Hmmm, how to start? I grew up with tea. When I was 8 my mother would ask me to make her a cup of tea in bed and when I brought it to her she would look at me accusingly, “You took the kettle to the pot, not the pot to the kettle!” How did she know? That one little move made all the difference.
Here at McIver’s sometimes we import our teas or herbs, sometimes we use trusted brokers. Almost all of our teas are our own house blends. We source teas from all over the world. Our house blends only use real products – no flavouring and whenever we can we take the organic option. Blending tea is like following Alice down the rabbit hole. Sometimes you go in with one idea and come out with something entirely different but better. Our barometer is always our customers, we log customer feedback, and if they like it, we like it.
Tea comforts, it cools, it provides that oasis of peace between activities. There is a Dutch word “gezellig” (look it up) that expresses what tea can do perfectly. It was explained to me as that state of cosiness that exists in a warm room full of friends on a dark night.