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Perfect for Wimbledon viewing! bellevue earl grey & lemon iced tea

Earl Grey & lemon iced tea Serves: 4 If you love tea but don't find it refreshing in hot weather try this reviving iced tea. This is so much nicer than bought iced tea and you can make it with ...

Hot tea vs Iced Tea

Here we are in the middle of a heat wave ......

A great way to start the day - tea without milk

Our bellevue belter has always been our go to tea to start the day - it's a blend of tea designed to deliver a strong cup of tea with milk and a caffeine kick to match. But recently, we've discover...

Remembering my mother - tea, hospitality & dementia

This was written 5 years ago when my mother was still alive. Now I am sharing it again as I remember my mother on Mothering Sunday. I grew up in a house which had a steady stream of visitors. At t...

bellevue's best brew

We were so pleased when bellevue’s best brew leaf tea bags were awarded 2 stars in the GTA 2017 that we have decided to offer the same blend of teas as a loose leaf tea for those who prefer to br...

Turmeric tea

Turmeric is becoming well known as a natural anti-inflammatory. It contains compounds called curcuminoids, the most important one of which is curcumin. Its anti-inflammatory properties are sought a...

The bellevue belter - a question

Customer question time A non-urgent question....but one I have wondered about over the years (: It's my memory that some decades ago loose leaf teas were larger particles rather than the finer bl...

A-Z of tea A is for Argentina

Tea was planted in Argentina during the 1920s but the tea produced was not of good quality. In 1951 tea imports were banned which led to the growth in production. Tea is mainly produced in the beau...

A-Z of tea B is for brick

A tea brick is compressed tea in the shape of tablets or bricks which have been used over the centuries as both forms of currency as well as for drinking. Whilst bricks are no longer carried for th...