February 2026
Bringing it to Dubai
What it takes to move a small harvest six thousand kilometres without ruining it.
I used to bring back two tins a year in my luggage. People kept asking where they could buy it, and the honest answer was that they could not, unless they also had someone there.
The hard part was not the tea. It was heat and time: a pallet sitting on a runway in July will flatten a green tea. We ship sealed, in small runs, and we do not hold more than a season.
It means we sell out. I would rather sell out than sell you last year.
Written in Dubai · Faty Tea, single origin from São Miguel
