Fireside DigestifOld Earth Blend Box
Build the fireside cup — smoke, spice, roots.
Ingredients
Smoky Lapsang souchong, Ginger root, Cinnamon, Clove, Black pepper, Liquorice root, Peppermint, Beetroot, Spanish needle
£25.00 · 100g · approx 80 cups
Cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, clove
Chai tea
Whole spices and loose leaf, blended in small batches. Brew it neat in a mug or simmer it down with milk on the hob — the pouch works either way.
Fireside Digestif
Root RestoreSlow Mornings
Slow warming morning — spiced roots and marigold.
Ingredients
Oolong tea, cardamom, ginger root, fennel seeds, marigold petals
£12.49 · 50g · approx 40 cups
Fireside DigestifThe Feast
Plates cleared — dark, warming and gently spiced.
Ingredients
Lapsang souchong, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, ginger root
£12.49 · 50g · approx 40 cups
Good IntentionsNew Love
First-time nerves — warm, floral, quietly spiced.
Ingredients
Rooibos, cardamom, jasmine flowers, lavender, rose petals
£12.49 · 50g · approx 40 cups
Good IntentionsGood Luck
The cup before it starts — bright, lifted, gently citrus.
Ingredients
White tea, Purple Mallow flower, Marigold petals, Lemon peel, Cardamom
£12.49 · 50g · approx 40 cups
Good IntentionsLetting Go
Decision made — soft rooibos and rose.
Ingredients
Rooibos, tulsi, rose petals, cardamom, passionflower
£12.49 · 50g · approx 40 cups
Iced Brew MocktailsThe Moscow Mule
Kick with no cost — zesty, cool, warming all at once.
Ingredients
Oolong tea, cardamom, ginger root, lemon peel, peppermint
£12.49 · 50g bag, approx 4.5 litres
ElevensesNewBattenberg
Pair with Battenberg — Rose petals, cardamom
Ingredients
Rose petals, cardamom
£9.49 · 25g · approx 20 cups
The Usual13% OffChai
Long afternoons, milk — cardamom, clove, round.
Ingredients
Kenilworth Black tea (Ceylon), cinnamon bark, green cardamom, ginger root, cloves, black pepper
£12.00£10.49 · 50g · approx 40 cups
18% OffThe Relax Bundle
The last hour of the day, boxed. Three 50g pouches, a 25g pouch and a muslin drift pillow scent bag
Ingredients
Gentle Dream — Rooibos, lavender, lemon verbena, orange peel, rose petals.
£55.00£45.00 · 175g + scent bag
What chai actually is
Chai simply means tea. What most people in the UK mean by it is masala chai — black tea brewed with a mix of whole spices, traditionally simmered with milk and sugar on the stove. There's no single fixed recipe; every household blend leans a different way, some heavier on cardamom, others on ginger or pepper.
Our version uses whole pieces rather than a ground powder or a sprayed-on flavouring. You can see the cardamom pods and cinnamon bark in the pouch, which means the cup builds slowly rather than arriving all at once.
The spices, one at a time
Cardamom
Green pods, cracked not ground — bright, resinous, faintly citrus. The spice that makes chai taste like chai.
Cinnamon
Rolled bark rather than powder. Sweet and woody, and it rounds off the sharper edges of the blend.
Ginger
Dried root cut into pieces. Warm and peppery, with a slow heat that builds across the cup.
Clove
Used sparingly. Deep, almost medicinal-sweet, and it lingers longest on the finish.
How to brew it
Straight in the cup
One heaped teaspoon per cup. Water just off the boil, around 95°C. Steep four to five minutes, strain, and add milk after if you want it.
Simmered on the hob
Two heaped teaspoons in 200ml water. Bring to a gentle simmer for three minutes, add 100ml milk, bring back up without boiling over, then strain into the cup.
Chai questions
Does chai tea contain caffeine?
Traditional chai is built on a black tea base, so yes — expect a similar level to a strong cup of breakfast tea. Spice-only blends without a tea base have none.
What is the difference between chai and a chai latte?
Chai is the brewed spiced tea itself. A chai latte is that brew extended with steamed milk, usually sweetened. Same pouch, different pour.
How long should I steep chai?
Four to five minutes in water just off the boil for a hot cup. For a milk chai, simmer the leaf and spice in water for three minutes, add milk and bring it back up before straining.
Is loose leaf chai better than tea bags?
Whole spice pieces need room to open up. Loose leaf gives cardamom pods and cinnamon bark space to release, which a compressed bag restricts.