Single-estate teas, sourced with care and served with knowledge.
In short: Camellia & Vale is an independent merchant of rare, single-origin leaf — full traceability from garden to pot, and a Covent Garden tasting room to match.
Our story
Camellia & Vale began with a simple conviction: that great tea deserves the same reverence as great wine — a sense of place, a maker's hand, and a story worth telling. We work with a small circle of growers we know by name, buying in tiny lots and resting each tea until it is at its best.
From a first-flush Darjeeling picked in the thaw to an Ali Shan oolong rolled by hand at altitude, every tea on our shelf has earned its place. Nothing here is making up the numbers.
Signature teas
Sourcing & sustainability
We buy direct wherever we can, paying above market for the lots we love and returning to the same gardens year after year. It means fresher leaf, fairer prices for growers, and full traceability from garden to pot.
Our teas are certified organic by the Soil Association, and we are members of the Ethical Tea Partnership. Packaging is plastic-free and home-compostable — because the best cup should not cost the earth.
Inside the tasting room
Where to find us
Our Covent Garden tasting room is open six days a week for guided tastings, a gongfu bar and a matcha counter — or browse the full range online. New here? Start with the First-Flush Darjeeling; it is the one we are known for.