The word on everyone’s mouth at team Kettle Shed this week is HAIR! We were invited to the re-launch night of new Soho Barber’s ‘Joe & Co’ & it is that popular they have had to invade larger premises a couple of doors down on 22 Peter Street W1F 0AG and even better we were invited to be their new choice of in-house tea! From brushes too blades & tashes to trims a great night was had by all. Founded by the man behind the famed ‘The Lounge Soho’ salon On 26 St Peter Street WF10AH , Joe Mills has created another unique establishment, his own version of modern barbershop:…

Our weeks just keep getting better and better with jam-packed stuff to help us understand tea that little bit better. This week we went to the Cutty Sark ship on King William Walk, London SE10 9HT. The ship was one of the pioneer’s in tea imports in the 1860’s. Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development. The ship was one of the quickest and diverse ways to get tea from country…

After another tea-mad week in the wonderful world of The Kettle Shed, we’re pleased to announce a new company that joins us on our mission to bring exceptional tea to Chiswick and beyond. Badger & Earl is a superb new business located on Sutton Court Rd W4 4NG, it will be a place to come and enjoy fabric craft in a social setting. It’s a place to get help and advice on a project you’re working on, learn something new or remember and improve an old skill. You’ll be able to join in with groups and meet new people, or bring your own craft group along. Their work doesn’t stop…

Here at The Kettle Shed we had the hard(ish) task of holding a tea party / tea tasting ‘do’…it’s a difficult job but someone had to do it… A few of us got together and agreed we needed to taste some delightful combinations of tea and alcoholic beverages. We decided it was the right thing to do as some of our customers make tea party cocktails and we didn’t know what they tasted like! As ambassadors for fine tea, we saw it as our duty to spend an evening drinking tea and alcohol, and here are the results of said evening! The cocktails we decided to try were bourbon whiskey…

All about Matcha Matcha tea is a wonderfully finely ground tea that has a delightful green colour. Traditionally drunk in Japan as part of the ‘Chado’ tea ceremony, matcha tea was originally drunk by Japanese royalty. This unique tea comes with many health benefits and a delicious flavour that any tea lover is sure to enjoy. Health Benefits The health benefits of matcha tea really are quite extraordinary. As with any green tea, the drinker can expect to benefit from the wide range of antioxidants that come in every cup. But matcha tea is quite special when it comes to the levels of antioxidants. With approximately 15 times more antioxidants…

Markets The Shed will be at: The Chiswick Fine Foods and Drink Market at the Dukes Meadows Trust, Market Drive, Chiswick, W4 2RX. Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, the market is open from 10am until 2pm. http://www.dukesmeadowstrust.org/farmersmarket.html Bishop’s Park Farmers and Fine Foods Market at Bishop’s Park, Bishop’s Avenue, Fulham, SW6 6EA. Every 1st 3rd and 5th week of the month, the market is open from 10am until 2pm. Stores Lumi Power Yogo Centre at 121 King Street, London, W6 9JG. Lumi stock a wonderful range of Kettle Shed Herbal Teas. http://www.lumipoweryoga.com/   Events Lumi Power Yogo Centre: Friday 6th of December 2013 We have joined up…

Interesting figures from The Guardian suggest that “we use about 55bn teabags in the UK each year – that’s about 370,000 tonnes of waste that mostly end up in landfill.”  A troubling revelation, but one which contributes to the arguments for loose leaf tea over teabags just as much as superior flavour and quality. Not to mention the often-overlooked fact that preparing a loose leaf tea costs no significant extra effort. The Guardian blogger also points out that the persistently pervasive teabag is an American contrivance that has only been seen on our own sceptred isle since the Sixties and, therefore, the bag is not so deeply entrenched in our culture…