The Tregothnan Estate is responsible from bringing tea to Cornwall. Ornamental camellias have grown in abundance on the Tregothnan Estate for more than 200 years, making them the oldest outgrowing plants in the country. These tea bushes enjoy conditions free from salt winds and other hazards, mimicking conditions in renowned tea-producing regions such as Darjeeling in India.
Tregothnan’s camellia bushes are carefully tended by expert technicians in the plantations of the Estate. Tregothnan teas do not require large machinery to process the leaves, and the drying, chopping and sorting is all done by hand.
This tea also uses leaves from the Glenburn Estate, in Darjeeling, India. The two tea estates have worked closely for many years, and share a passion not only for the serious science of tea itself, but also a love of the whole tea experience and complementing nature. Exchange of research, tea science and tea bushes has led to strong connections being formed at many levels, and Tregothnan works with Glenburn to ensure that the best possible leaves are blended and have been grown with the same passion and attention to detail that Tregothnan itself invests in its gardens and people.
Kea plums are from Tregothnan's orchard, and grown on just 20 acres of land by the river Fal at Coombe in Cornwall. The plums are still harvested how they used to be done, by shaking them off the trees onto blankets.
These rare plums thrive on the shores of the river Fal. Thought to be extinct, the historic fruit may be related to a plum traded from Portugal during the 17th century and flourished at Coombe in Tregothnan’s subtropical microclimate.
Apples from Tregothnan's orchards are picked, gathered and peeled by hand on site.
The honey is lovingly collected from Tregothnan's 60 hives throughout the estate. It is multi-floral, and every season the honey is harvested the colour and flavour changes due to the changes of flora and fauna.
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INGREDIENTS:
Hand-picked Cornish Tea (Tregothnan)
Finest Darjeeling Tea from India (Glenburn)
Finest Assam tea from India (Glenburn)
Pure, natural citrus bergamot oil (Calabria)
These teas are dairy free, gluten free, and suitable for vegetarians and vegans
Honey x 2 (Tregothnan)
Jam: Kea plums (Tregothnan), Lemon juice, Sugar, Water
Housekeepers biscuits: Wheat flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Nicotinamide, Thiamine), Unsalted Butter (milk), Sugar, Clotted Cream 7% (milk), Salt (Salt, Anti-caking agent), Sodium ferrocyanide.
Contains gluten, and suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
PACK INFORMATION:
This Tregothnan gift box contains tea sachet selection boxes: each box contains a mixed selection of eight individually foil-wrapped tea bag sachets; 2 jars of Cornish Estate Honey, and a box of Housekeeper’s Biscuits.
