The lock-ins are much better value for money, left disappointed but lovely staff
We didn’t think it was good value for money and would hesitate to recommend this - although we love the teas themselves.
What we learned about tea was great, the staff were very nice, funny and knowledgeable. It was great to try lots of different flavours of tea, and learn how to brew them properly and why. This was a great first hour and a half that we thoroughly enjoyed.
In terms of tasting, there was the same amount of tasting as a lock-in event, about 8 teas (20-30ml each) and one sized tea cocktail/mocktail.
However, the tea blending part felt very disorganised and not value for money. After sampling multiple teas during the first part of the session, we were disappointed for the yerba mate and oolong tea base to not be available for the blending, as well as the white tea having run out quickly. The ingredients were not as extensive as the options in the standard bird and blend teas, it seemed very basic and limited to only 10 additions, that it was not possible to be creative or recreate any of the flavours we tried. Quite a few of the ‘additions’ ran out as well - cacao nibs, lemon and orange peel, so we could only take away green/black/hibiscus tea with some cinnamon or coconut. After the high of the first hour, this really brought the mood down. We also were not told about any flavour combinations or anything about what works or doesn’t work for tea blending - it would have been interesting to understand more about how the company comes up with its flavour…
Bird & Blend Tea Co.
Hi Natalia,
Thanks so much for leaving a review :)
I'm very sorry to hear that you were disappointed with part of the tea blending workshop, I have passed this onto the Store Manager at our Borough store and they have reached out to you by email to see if they can help.
I do hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions. Yours Brew-ly, Claire @ B&B