Easy Leaf Tea ─ Tea House Recipes to Make at Home

Dried green and black teas, fresh herbal blended teas and teas from bags and powders are all profiled. From the aromatic delicacy of single-estate Darjeelings to the brisk vigour of Assams, and from the scented beauty of ancient and exotic varieties from all over the world to the health-giving properties of green and Matcha teas, each one is listed with invaluable information on its history, provenance, production and ideal brewing condition. Also included are tips for creating your own unique blend of tea at home.

Reach for a soothing cup of tea and harness the extraordinary power of nature's most potent healing ingredients. With more than 70 expertly formulated recipes for tasty teas and infusions, and a comprehensive directory of herbal ingredients and their active properties and benefits, you can blend, brew and sip your way to wellbeing with these heavenly teas.

Timothy D’Offay became fascinated by tea culture and tea growing while living in Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto, over 20 years ago. Using Japan as a base, he soon started to explore the tea traditions of Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong as well. These experiences led him to start importing tea in the late 1990s from the people and places he had visited and in 2000 he co-founded East Teas at Borough Market in London with the tea expert Alex Fraser. In 2008 he set up Postcard Teas, a high-end tea importing business with a shop in London's exclusive Mayfair. His work involves travelling extensively across Asia to many of the famous tea producing areas in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and China to source the world's finest tea leaves to import.