In London you pair it with scones and lemon curd, in Marrakesh it comes in small glasses and along a Tajine, while in India it is used as a welcome-ritual when greeting guests in your house: We are talking about tea. The botanical gold can take different shapes, as a classic Earl Grey, an herbal blend, matcha, a mate or chai. What tea has to offer is a sheer endless variety of combinations. Boteanicals seasons this manifoldness by creating nine unique compositions, each based on three components, the art of botany and the treasures of flora. Every type has a base note which consists of either a sort of tea or herb, a heart note built out of either a flower or a spice and a top note created by a fruit. The combinations reach from Assam-Cocoa-Hazelnut over Mint-Rosemary-Lemon towards Sencha-Curcuma-Passionfruit. Only biological ingredients are used which are handmade and produced in small batches. Boteanicals pays attention to not use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, its iconic tins are made without plastic and the packaging is made from recycled resources while the shipping happens in a climate-neutral way.

The brand does not only respect nature, sustainability, fairness and humanity but the cultural stories behind each ingredient. This is why it focuses on telling the story of the big discoverers, scientists and sailors through its ingredients. The botany section on Boteanicals’ website uses beautiful illustrations to take you on a trip around the world by explaining the effects and cultural heritage of the individual components. Basil, for instance, has been found in burial chambers in Ancient Egypt and pineapples were considered to be the epitome of luxury and had the same value as a whole carriage. Did you know that a raspberry is not a berry but can be categorized as a rosaceous plant, that the orange doesn’t own its name because of its colour and the gunpowder tea is named after the military term because the leaves of the tea-us plant are rolled into little balls that remind us of gunpowder? By drinking Boteanicals you will not only step up your tea- and hosting-game but your small-talk- and trivia-skills.

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