Welcome to this fabulous tea and chats episode with Rainy, a tea vendor who at the time of recording had been traveling in Thailand exploring tea farms and sourcing delicious tea! I learnt a lot in episode 61, from the existence of tea forests (yes, you read correctly!), what Pu-erh tea is and we also had an honest conversation about some of the un…

This week's episode is a little different. Emma and Jack were recently invited on the Scandal Water podcast and interviewed for National Tea Day. We had a wonderful time chatting to the Scandal Water hosts about how our podcast started, our relationships to tea and Jurassic Park - and they have kindly shared the episode with us. This is an edited v…

Drumroll please for the delight that is Jasmine Green Tea. Join us in episode 59 as we discuss how green tea is scented with Jasmine and take some jolly conversational tangents on geography and what we wanted to be when we grew up! Find yourself some Jasmine Green Tea and try it while listening to the episode, you shall not be disappointed. Credits…

Emma and Jack try arguably the most widely enjoy tea in Japan, Sencha, with a butter twist! We have a little trip down memory lane to when we visited Japan in Episode 58 and also indulge in Emma's annual rant about daylight savings. Gran a brew and join the chats! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Home Featuring guest …

It is time for some magic as Emma enjoys a pot of Butterfly Pea Flower tea. This vibrant blue brew can magically change colour with the addition of some lemon. Episode 57 is a solo Emma one for the most part, reminiscing about magical fiction and battling with an un-open-able jar of honey! (Also all is not what it seems when Emma announces the end …

Have you ever wondered what a 'builders' tea is? Well the time has finally come for Emma and Jack to try and define this UK household staple! We have a lot of fun describing this tea in depth during episode 56, and go through the ingredients, the brewing process, and when exactly one should drink a builders tea! Grab a mug and get ready to make one…

Emma has been having another ponder on the connection of tea to the creative process, and sits down to discuss this with musician and illustrator friend Luke Fairhead. Emma and Luke go on many tangents in Episode 55 from reminiscing over London life to imagining rockstars enjoying a nice hot cup of tea. Rhubarb was the flavour of the hour this week…

This week Emma sits down for a tea and chat with two of the founders of Nela Nela, a new tea company that sells artisanal Georgian tea made from the LEAVES of fruit bushes such as blueberry, blackberry and mulberry. These teas are part of a rich history of Georgian tea culture, which Tom and Amy explain so beautifully in Episode 54 (be warned, you …

After feeling a bit under-the-weather this week Emma and Jack embrace the poorly vibes and have some tea particularly suited to someone who's not feeling too tip-top. We celebrate hugs in mugs in Episode 53 and may have found an unintentional hero tea from a local tea market stall with their lemongrass and ginger Tea Rex blend. We have a good chat …

Emma and Jack try a Blooming White Tea with more Ooos and Aaahs than a crowd at a fireworks night in Episode 52 of the podcast. Hear our descriptions as the flower bloomed in our tea pot along with some fun facts about white tea. Grab your favourite mug and join in the chats! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Home Feat…

Merry Christmas everyone! In Episode 51 we decided to celebrate by drinking every festive branded tea in our cupboard and ranking them to find the most 'Christmassyist' tea! This is a tea showdown featuring NINE (!) different teas. We had a lot of fun recording this, and if you're a recipient of a festive tea selection box you may well be able to d…

Celebrating the 50th Episode of Pod of Tea! (WOW!) And we celebrate in style with a pot of a much beloved brew, Biddy's Blend. We take a stroll down memory lane looking at how far Pod of Tea has come, from a little idea jotted in a notebook on honeymoon to 50 episodes later... We also why Biddy's Blend is pure joy in a cup, yum! Grab a cuppa and jo…

Have you heard of Yaupon? Emma picked out a modest little Apple Spice tea from the cupboard in honor of autumn and suddenly discovered a whole load of history behind what is being dubbed 'America's forgotten tea!' Emma and Jack try an Apple Spice Yaupon in Episode 49 and discuss what happened to this caffeinated beverage that does not come from the…

The OG Pod of Tea team try Hojicha tea for the first time in Episode 48! Join Emma & Jack as they delve into the inner workings of this deceptively brown green tea from Kyoto, Japan. (They also say the word 'caramel' a potentially podcast record breaking amount of times!) Make a cuppa and join the chats! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins …

This week Emma sits down for a tea and chat with Michael Prini, the founder of Canadian company Blink Tea, who is also a tea sommelier in Episode 47 of Pod of Tea. Armed with a mug of Organic Roasted Iron Goddess Oolong Tea we talk about the joy that is Oolong, what the caffeine content in tea does to the body and delve into the experience of tea. …

We have have thoroughly enjoyed our tea this week with Masala Chai. Autumn is well and truly here, so we're getting into the cosy spirit with this warming and comforting brew. In Episode 46 Emma & Jack discuss what a Masala Chai is and how to make it, as well as listing our Halloween movie marathon films to date! Find yourself a chai and enjoy, you…

