Rare Tea Company
Rare Tea Company is the London tea house founded by Henrietta Lovell in 2004, presenting distinctive leaves through their growers, origins and preparation.
Rare Tea Company: origin & history.
Henrietta Lovell founded Rare Tea Company in London in 2004, building the house around loose leaves and relationships with tea producers. Its range moves between familiar styles and less widely encountered origins, with the farm and the way a tea is made central to each account. Taiwanese Golden Lily Milk Oolong illustrates that interest in craft: its creamy character comes from the leaf and its processing, with nothing added to create the milky aroma.
Read the official history ↗︎- Country of origin
- London · United Kingdom ↗︎
- History
- 2004
- Founder / documented history
- Henrietta Lovell
- Product world
- Rituals to sip ↗︎
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What catches our eye.
Repeated short infusions are part of this tea’s appeal. The leaves unfold gradually, giving a reason to return to the same small pot rather than treating tea as a single hurried cup.
Where does Rare Tea Company come from?
Rare Tea Company is a brand of United Kingdom origin. This describes where the brand began; individual products may be made elsewhere.
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Where to find Rare Tea Company.
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