Every leaf has a story
Our roots lie in the tea plantations of Sri Lanka, where our founder Sam spent more than a decade growing tea himself. When we founded The Tea Makers of London in 2010, we set out to source traceable, single estate teas and build lasting relationships with the people who grow them.
Learn Our Story
Rooted in the tea gardens of Sri Lanka
We are a family owned business based just outside London. Our roots, though, lie in the tea plantations of Sri Lanka. Our founder Sam spent more than ten years cultivating, nurturing and harvesting his own tea plantation. That hands-on experience taught us what really goes into a great cup: the soil, the climate, the skill of the makers and the welfare of the people doing the work.
Improving communities
Our Partners
Good tea should do good. We work with partners who support tea communities at origin and people here at home. Tea Leaf Trust widens access to education in Sri Lanka’s tea growing communities. The Ethical Tea Partnership improves the lives of tea workers and protects the places where tea is grown.
Closer to home, our Tea Break Blend supports mental health charity SANE, with 100% of the profits from every caddy going to the charity.
Every Tea Is Fully Traceable
Why we champion single origin tea
Each estate has its own altitude, soil, weather and way of making tea. Those differences show up in the cup as distinct flavours, aromas and textures. Tasting single origin tea is like visiting the garden itself. That is why the majority of our range is single origin, and why every product page tells you where your tea was grown.
Give the Gift of Choice
Gifts with a story to tell
This Christmas, give a gift that means more. Every tea in our gifting range is chosen with the same care as the rest of our teas: traceable, ethically sourced and grown by people whose craft deserves to be celebrated.
From our Advent Calendar to our Curated Collections, each gift invites someone you love to explore the world of tea, one estate and one cup at a time.
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FAQ
We are a family owned tea company based just outside London, with our roots in the tea plantations of Sri Lanka. Our founder Sam spent more than ten years growing and harvesting tea before founding The Tea Makers of London in 2010. Today we specialise in single origin, fully traceable estate teas and teaware.
Single origin tea comes from one estate or garden rather than being blended from several sources. Each one reflects the altitude, soil, climate and craft of the place it was grown, giving it a distinctive character. Most of the teas in our range are single origin.
The Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) is a not-for-profit organisation that brings together tea companies, producers and development organisations. It works across the industry to improve conditions for tea workers and farmers and to make tea production more sustainable.
Yes. Every product page tells you where your tea was grown, often down to the estate and region. Our teas come from leading tea growing countries including Sri Lanka, India, China, Japan and Taiwan.