What a fun, interesting little number Gunpowder Green tea is folks. These small pellets are full of tea goodness, and we delve into a few fun facts surrounding green tea in Episode 45. Emma maaay have forgotten to check expiry dates, but that won't stop us on our tea adventures! We're so glad to be back after our unofficial tea break, thank you for…

The tea, the myth, the legend...we finally try Kombucha! We had heard so much talk of Kombucha from home brewers, and yet never had tasted this fermented beverage. That all changes in Episode 44, where we delve into what exactly Kombucha tea is, debate how to pronounce SCOBY and generally enjoy something a little different to the usual podcast cupp…

This week we play a tasting game with two* teas that taste like dessert. It has been very warm in the UK (between recording and editing this episode however the weather has returned to rain, that's summer done in England!) and in episode 43 Emma and Jack have a bit of fun tasting teas. We go on a long tangent about biscuits, generally an episode ab…

This week Emma has a tea and chat with the founder of Daughters of Botany, a company that creates incredibly vibrant and tasty botanical teas! Episode 42 is a fascinating insight in how this company started, it's multi-generational homage, and a peak into how they blend teas. This was a really fun episode to record, and might give you the excited p…

Introducing the smoky wonder that is Lapsang Souchong! Emma and Jack have their first ever taste of this pinewood smoked leaf in episode 41 and discuss a a few fun facts; including a story about a plucky bandit defying farmer who may well have invented this fine brew! This tea ticked all the boxes for us, why not brew up a cup of your own and join …

Episode 40 is a dive into teas for parents. Join Emma & Jack as they try and whittle down their 5 recommended types of tea for people with tiny humans. We quickly realise that parenting is a balancing act of waking yourself up and trying to wind down; we offer some staples for your tea cupboard to help this. Pop the kettle on a join the chats! Cred…

Welcome to the teapot, Darjeeling 2nd Flush! Emma and Jack have their first taste of Darjeeling 2nd Flush in episode 39 and discuss a few fun facts around this tea grown in India. We have some mixed thoughts on what is undeniably a tea classic, and some very unusual taste observations. We also go through a whole bunch of brews we have been trying l…

Emma and Jack try huckleberry for the first time, in a tea that gets the chats flowing! This fruity little number was kindly sent all the way from Idaho (huckleberry is the state's national fruit), and in a time where we aren't allowed to travel this taste of the overseas was a joy. We chat huckleberries (of course!), books and the art of biscuit d…

Beautiful is the only word to describe this weeks tea, Mood Indigo by Daughters of Botany. Using the old fashioned postal service and modern day video calls I have a guest outside of my lockdown bubble! The wonderful Nicole Rogers, horticulture enthusiast (the woman owns a genuine greenhouse!) and yoga teacher, joins me to discuss this blue tea del…

Have you ever sat atop a mountain and thought, 'if only I had a freshly brewed loose leaf tea with a squeeze of lemon'? Well now you can! Find out how in Episode 36 of Pod of Tea. I am joined by my intrepid sister Alice Minihan to discuss her triathlon of new sporting hobbies, whilst drinking a Zesty Lemon tea from Sticksology; an inventive little …

Welcome to the teapot, Milk Oolong! Wow what a tea we have this week folks, a real unique flavour and aroma. Emma & Jack reminisce about snowy days and learn a little bit about how this milk tasting wonder is made in Episode 35. Definitely a tea to try yourselves. Pop the kettle on and join the chats! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Mus…

What are flavourings? This question has been plaguing Emma once she started noticing it on the back of tea packets in December. It has since cropped up on many a tea, simply listed as flavourings... how mysterious! Join Emma & Jack in episode 34 as they discuss what a flavouring is (with some surprising answers...) with a few food and drink based d…

Oh elusive sleep how we miss you! Episode 33 is a chat about sleep, what it's like not getting any and a tea to help those bleary eyes. Emma is lone wolf this week so grab a cuppa and listen in to a sleep deprived ramble, assisted by a promisingly named tea, the Post Party Refresh. Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Hom…

Emma and Jack try Elderflower tea for the very first time in Episode 32 of Pod of Tea. It's a beautiful little number, so grab a cuppa and join us as we discuss some fun facts around the plant itself and have a bright and breezy morning chat. We are well and truly back in the tea zone and loving it! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music…

Sound the claxons and pop the kettle on, because we are back! Jump into Episode 31 of Pod of Tea. Things are kicking off with a smashing brew, a Rooibos Earl Grey from Canadian company Tealyra. It's our first episode as new parents, so bear with us as we navigate podcasting around a tiny human (she makes a cameo!) We talk about the global pandemic …

We delved into the tea cupboard for another tea review for Episode 30! We try out the Nelson's Blood Orange Fruit Infusion from our local Nelson and Norfolk tea company. Jack Ewins is back on a sleepy Sunday episode. We try this tea hot and also iced, the first iced tea of the Podcast! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm…

Grab a pen, paper, and your best tea pun based team names to join in with the Pod of Tea Pub Quiz - Tea Round! Emma's guest this week is none other than the glorious Rebecca Felgate - hailing from Canada no less! They join forces to take on a tea quiz, lockdown style, in Episode 29. Fun facts and anecdotes a plenty! We had tea but feel free to crac…

