唐の茶 Tang & Thread · Since 2020
Leaves picked by hand on misty mountains, warmed over fire, and steeped for you. Seven teas for the small, quiet moments that make a day feel like your own.
Our Story
Long ago, poets shared a bowl of tea and wrote down how it made them feel. Twelve hundred years later, we still feel it. That is the thread we follow, all the way to your cup.
Chapter I · Then
A winter evening, twelve centuries ago. Water hums over the charcoal. One friend grinds the tea, another reads a new poem aloud, and nobody is in a hurry to leave. In the Tang dynasty, pouring tea was a way of saying: stay a little longer.
Chapter II · Now
Your phone keeps buzzing. The inbox keeps filling. Then the kettle clicks. Ten minutes, a warm cup between your hands, rain on the window and nowhere else to be. That small pause is the whole point. The tea is simply how it begins.
Chapter III · Always
Our grandmothers never needed the word wellness. A few slices of ginger when the wind turned cold, red dates simmering when someone looked tired, something warm before bed. Our herbal teas carry that quiet kind of care into your everyday cup.
Who We Are
Tang & Thread began with a tea merchant, not a marketing plan. Since 2020 our founder has worked inside the tea trade: walking the gardens at harvest, sitting with growers and blenders, and tasting cup after cup until the extraordinary ones became impossible to ignore.
Along the way came one frustration. The finest teas were hidden behind plain bags and price lists, and the stories that make tea beautiful were never told. So we set out to carry both across the ocean together: the leaf, and the twelve hundred years behind it.
閑 のどか The Art of Leisure
One day a poet named Lu Tong was sent a gift of fresh tea. He brewed it and wrote down how each bowl felt. By the seventh, he said, a cool breeze was lifting him into the sky.
We made a tea for every bowl.
Lu Tong, 七碗茶詩
The Collection
A slow morning. An afternoon with a friend. A long night of thinking. A cold walk home. There is a bowl for each.
Can’t choose?
A little of six teas, enough for two or three cups of each. Try them all, then keep the one that feels like you.
CA$34
一碗春眠不覺曉，處處聞啼鳥
“Asleep in spring, I miss the dawn; everywhere, the birds are singing.”
Dragon Well Green Tea
First spring leaves · roasted by hand
Remember a spring morning when you woke without an alarm and the birds were already singing? This is that morning in a cup. The first tender leaves of spring, picked by hand and pressed flat in a warm iron pan, taste of toasted chestnut and fresh green grass.
Roasted chestnut · fresh spring grass · soft sweetness
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二碗舉杯邀明月，對影成三人
“I raise my cup to invite the moon; with my shadow, we are three.”
Rose & Blossom Herbal Blend
Botanical blend · caffeine-free
One spring night, Li Bai found himself alone among the flowers. So he poured a cup and invited the moon to join him. Rose petals, lemon verbena and orange blossom, for an afternoon with someone you love, or for keeping yourself good company.
Rose · bright citrus · honeyed florals
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三碗三碗搜枯腸，唯有文字五千卷
“The third bowl searches my dry heart, and finds five thousand scrolls of words.”
Yunnan Highland Black Tea
Yunnan highlands
After his third bowl, Lu Tong said he found five thousand scrolls of words inside him. Grown slowly in the misty mountains, this black tea pours a deep amber, sweet with wild honey and a little dark cocoa. For the afternoon you finally sit down to write, plan or make something of your own.
Wild honey · malt · dark cocoa
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四碗晚來天欲雪，能飲一杯無
“Evening falls, and the sky is about to snow. Will you stay for a cup?”
Winter Warmth Herbal Blend
Botanical blend · caffeine-free
Evening falls, the sky turns heavy, and Bai Juyi writes one line to a friend: it is about to snow, will you come over for a cup? Every Canadian knows that sky. Ginger, rosehip, orange peel and a little cinnamon, to hold in both hands while the first snow comes down.
Ginger · rosehip · orange peel · cinnamon
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五碗明月松間照，清泉石上流
“The bright moon shines between the pines; a clear spring flows over stone.”
After-Dinner Herbal Blend
Botanical blend · caffeine-free
After a good dinner, take this cup outside for a moment. Cool peppermint, sweet fennel and lemongrass, as clean and light as the mountain stream Wang Wei once watched by moonlight.
Peppermint · fennel · lemongrass · licorice
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六碗蓬山此去無多路，青鳥殷勤為探看
“The isle of the immortals is not far from here; a bluebird flies ahead to find the way.”
Ginseng, Goji & Jujube
Ginseng · goji · red dates
Every family has a cup like this. A grandmother simmering red dates and goji on a cold afternoon, a few slices of ginseng for whoever looked tired. Earthy, gently sweet, and full of care.
Earthy ginseng · ripe goji · red date sweetness
七碗床前明月光，疑是地上霜
“Moonlight before my bed. I wonder if it is frost upon the ground.”
Evening Calm Herbal Blend
Botanical blend · caffeine-free
The house is finally quiet. Moonlight falls across the floor, the way Li Bai saw it twelve centuries ago. Chamomile, lemon balm and a touch of lavender, soft and caffeine-free, for the moment the day lets go of you.
Chamomile · lemon balm · lavender
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源 The Source
Every morning, mist rolls over the highlands and the tea trees drink it in. Up here the leaves grow slowly, and slow leaves taste deeper: honey, malt, and a warmth that stays long after the last sip.
Taste Five Thousand ScrollsGift Sets
Some people already have everything. Give them something they never have enough of: an hour to themselves, and a cup worth slowing down for.
三碗
One good day, in three cups. Spring Dawn to wake up with, Five Thousand Scrolls for the afternoon, Quiet Night before bed. For the friend who needs a slower week.
CA$68
七碗
The whole poem, one tin for every bowl, from a spring morning to a moonlit night. Seven teas to taste your way through, slowly, one evening at a time. For the curious one.
CA$118
錦
For the moments that deserve something special: Lunar New Year, a wedding, a thank-you that is long overdue. A large tin of the tea of your choice, a brass scoop and a card written by hand.
From CA$72
七碗
Every tea we make, in one little chest of plum blossoms. For your mother, your best friend, or anyone you have been meaning to spoil a little.
CA$158
茶會 Tea Gatherings
In the Tang dynasty, tea was rarely drunk alone for long. Friends gathered, the water was set to boil, and someone always had a poem to share. We bring that evening back.
七碗
An unhurried evening spent tasting all seven teas, with the poem and the story behind each one. Small groups, real cups, and nowhere else to be.
茶會
For birthdays, bridal showers, reunions and quiet celebrations. We bring the tea, the cups and the ritual to your home or venue, and your guests leave with a little of it.
一服
Twenty calm minutes in the middle of a busy week. A guided tasting at your office, and a small tin for everyone to take home.
For Business
From client gifts to the tea list at your café, we work with businesses that care about the details as much as we do.
Lunar New Year, the holidays, a thank-you to the clients who matter. Choose the cloth, add your logo to the card, and we deliver across Canada.
Loose-leaf teas in wholesale sizes for your menu, with tasting notes and brewing guides for your team.
Our gift boxes on your shelves. A story your customers will want to take home. Ask us about stockist terms.
Free shipping across Canada on orders over CA$75, and to the United States and Mexico on orders over CA$259. We currently ship within North America only. Import duties and taxes are paid by the recipient. Every parcel is tracked.
For food safety, opened tea cannot be returned. Unopened items in original seal may be returned within 14 days.
Send us a photo within 7 days of delivery and we will replace it, no return needed.
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