Pod of Tea

Lapsang Souchong

Introducing the smoky wonder that is Lapsang Souchong!
Emma and Jack have their first ever taste of this pinewood smoked leaf in episode 41 and discuss a a few fun facts; including a story about a plucky bandit defying farmer who may well have invented this fine brew!
This tea ticked all the boxes for us, why not brew up a cup of your own and join the chats.
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Jack Ewins (and a silent secret guest...)
Tea Lapsang Souchong from Batch
Special thanks to Instagram's Loose Leaf Lemon for sending us this tea a part of a competition box!

Five Teas for Parents

Episode 40 is a dive into teas for parents. Join Emma & Jack as they try and whittle down their 5 recommended types of tea for people with tiny humans.
We quickly realise that parenting is a balancing act of waking yourself up and trying to wind down;  we offer some staples for your tea cupboard to help this.
Pop the kettle on a join the chats!
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Jack Ewins
Tea Mindful Mama from Mindful Cuppa AND Lazy Boy from Bird and Blend
 

Darjeeling 2nd Flush

Welcome to the teapot, Darjeeling 2nd Flush!
Emma and Jack have their first taste of Darjeeling 2nd Flush in episode 39 and discuss a few fun facts around this tea grown in India. We have some mixed thoughts on what is undeniably a tea classic, and some very unusual taste observations. 
We also go through a whole bunch of brews we have been trying lately; there has been a lot of tea which is a beautiful thing!
Grab a mug and join the chats!
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Jack Ewins
Tea Darjeeling 2nd Flush from Batch
Special thanks to Instagram's Loose Leaf Lemon for sending us this tea a part of a competition box!

Huckleberry

Emma and Jack try huckleberry for the first time, in a tea that gets the chats flowing! This fruity little number was kindly sent all the way from Idaho (huckleberry is the state's national fruit), and in a time where we aren't allowed to travel this taste of the overseas was a joy.
We chat huckleberries (of course!), books and the art of biscuit dunkage in episode 38.
 
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Jack Ewins
Tea Huckleberry tea from Idaho
Special thanks to Kerrin for sending us this tea all the way from the USA!

Beautiful Tea

Beautiful is the only word to describe this weeks tea, Mood Indigo by Daughters of Botany. Using the old fashioned postal service and modern day video calls I have a guest outside of my lockdown bubble! The wonderful Nicole Rogers, horticulture enthusiast (the woman owns a genuine greenhouse!) and yoga teacher, joins me to discuss this blue tea delight.
We talk gardens in episode 37 and discuss the inspired combination of yoga and the sea whilst sipping a hot brew that is as beautiful as its namesake's music.
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Nicole Rogers (check out her Yoga website)
Tea Mood Indigo from Daughters of Botany
Special thanks to Instagram's Loose Leaf Lemon for sending us this tea a part of a competition box!

Tea for the Great Outdoors

Have you ever sat atop a mountain and thought, 'if only I had a freshly brewed loose leaf tea with a squeeze of lemon'?
Well now you can! Find out how in Episode 36 of Pod of Tea. I am joined by my intrepid sister Alice Minihan to discuss her triathlon of new sporting hobbies, whilst drinking a Zesty Lemon tea from Sticksology; an inventive little number that is a loose leaf to go.
After this episode hopefully you will feel inspired to don some walking / running / adventuring boots and have a cuppa in the great outdoors!
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Alice Minihan (check out her Instagram for some inspo here)
Tea Zesty Lemon from Sticksology.
Special thanks to Instagram's Loose Leaf Lemon for sending us this tea a part of a competition box!

Milk Oolong

Welcome to the teapot, Milk Oolong!
Wow what a tea we have this week folks, a real unique flavour and aroma. Emma & Jack reminisce about snowy days and learn a little bit about how this milk tasting wonder is made in Episode 35. Definitely a tea to try yourselves.
Pop the kettle on and join the chats!
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Jack Ewins
Tea Milk Oolong from Tiger Tea Co.
Special thanks to Instagram's Loose Leaf Lemon for sending us this tea a part of a competition box!

Flavourings

What are flavourings?
This question has been plaguing Emma once she started noticing it on the back of tea packets in December. It has since cropped up on many a tea, simply listed as flavourings... how mysterious!
Join Emma & Jack in episode 34 as they discuss what a flavouring is (with some surprising answers...) with a few food and drink based discussion detours.
As tastes go, this week's peach and ginger black tea has got all the top marks, flavourings and all!
 
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Jack Ewins (and Daphne)
Tea Ginger and Peach Flavour Black Tea from RHS
Special thanks to our friend Charlotte Harding for sending us this tea!

Tea and Chats about Sleep

Oh elusive sleep how we miss you! Episode 33 is a chat about sleep, what it's like not getting any and a tea to help those bleary eyes. 
Emma is lone wolf this week so grab a cuppa and listen in to a sleep deprived ramble, assisted by a promisingly named tea, the Post Party Refresh.
 
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Tea Post Party Refresh from English Tea Company

Elderflower

Emma and Jack try Elderflower tea for the very first time in Episode 32 of Pod of Tea. 
It's a beautiful little number, so grab a cuppa and join us as we discuss some fun facts around the plant itself and have a bright and breezy morning chat. We are well and truly back in the tea zone and loving it!
 
Credits:
Created and recorded by Emma Ewins 
Music by Apples I'm Home
Featuring guest Jack Ewins
Tea Elderflower from Birchley's Norwich