Tea grown in Lanarkshire - coming soon!
In the meantime, the Scottish Tea House have sourced a delicious range of loose leaf teas from the world’s finest tea-growing regions, which are available to buy from their online shop.
They also offer educational tea tastings from the Scottish Tea House in Lanarkshire.
The royal burgh of Lanark is steeped in medieval history and was once a major force in Scotland’s food industry. Lanarkshire was often called the fruit basket of Scotland due to its fertile soil.
The Scottish Tea House planted Camellia sinensis tea bushes in the summer of 2019, with further plantings in March 2020 and more to follow this year. A long-term crop, the plants will take several years to produce enough leaves for them to start processing.
Growing tea in Scotland is not exactly straightforward. The climate is quite challenging due to cold and dark winters there’s a short growing season. Hence, the tea plants have been grown from cold hardy tolerant tea seeds which were imported from Nepal. But growing tea is possible here, and with much patience and learning they are on their way to producing a very special and completely unique tea.
The Scottish Tea House farms organically to produce the highest quality leaves possible. Their finished tea will be 100% Scottish, unblended and single-estate. They believe in protecting the environment by developing growing methods that keep sustainability at the forefront of all their decisions.
Why Loose Leaf?
Making the switch to loose leaf opens up a world of tea, a world that gives you access to a huge range of higher quality, distinctive teas.
Why should you make the switch from tea bags to loose leaf? You’ll generate less waste, you’ll discover new flavours and origins, and you’ll create positive green habits. So what are you waiting for?
Scottish tea from Lanarkshire.
The Scottish Tea House are growing their own single-estate tea. A long-term crop, the tea bushes will take several years, to produce enough leaves for them to start processing their own Scottish tea. It is possible, and with much patience and learning they are on their way to producing a very special, completely unique tea.
Growing tea in Scotland is not exactly straightforward. The climate is quite challenging due to cold and dark winters there’s a short growing season. Hence, the tea plants have been grown from cold hardy tolerant tea seeds which were imported from Nepal. But growing tea is possible here, and with much patience and learning they are on their way to producing a very special and completely unique tea.
The Scottish Tea House planted Camellia sinensis tea bushes in the summer of 2019, with further plantings in March 2020 and more to follow this year. A long-term crop, the plants will take several years to produce enough leaves for them to start processing.