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Problems with Sleeping or Relaxing?

Tiny Tea Shop's Houseblend 5 Anti Anxiety Blend or as some customers have nicknamed it, the Chill Out Blend! Though it wasn't meant to knock you out totally but simply to help bring you down gently from a hyper, over activated state, some customers have reported that the blend does knock them out for a good night's deep sleep. So it doubles as an excellent sleep tea blend as well, if you're already quite exhausted! The result is a delicious blend as an evening tea as you unwind from the day, or to help break the stress cycle, and nurture you into a better night's sleep. The entire blend is certified organic.

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Trip to the Japanese Greens

Trip to the Japanese Greens it was astounding to watch and be among the beautifully tailored plantations in the Wazuka region, south of Kyoto, where some of the best Japanese Sencha and Matcha come from. The farms are still small and family owned, and they choose to keep it that way, in order to maintain the exclusive high quality of their boutique level teas. I had the privilege of meeting and chatting with the farmers and watched how they harvested the teas with their hand held machines, that ensured only the youngest leaves are picked and blown into a collection bag without damaging the leaves.

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