Sometimes termed as ‘drinking vinegar’ a shrub is typically made with equal parts sugar, vinegar and fruit. Once well infused and full of flavour, it makes for the most delicious, non-alcoholic drink when diluted with sparkling water and lots of ice. We make ours with organic apple cider vinegar meaning that a well-made blackberry shrub […]

Over the years on our journey with tea, we have discovered that cold infusions are a staple for many in Asian cultures – an everyday infusion that is carried everywhere to maintain hydration. In Western cultures we tend to think of iced tea as a very sweet indulgence reserved for the summer months, but a […]

A RECIPE FROM OUR FOUNDER CAROLE BAMFORD. ‘There is little more refreshing in the summer months than the cool clinking of ice cubes in a jugful of homemade elderflower cordial. The hedgerows and verges are brimming with their cloud-like heads at the moment and when picked on a sunny afternoon their sweet, floral fragrance is a […]