In 2017 Duncan and Islay moved into a neglected farm on the shores of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll, a sheltered glen, areas of woodland and pasture, the sea loch on their doorstep and steep surrounding hills.

Both from farming backgrounds, the couple decided to move out of the city after 10 years. After a long tea research trip through India and Sri Lanka they came back to Scotland to start their own tea plantation. Unique flavour profiles are found in Scottish grown tea and they are excited about growing a crop that celebrates it’s Scottish provenance in it’s flavours and characteristics.

In Spring 2018 a few acres of the tea plant Camellia sinensis was planted amongst the wildflower at Glen Caladh Farm and one of Scotlands first tea plantations began to take root…

World Tea News - On a Journey to Single Estate Tea

Links to buy

Glen Caladh Single Estate Black Tea

The Gathering Black Tea by Tea Scotland

The Blackhouse Roasted Black Tea by Tea Scotland

The Tea Scotland teas we make every year, enabling small growers to introduce their leaf to batches throughout the summer. These are 100% Scottish grown teas collectively made with other Scottish growers.

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