?Join us to celebrate our Birthday with a cheeky glass or two of bubbly, tea cocktails from The Bon Vivant, nibbles from our new menu.. With live music, informal tea tastings and a sneaky peak at all our teas and accessories. See you there! xx

24th November, 6pm – 10pm
eteaket tea boutique, 41 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EP

Join us Wednesday 2nd of November 6:30- 8.00pm for tea cocktails and a sneaky peak at the exhibition.

We are delighted to announce an exhibition with Edinburgh illustrator Vicki Gausden. Presenting an exhibition of tea inspired illustrations and hand lettering based pieces. Available to buy as prints, cards and quite excitingly tea mugs!

Find out more about Vicki

A rather nice review of us here…Fabulous! Have been reading the book and have been planning some rather great days/nights out as a result… So much to do! xx

eteaket features in the current edition of Time – we’re chuffed to bits and still picking ourselves up off the floor! Here’s what they had to say:

“A newcomer to the tearoom scene, Eteaket, eteaket.co.uk, is a hit with the Edinburgh cognoscenti. Most of the 40-plus leaf teas are sourced from smaller estates around the world, which the company says secures a fairer price for plantation workers and is kinder to the environment. However, “it’s not all kaftans and flower power,” says owner Erica Moore. Hot pink and turquoise seating and brightly colored fondant fancies served on vintage cake stands inject the necessary note of playfulness.”

To celebrate our first birthday, eteaket have teamed up with STV to offer you the chance to win Afternoon Tea for Four at our Tea Boutique & Cafe on Frederick St in Edinburgh.

Click here for details.

eteaket feature in the PlanetEye Traveller this month on How to Make the Perfect Cup of Tea.

Here are our top tips:

• “You need to start with the freshest tea as possible.  That’s why you should buy tea from eteaket – they work directly with suppliers so you know you’re getting fresh stuff.
• It isn’t necessary to boil filtered water, but you do need to make sure that you use fresh water from the kettle.  If you re-boil water leftover from the last cup, the water gets de-oxygenated. (I do this a lot so had to admit my mistake, though Erica was forgiving!)
• We discussed at length on the use of bone china cups (with the little gold strip on the rim).  While Erica couldn’t say why this makes tea taste better, we both agreed it does.
• Water temperature is important.  Some teas, like green tea, doesn’t fare so well with boiling water.
• Brewing time is important (hence our timers).  Be sure you know what the brewing time is for your tea.”

Click here to read to full article. For a slightly more detailed brewing guide click here.

eteaket got a mention in the News of the World’s recent article on Christmas Treats for all the Family:

“If you’re in need of a pit-stop, Eteaket, a quaint tea boutique and café on Frederick Street, offers more than 40 expertly sourced loose leaf tea, delicious sandwiches and mouth watering cakes to choose from. Aaahh, heaven!”

Click here for the full article.

One of eteaket’s most loved Tea Boffins landed a slot in the Edinburgh Evening News this week. What Thom doesn’t know about tea isn’t worth knowing. Click this link for the article http://tinyurl.com/okuhxh. You’ll need to get hold of a hard copy of the paper for the colour photo though.

Yes indeed. eteaket’s article on the Best tea (and why to drink it) was recently published in The Scotsman.

Our Silver Needle White Tea comes in at number 3, closely followed by our Jasmine Flower Blossom at number 2. To find out which tea was number 1 click here to read the full article.

Come and say hi at our new Twitter page.

www.twitter.com/eteaket