Journal
Stay Safe, Stay Well & Enjoy Life
In extraordinary times we are living, they are hard, and no one knows precisely what this will look like afterwards,...
Tea Journeys - Temi Tea Estate, Sikkim, India.
In mid-2019, we embarked on another tea sourcing mission. This time we would make our way through India, Sri Lanka,...
This is simply a trial as part of our ongoing efforts looking for new tastes, creating new blends or simply...
During this lockdown, us parents have to find a way to keep our kids and ourselves busy, and what better...
We started N&S to have a place to sell teas that we're currently excited to be drinking. Sampling hundreds of...
Tea drinking modulates brain efficiency
Tea drinking has a positive contribution to brain structure and a protective effect on age-related decline in brain organization. The...
Sourcing Organic Japanese Sencha
In the natural environment of Shintomi-Cho, Miyazaki Prefecture grows our Organic Japanese Sencha. Ken, a third-generation tea farmer, born in...
Black tea is the most familiar type of tea on the market and the most consumed in the Western World....
Single-estate teas are a fantastic way to explore and celebrate the diversity and complexity of a specific estate's growing and...
In a nutshell… (read this for a quick overview) Unlike India, Sri Lanka’s history with tea is indissolubly linked to...
The Basics - What is the tea plant?
The tea plant is an evergreen shrub (cultivated, below 2m) or small tree (wild grown, up to 6m tall). The...
In Māori, “Maruia,” appropriately translates to shelter, haven or comfortable place. Now the scene is set, let us put this...