You can take the ladies out of the tea shop but you can't take the afternoon tea out the ladies! Emma is joined by her dear friend and baker extraordinaire Emily Longmore - three cheers for video calls! They may be a good few hundreds of miles apart but Episode 28 is filled with enough tea, cakes and chats to make the inventor of the afternoon tea …

Time for a lighthearted episode to find out if you were a tea...which one would you be? Emma is joined by her sister Alice through the power of the interwebs, completing a tea quiz each. Episode 27 is a fun chat and proof that all you need to do right now is grab a cuppa and call someone you love for a guaranteed happiness boost! If you would like …

There is an awful lot going on in the world right now...so Emma & Jack are bringing Christmas back with the Nutcracker Tea, found in the hidden depths of the tea cupboard. Pop the kettle on and join in the chats with Episode 26 taking a trip down housing memory lane and drawing an unlikely comparison of this tea to a particular toffee liquor... Mer…

Time for a tea and a chat with the Sandringham Time Tea from Nelson and Norfolk. Emma and Jack enjoy this black tea with fascinating backstory! In Episode 25 we are inspired by this tea to talk all things 'time', take half an hour for yourself today to grab a brew and join in! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Home Fea…

In a special episode Emma is joined by four guests for a birthday tea party! Jack throws a surprise gathering in Episode 24, filled with lots of different teas and what can only be described as Cake Tapas! The birthday tea party took place in Biddy's Tea Room Norwich, with many giggles and not one but three renditions of Happy Birthday! It was love…

What a treat for this week, a gifted bag of loose leaf Formosa Oolong. Emma and Jack continue their tea master journey with another classic leaf, the Oolong tea in Episode 23. To quote Jack from the episode, "wow there is a lot to say about tea!" Our tea this week was gifted by the lovely folks at Tropic Coffee, coffee specialists based in Kings Ly…

Pod of Tea is back! We kick of 2020 with a review of Pukka's Motherkind Pregnancy Herbal Tea! Emma explains the podcast's tea break for the last couple of months in Episode 22 (you can probably guess one reason why from the chosen tea!) delving into the flavours of Pukka's rather lovely little blend and having a new years tea and catch up with you …

The journey to become a Tea Champion continues as we explore the delicate darjeeling tea! Emma and Jack record at dawn in Episode 21 exploring this classic tea and of course going off on some early morning tangents, this week we take a trip down memory lane circa the school years! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Home…

We have a special tea and chat episode, with non other than Charlotte Harding a.k.a the woman who introduced me to tea! Huzzah! In Episode 20 we discuss the lifestyle that is tea consumption, get an insight into being a freelance music composer and giggle our way through a cuppa in a tradition we have upheld since 2007! Credits: Created and recorde…

Pop the kettle on and get ready to chat all about Rooibos (Red Bush) tea! In Episode 19 Emma breaks down what makes this tea such a winner, as well as going on some tea fulled tangents along the topics of book writing, autumn and, in an unplanned turn, - olives! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Home Tea Organic Rooibo…

It's time for a tea review and in Episode 18 we taste the Turmeric Active blend from Pukka. Joined by Pod of Tea favourite Jack Ewins, we have a look into the properties of turmeric as well as chatting about the new Netflix Dark Crystal series and dipping our toes into deep waters with the question - what is a review? Credits: Created and recorded …

There has been another adventure, this time to Canada! Hear all about the fun time travels and noteworthy teas in Episode 17 where I review the Buddha Blend from Canada's very own David's Tea (spoiler, it's really good!) Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Home Tea Buddha Blend by David's Tea Shout out: Rebecca Felgate a…

This week we present a special tea and chat episode, with stop motion animator Mike Tharme. In Episode 16 we enjoy a berry tea, talk about Mike's current project Wildlife on Mars, and hear about a once in a life time cuppa that Mike had with none other than Ray Harryhausen himself! Colour me impressed. Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Mu…

The rumours are true, you can learn to become a Tea Master! To start us off on this quest we are looking at some tea classics, beginning with Assam. Episode 15 shows that we still have a ways to go to earn our Tea Master crowns, but it's a tea-riffic start! Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Home Featuring guest Jack Ew…

Time to grab a cup of your favourite night time tea as we review a lovely sleepy brew called Little Snoring. Featuring everyone's favourite calming ingredient, chamomile! We discuss this delightful blend in Episode 14 of Pod of Tea by candlelight, before heading off to snooze town. Credits: Created and recorded by Emma Ewins Music by Apples I'm Hom…

What are the worst things that can happen to a cup of tea? Find out in episode 13 of the Pod of Tea Podcast! Inspired by a top ten list in BBC Good Foods Emma and guest Jack dissect what can ruin a perfect good brew! They made their own versions of a classic builders tea and it's safe to say, there are some differing opinions on how to make this st…

Welcome to episode 12 of the Pod of Tea Podcast! Emma reviews a Peppermint Infusion tea, a choice tea after a slight mishap on a boat in London. We discuss the merits of this infusion tea, Emma's jolly jaunt to the capital including afternoon tea on a Thames cruise, and have a quick shout out to some of the tea hotspots in Norwich! Credits: Created…