is our office mascot and likes a good dig around the plot here at Shedquarters; we notice that your dog Harvey plays an important role at Teapigs HQ, if you were to make a blend for dog lovers, what would you call it?
Oh yes, Harvey the receptionist, he is pretty hands on like Cosmo. We already have the perfect brew for dog lovers our Darjeeling earl grey ? I think 50% of the sales comes from sausage dog owners, just because they feature on the pack. It does taste great too and doesn?t contain any sausage or dog.
What?s the best slice to have with a cup of teapigs? Victoria Sponge or Carrot Cake? We know what we would choose!
Hmmm can I say both.. no? carrot cake ? yum!
And finally, Milk? And how many sugars?
Everyday brew, milk.. keep the sugar thanks.
A huge thanks to Louise for that fascinating insight into the world of a tea taster and of course to all the team at Teapigs. Be sure to head to Teapigs to learn more about their wonderful range of teas, or to get involved with their inspirational fund raising efforts.
Allotinabox and Tea Pigs Competition
We?re thrilled to reveal that we?re running not one, but two competitions with the team at Tea Pigs this April, with both Allotinabox and Teapigs goodies up for grabs! Make sure you follow us on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook for all the info you?ll need to get involved.
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