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PekoeTea Edinburgh Peach and Ginger Iced Tea

Peach & Ginger Sencha Iced Tea

Summer is here and it's Ice Tea Season at PekoeTea. We're creating a range of ice tea recipes for you to try at home in the garden, or at the beach! Our first recipe is Peach & Ginger Sencha Ice Tea. A great alcohol-free alternative to summer cocktails.

by Esther Kungu-Cooper
July 04, 2020
1 min read

Matcha and Banana Scones

I was inspired to try making scones again after enjoying some home-made scones and tea with my mum in her back garden. They are really quick and easy to make and are the ideal accompaniment to tea. This recipe is also sugar free so a good snack to have if you are avoiding excess sugar. Serve with butter or clotted cream with a nice afternoon tea like Kenilworth Ceylon or the 1903 Blend.

by Esther Kungu-Cooper
July 04, 2020
2 min read

PekoeTea Edinburgh Portrait of a group of ladies at a tea party Charters Towers

Women in Tea

Historically women and their achievements have not been celebrated or recognised as much as they deserve to be and this is also true in the history of tea. Many women have helped to shape the culture and etiquette of tea drinking around the world and this post is our thank you to some of them.

by Ellen Jardine
July 03, 2020
4 min read

Our Shop Is Reopening on 30th June 2020

I am delighted to announce that our shop will be re-opening on Tuesday 30th June.

We encourage you to use our click and collect option on our website but you will also be welcome to come and buy on the day but we won't be taking cash for the time being.

We have reorganised the layout our shop so that only 2 customers can be inside at any one time and we ask that you keep to the social distancing rules.

We're excited to be launching a new packaging free service for our 20 best sellers, where we will weigh out tea into paper bags for you to decant into your own container.

by Jon Cooper
June 19, 2020
2 min read

Kinnettles Gold and National Tea Day

April 21st was National Tea Day. It has been set up to celebrate and promote tea culture in the UK. What better tea to celebrate than Kinnettles Gold grown right here in Scotland.

There are only 2kg manufactured each year, which accounts for the high price and it was the first commercially available black tea genuinely made in Scotland.

by Jon Cooper
April 21, 2020
1 min read

Why We Love Tea

This Valentine's day we wanted to share with you a little bit about why we all love our favourite drink. We asked our staff members to each share a little about why they have a love of tea.

by Esther Kungu-Cooper
February 14, 2020
4 min read

Japanese Teas

by PekoeTea Staff
June 07, 2019
2 min read

Brand New Teas for 2019

Direct from the Zhou family we've got three handmade oolongs: Wuyi Da Hong Pao, Wuyi Shui Xian, and Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong.

Alongside these we've got a brand new harvest of First Flush Jethi Kupi from the Rohini Estate in Darjeeling.

by PekoeTea Staff
May 17, 2019
2 min read

Circular Economy at PekoeTea

We're looking for more ways to minimise waste as part of an ongoing move to be more involved in circular economies. With this in mind we'll be offering £3 store credit when you bring 6 PekoeTea aluminium caddies back to the shop for recycling.