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If you haven’t noticed already, we are big fans of floral teas. So, this Spring, we thought of combining our love for floral teas with your favourite tea books to bring you a fresh Spring Collection.  This beautiful, luxurious collection of thoughtfully designed teas brings you three unique blends with Ceylon’s finest green tea with a blend of natural ingredients. Let’s explore the three volumes of the Basilur Floral Fantasy collection.  Volume I Don’t let the weather get you down this Spring! This tea is the perfect pick-me-up for springtime. The refreshing blend of green tea, peppermint, hibiscus and rose...

Depending on which part of the world you are from or your personal palette, adding milk to your tea will be a different experience for you. For regular tea drinkers in Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia and Thailand, adding milk to tea is an essential task. It is such a strong part of the tea cultures of these countries that many signature teas from these countries such as India’s Masala Chai or Thai tea, highlight milk. However, some tea purists might disagree with the practice of adding milk to tea. So, we thought of exploring this debate.  History of adding milk...

In keeping up with our innovative culture, this Spring we are bringing you an all-new tea experience with our Vintage Blossoms collection. This beautiful collection of tea with hand-drawn packaging celebrates some of the most beloved Spring flavours among tea lovers with five innovative products.  Citrus Bliss  This tea brings a blissfully delicious and refreshing combination of Nuwara Eliya tea leaves with chamomile and natural mandarin flavour. Nuwara Eliya is one of the most coveted Ceylon teas from the highlands of Sri Lanka and is famed for its light flavour notes and gentle aroma. Due to these exceptional characteristics, Nuwara...

Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world behind water. The flavour of your cup of tea depends on the water you use as much as the tea. So, we prepared this guide to help you find the best type of water to brew the perfect cup of tea.  Although at first glance, it seems like all water tastes the same, there are many factors that affect and change the flavour of your water.  These factors include the source of water (spring, surface, desalinated etc.), how they are treated, the freshness and even the pipes. When it comes...