Two Spoons Tea

Giles Oakley and Mark Lawson entered the tea trade through a job advertisement seeking trainee tasters willing to travel the world. Their training took them to live in tea-producing countries, visit plantations and factories, and take part in auctions. At Two Spoons Tea, that experience becomes a selection of blends and loose-leaf teas sold from Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

The founders introduce themselves as Big Spoon and Little Spoon. Oakley singles out second-flush Assam and the masala chai he drank on Kolkata’s streets; Lawson mentions English breakfast, green tea, and oolong discovered in China. Those preferences explain the breadth of a brand that combines the ritual of a milky cup with lighter preparations.

Bucks Blend brings together Kenyan and Assam teas with a small proportion of Darjeeling. The company recommends steeping it for three minutes and adding milk to taste. Bungalow Blend and a decaffeinated version broaden the breakfast selection. The individual names make each blend recognizable and easy to return to, whether as loose leaves or in the available brewing formats.

Caffeine-free infusions occupy another part of the pantry: Lemongrass and Ginger combines those two ingredients, while Peppermint focuses on mint. The catalog also includes matcha, tea collections, and teaware. This arrangement distinguishes tea from the tea plant from herbal preparations, allowing shoppers to choose by flavor, preparation method, and caffeine content.

Tea Pillows is the company’s name for its tea bags. Alongside them, loose leaves allow the quantity to be adjusted in a pot or infuser. The brand states that its bags, pouches, and labels are commercially compostable, while its shipping packaging is recyclable. These are specific disposal routes for each material, with industrial composting for the designated components.

Orders can be placed individually or through a subscription, with deliveries every two, four, or eight weeks. Gifts and a trade section serve hotels and other businesses offering tea. The contact form covers orders, wholesale purchases, and brewing questions, giving household sales and hospitality supply identifiable channels.

Tea Tales extends the tasters’ work with articles on the influence of the cup, the craft of tea tasting, and afternoon tea in the Chilterns. The company also identifies Lindengate, an organization working through gardening and conservation, as its associated charity. Two Spoons brings together its blends, its creators’ knowledge, and a practical way to explore tea at home.