Cheshire Tea

Cheshire Tea, an online tea shop built on loose leaf blends

Cheshire Tea is an online tea retailer operating under the Brew. Pour. Smile. name. The shop states that it has been selling tea since 2014 and describes its range as award winning, with a Great Taste Award assortment among its products. Its catalogue is deliberately compact: the company refers to 14 premium loose leaf teas and 8 whole leaf pyramid teabags, all blended in small batches.

Tea leaves are sourced from around the world, and the company states that all of its tea is ethically sourced, importing only from companies that belong to the Ethical Tea Partnership.

Loose leaf teas in the catalogue

The loose leaf selection is organised by type, covering black tea, green tea, white tea, rooibos, herbal and fruit infusions, plus mint and breakfast teas. Individual blends listed in the shop include Cheshire Breakfast and Cream Earl Grey, both offered in 100 g and 500 g loose formats, alongside Duchess Earl Grey, Lapsang Souchong, Rose Congou Superior, Russian Caravan and Lemon & Ginger Ceylon among the black teas.

Green teas include Japan Sencha, Cherry Sencha and Jasmine Blossom, while the white tea range features Chantilly Cream Chaicha. Rooibos appears as Mint Chocolate and Vanilla Rooibos, and the herbal and fruit side includes Peppermint, Chamomile & Mint, Apple Spiced, Delicious Berry and a Winter Earl Grey positioned as a festive blend. A limited edition loose leaf section groups seasonal and small-run items such as the Winter Earl Grey Gift Set.

Pyramid teabags and gifts

Beyond loose leaf, the shop sells whole leaf pyramid teabags, including Cream Earl Grey and Lapsang Souchong in boxes of 20 pyramids, and a Mint Chocolate pyramid option. A separate gifts and teapots section complements the tea range, and the site also lists award winners as a distinct collection.

Brewing guidance and ingredients

The company publishes brewing recommendations of 3 to 5 minutes for most blends, with shorter times of 2 to 4 minutes for green tea and longer steeping of 6 to 8 minutes for fruit tea. It also details caffeine content by category: green tea at roughly 20 mg per cup, black tea at approximately 27 to 35 mg per cup, and no caffeine in rooibos, herbal and fruit teas.

On flavourings, Cheshire Tea states that it uses only organic compliant natural flavours, derived from natural sources and carried in ethyl alcohol or vegetable glycerin, in line with organic regulations. The company contrasts this with artificial flavouring, sugar, corn syrup, citric acid and propylene glycol found in other products.

Packaging and delivery

The shop describes its packaging as plastic free throughout, from pyramid teabags to loose leaf, with recyclable, compostable teabag boxes and brown kraft pouches, and parcel tape and jiffy bags that contain no plastic.

Standard delivery is charged at £3.95 per order, with free first class delivery on orders of £25 or more. Orders placed before 2pm from Monday to Friday are sent the same day by Royal Mail first class; the company notes that next-working-day arrival is typical but not guaranteed by Royal Mail, and asks customers to allow up to five days.

Wholesale and stockists

Alongside direct online sales, the site includes a wholesale section for pyramid teabags and a page inviting businesses to become a stockist, indicating supply beyond individual retail customers.