ABOUT US

The steeped tradition of tea is making way for an artisan couture tea scene, a world of tea both young and old.

Respecting the rituals of tea, the ceremony, the history and the story, Storm in a Teacup has created a concept that embraces the precocious elevation of tea’s place in our culinary society.

Storm in a Teacup is spearheading the tea revolution in Australia. Borne of a love of tea, a respect for the worldwide communities that grow and produce tea and recognition of our changing appreciation of the venerable cuppa, our vision is to celebrate the most popular drink in the world.

Tea Revolution

The last five years have borne witness to a tea revolution, a shift in the conceptualisation of tea and its place in society. Gone is the fusty, Victorian tradition that demanded bone china, English Breakfast tea bags and pinkies at dawn. In its place is an embrace of tea from all world origins, an understanding of tea’s breadth of flavour from the most delicate white teas to nutty chai blends and earthy, dark Pu'er tea. Storm in a Teacup is a dynamic part of the revolution.

Ethical Promise

Storm in a Teacup sources teas wherever possible direct from producers, be they in Kenya or Hawaii. Our teas are ethically grown, ensuring the community that relies on the tea harvest is respected and appropriately paid for its work. We also source organically produced tea, not only for the benefit of our customers and the greater environment, but also for the health of the workers in the fields where the tea is produced. On the carbon footprint front our startup phase has had an impact as we have utilized airfreight to get our little tea orders here for the opening, we will be phasing this out and in 3 years will be carbon neutral.