Not just tea. A collaboration between an artist, a writer & a tea maker.

Welcome to the night Garden,
A darkly whimsical collection of loose leaf teas, each housed in artwork by Brisbane illustrator Melanie Kilby, inspired by the crosshatched curiosities of Alice in Wonderland,

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Unique Gifts For The Curious

The Peculiar Pair Gift Box is currently our best seller.

Choose your pair, and we’ll pack them with care... a little luxury, lovingly delivered.

Shop the Peculiar Pair Gift Box

  • Exquisitely Quirky

    Created by a tea-obsessed oddball (hi, that’s me, Jess), these canisters are a little bit art, a little bit eccentric, and a lot of love.


  • Quali-Tea

    Indulgent loose leaf blends, hand crafted in Australia using only the finest quali-tea ingredients.

  • Fast Dispatch

    Orders ship within 1–2 days and arrive ready to impress. Enjoy free shipping Australia wide when you spend $120.

Gifts for the incurably curious and aesthetically inclined

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Brew like you mean it with our Teaware & Accessories

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Loose leaf tea never looked so good.

Hand-blended and packed in Australia, our teas don’t just taste good , they show up dressed for the occasion. Pretty enough to gift, delicious enough to keep.

Shop the limited edition collection

Keep the canister. We’ve got the refills.

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Farewell Cabinet

A last glimpse of the Parisian Peacock Collection, dressed in the whimsical collage art of Chrysa Koukoura and the French verse of Margaret McKay.

This collection is taking its final bow and will not be restocked. When the last canister is claimed, the cabinet will close forever.

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From Our Blog

  • Dinky-di chai

    Dinky-di chai

    Is powdered chai simply real chai in disguise, or is it something else? Oh, sweet chai o’ mine, let’s unpack this tea mystery, and weigh up the evidence on chai...

    Dinky-di chai

    Is powdered chai simply real chai in disguise, or is it something else? Oh, sweet chai o’ mine, let’s unpack this tea mystery, and weigh up the evidence on chai...

  • What’s the brew - haha about green tea anyway?

    What’s the brew - haha about green tea anyway?

    Brew-tea-ful green tea! Okay, that’s the last of the brew puns… maybe. What’s not to love about history? Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in. It seems that back in...

    What’s the brew - haha about green tea anyway?

    Brew-tea-ful green tea! Okay, that’s the last of the brew puns… maybe. What’s not to love about history? Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in. It seems that back in...

  • Leaf tea – savour the journey

    Leaf tea – savour the journey

    As the sun sank slowly behind the majestic mountains to the west of the city, the Imperial Airways flying boat skimmed, then touched, the tropical waters of East Java. The...

    Leaf tea – savour the journey

    As the sun sank slowly behind the majestic mountains to the west of the city, the Imperial Airways flying boat skimmed, then touched, the tropical waters of East Java. The...

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