Antique botanical engraving of yarrow, ferns and foxglove on a dark background

Every brew, wild and steeped in botanicals

Twenty blends. Three ranges. Hand assembled in small batches from quality botanicals on a proper tea base.

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After Dark loose leaf tea pouchNight Brew

After Dark

For the hour between awake and gone

Ingredients

Rooibos, Chamomile flowers, Lavender, Valerian root

£9.99 · 50g bag, approx 25 cups

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Blood Moon loose leaf tea pouchThe Mind

Blood Moon

When things are about to change

Ingredients

Black tea, Hibiscus, Beetroot, Clove, Black pepper

£9.99 · 50g bag, approx 25 cups

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The Wanting loose leaf tea pouchThe Mind

The Wanting

For hearts that are open and hands that are empty

Ingredients

White tea, Rose petal, Hibiscus, Cardamom

£9.99 · 50g bag, approx 25 cups

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A Blend Club box — two base teas, eight botanicals and a recipe card inside

Gift or discovery

The Blend Club. One box, endless possibilities

Two base teas, eight whole botanicals and a recipe card — blend your own tea at home. A thoughtful gift, or an easy way to discover more. No commitment.

100g · approx 50 cupsFree UK shipping over £35
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What goes in the pouch.

A proper tea base. Botanicals chosen for origin, not novelty. Weighed and packed by hand, fifty grams at a time.

A pile of Assam black on aged cream parchment

Tea base

Assam black

Brahmaputra valley, India

Malty, full-bodied. The backbone of our Functional Folk morning blends.

A pile of Sencha green on aged cream parchment

Tea base

Sencha green

Shizuoka, Japan

Grassy and clean. A lighter base for afternoon and ritual blends.

A pile of Silver needle white on aged cream parchment

Tea base

Silver needle white

Fuding, Fujian, China

Delicate, downy buds. Softly sweet — the quietest leaf on the shelf.

A pile of Wuyi oolong on aged cream parchment

Tea base

Wuyi oolong

Wuyi mountains, China

Twisted, roasted, mineral. Honeyed depth for our slower blends.

A pile of Chamomile, lavender & rose on aged cream parchment

Botanical

Chamomile, lavender & rose

Croatia, Provence, Bulgaria

The quiet end of the cabinet. Softens, sweetens, settles.

A pile of Hibiscus, star anise & juniper on aged cream parchment

Botanical

Hibiscus, star anise & juniper

Egypt, Vietnam, Macedonia

Deep, tart, aromatic. The Blood Moon end of the shelf.

A pile of Citrus peel, cinnamon & clove on aged cream parchment

Botanical

Citrus peel, cinnamon & clove

Sicily, Sri Lanka, Zanzibar

Warming and bright. The cabinet at its most fireside.

A pile of Peppermint, nettle & lemon balm on aged cream parchment

Botanical

Peppermint, nettle & lemon balm

Yorkshire, Suffolk, Kent

Green, clean, hedgerow-grown. The everyday end of the shelf.

From the bench

The blending, in motion.

Weighed by hand. Measured by eye. The practice as it happens.

The practice

Brew with intent.

A kettle. A pinch of something dried. A few minutes held aside. Wild Steep is folk blending in its oldest sense — tea made for a reason, named for what it was made for.

The kettle, kept.

Ritual

The kettle, kept.

A cup is a pause you give yourself. Boil. Measure. Steep. The ritual asks little and returns more than it asks.

Names that mean something.

Folk lore

Names that mean something.

Before the supermarket aisle there was the cottage door. Blends carried the names of what they were for — a beginning, an ending, an hour of the day.

Quality, plainly chosen.

Botanicals

Quality, plainly chosen.

A proper tea base. Botanicals sourced for origin, not novelty. Weighed and packed by hand in fifty gram batches. Nothing more is added.

Three ranges. One shelf.

A blend for the asking.

An hour of the day. A moment worth marking. A flavour worth the kettle. Each range answers a different question — explore the collection below.

Functional Folk blends from Wild Steep, kraft pouches with botanicals

Functional Folk

Blends for the hours of the day.

7 blends in this range

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Belief Folk blends from Wild Steep, kraft pouches with botanicals

Belief Folk

Blends for the marking of moments.

6 blends in this range

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Flavour Folk blends from Wild Steep, kraft pouches with botanicals

Flavour Folk

Blends for the pleasure of it.

9 blends in this range

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The blender's bench — a row of Wild Steep tea pouches alongside apothecary jars of botanicals

The blender's bench

An old practice, kept on.

Folk blending was once a domestic art. A kitchen practice held quietly through generations. Wild Steep keeps to that tradition.

Quality tea bases. Considered botanicals. Blends named for what they were made for. Nothing more is claimed than what a good cup can give.

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View After Dark
After Dark loose leaf tea pouchNight Brew

After Dark

For the hour between awake and gone

Ingredients

Rooibos, Chamomile flowers, Lavender, Valerian root

£9.99 · 50g bag, approx 25 cups

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The Hollow loose leaf tea pouchStill

The Hollow

For when the noise gets too loud

Ingredients

Green tea, Lemon balm, Passionflower, Lemon verbena

£9.99 · 50g bag, approx 25 cups

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First Forage loose leaf tea pouchRise

First Forage

Before anything else gets to you

Ingredients

Green tea, Ginger, Peppermint, Lemon verbena

£9.99 · 50g bag, approx 25 cups

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Root Work loose leaf tea pouchDigestion

Root Work

When your gut knows something your head doesn't

Ingredients

Black tea, Fennel seeds, Ginger, Liquorice root

£9.99 · 50g bag, approx 25 cups

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Wild Steep market stall — brass scales, wicker baskets of loose leaf tea and apothecary jars of botanicals at an outdoor craft market

In person

Find a market near you.

We take the cabinet on the road. Brass scales, dark wicker baskets brimming with loose leaf, small glass jars of botanicals lined up like an old apothecary — and the kettle always on.

Come and lift a lid, sniff the jars, and have a blend weighed out by hand. The full shelf, under canvas, at craft markets across the country.

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