Mint Blossom

There’s something about the holidays – and those weeks leading up to them – that feels a bit magical. It’s a time of year filled with excitement, nostalgia, tradition and, most importantly, family and friends.

According to legend, the very first dragon appeared to the mythical emperor Fu-Shi in order to right several wrongs that had occurred at the hands of the monster Kung Kung. He was said to have rent a huge hole in the sky, and was a terrible presence who had to be stopped. Luckily the dragon filled in the hole and set the tone for how the world would function for the rest of time. The rhythms by which it lived its life – sleeping, waking, breathing, eating, flying – resulted in the creation of day and night, seasons and weather, and all the familiar patterns we recognize today.

White tea is a lovely, delicate and complex tea variety. Once extremely rare, now a prized part of any tea collection.

Make two quick and easy tea-infused holiday drinks that will impress your guests.

Warming, sweet, spicy and delightfully aromatic – chai is a mood.

In celebration of Hot Tea Month and to help combat the dark and chilly days of winter, we asked our Tea Sommelier, Alicja, for her top five winter warmers from the Shanti Collection

It’s typically around February when new year’s resolutions start to wane.

Superfood acai berries make a refreshing and healthy bowl!