{"id":38,"date":"2026-10-15T16:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/sourcing\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:06:47","slug":"sourcing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/about\/sourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"How we buy tea"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38\" class=\"elementor elementor-38\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37843a6 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead lt-skip-menu e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37843a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549b2b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"549b2b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c720f18 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c720f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we buy tea<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e7e28 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92e7e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From a handful of gardens we know by name, tasted before it reaches the shelf.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74653f e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f74653f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"buying\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39a0a8 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c39a0a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f067a57 lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f067a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-tasting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11\" alt=\"A tea tasting table with rows of cups, jars and lids, a taster holding a spoon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-tasting.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-tasting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-tasting-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-tasting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-tasting-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c85ece e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c85ece\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2721b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2721b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Every lot is tasted first<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0984a9b lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0984a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gardens send small samples of each harvest. We cup them side by side, the same way as at our Saturday cupping, and buy only the ones we would drink every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fee02 lt-ticks elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"85fee02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We buy direct or through one importer we trust<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We list the garden and the harvest on every bag<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We sell a tea until it runs out, then wait for the next harvest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb4b39 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fb4b39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"sourcing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984ade0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"984ade0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112dc90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"112dc90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab2652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ab2652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where our tea comes from<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0893a96 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0893a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We buy from a handful of gardens we know by name, taste every lot before it reaches the shelf and buy again only when the new harvest is as good.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c8acc e-con-full lt-rows lt-gardens e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65c8acc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aceff1 e-grid e-con-full lt-garden e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3aceff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a4e5f lt-garden__place elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8a4e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shizuoka, Japan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66146a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f66146a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sencha from a family farm that steams its leaf the same morning it is picked.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fc943 e-grid e-con-full lt-garden e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95fc943\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f83499 lt-garden__place elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f83499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anxi and Wuyi, China<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1668e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1668e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oolongs from two cooperatives; the rock oolong is roasted over charcoal in autumn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0454f e-grid e-con-full lt-garden e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb0454f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeefcc4 lt-garden__place elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeefcc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Darjeeling, India<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deebc24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deebc24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First and second flush from one estate, bought by the lot after tasting samples.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8adce40 e-grid e-con-full lt-garden e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8adce40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f613b lt-garden__place elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9f613b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yunnan, China<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c91e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8c91e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Raw and ripe pu-erh pressed into cakes by a small factory we have visited twice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ed623 lt-btn lt-btn--quiet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56ed623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/about\/sourcing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">How we buy tea<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c48f1f lt-photo lt-ar-tall elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c48f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-garden.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6\" alt=\"Rows of tea bushes curving over a green hillside\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-garden.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-garden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-garden-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-garden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-tea-garden-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d39d34 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d39d34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"taste\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870399f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"870399f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a763ee9 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a763ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Come and taste first<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cfb79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01cfb79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ce90d lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34ce90d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tasting table is open from 11:00 every day except Monday. Taste any tea on the shelf before you buy it; there is no charge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa101e e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4aa101e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085343a lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"085343a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/visit\/#request\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a tasting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee4e99 lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bee4e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/visit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Opening hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/39"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-tea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}