Walking through the streets of Brighton, England, it isn't unusual to see a tea shop every now and then. But most of them are the same, selling mainly English Breakfast, green and chamomile teas, along with sets to bring home as gifts. However, one tea shop in Brighton stands out from the rest: Bluebird Tea Co.
The store welcomes customers with a display of some of their unusual flavors, including Bears Like Marmalade, Chocolate Digestives, White Chocolate Mint and Purple Rain.
You will notice the effortlessly organized products and relaxed atmosphere as soon as you walk in. A creative energy is shared among the staff: they are all mixologists who focus on creating new, unique blends of tea. According to their website, they blend their teas with a variety of unusual ingredients, like herbs, flowers, fruits, caramel, chocolate and cake sprinkles.
Sounds interesting, right? If you're these flavors don't sound appealing to you, or you don't like change, you should try their free tea samples. You'll probably be open to something new! From Enchanted Narnia to Nearly Nirvana to Gingerbread Chai, there is a flavor for everyone at Bluebird Tea. (If you're still not open to trying those, they also have an award-winning tea called Bluebird's Great British Cuppa.)
Behind the seating in Bluebird Tea there is an explanation of the origin of the store's name. The company's motto is "spreading happiness, one cupful at a time."
Over 80 blends of tea are sold in Bluebird Tea's range, and they release four limited edition blends every season.
Don't know where to begin when choosing a tea? Just ask a mixologist. They will ask you a series of questions about your tea preferences and let you smell ones that might appeal to you. From there, you have the option of buying a take-away drink, buying the loose tea, or both! Loose tea is sold in sample size (20 g), a pouch or gift pack (50 g), and tin or refill (150 g). If you're buying loose tea, there are a variety of infusers for tea steeping sold in-store and online. And if loose tea isn't your style, many Bluebird teas are sold in tea bags with 15, 40, or 45 in a tin.
Each container of tea (tin, pouch, etc.) has brewing instructions on it. So, even a beginning tea drinker won't have trouble making the perfect 'cuppa', as the British call a cup of tea.
Tea gift boxes are wrapped to perfection and make the perfect souvenir present.
The best part of the store is the fact that you can get a drink right away. You don't even have to wait until you get home to try it as a hot drink. Their teas can be used to enhance other drinks and create iced teas, cold brews, lattes, smoothies and tea cocktails.
Bluebird Tea Co.'s website has everything you need from online tea shopping to recipes to tea subscription services.
Tea shopping online is much easier than you'd think. You can shop by category, such as summer teas, teas to give as Father's Day gifts, matcha teas, and pick 'n' mix. Once you click on a tea, all the information you could possibly want is available, including an in-depth description, ingredients, potential allergens and brewing instructions.
Sticky Chai Toffee Pudding, Matcha Lip Balm and Cold Brew MojiTEA Mojitos are just a few of the recipes available on Bluebird Tea's website. A variety of other lifestyle and news articles are also published there.
There are five different rolling tea subscriptions to choose from. Each are delivered monthly, and they even offer a matcha subscription!
Customers can get a free tea with the purchase of any Ecoffee cup.
Bluebird Tea Co. has three locations in the U.K., in Brighton, Bristol and Tunbridge Wells. This information was gathered from visiting the Brighton shop, which is the company's flagship store, located in the North Laines at 41 Gardner St, Brighton, BN1 1UN. The flagship store is just a 6 minute walk from Brighton Station.
