Tea shops · Bellingham, United States
Tea shops · Bellingham, United StatesThe Spice Hut
A woman-owned tea and spice shop founded in 2004 in north Bellingham, with more than 175 teas sold from 2 oz pouches and 100 spice blends made in house.
The spices are in the name, but the tea wall is the longer one: 175 teas against 100 blends, with a Ti Kuan Yin under eight dollars and a Milk Oolong for the day you want to splurge.
The Spice Hut was founded in 2004 in Bellingham, Washington, and describes itself as a small, woman-owned business that crafts spice blends and loose-leaf tea medleys. Its retail store is at 131 W Kellogg Road, in the north of the city, and opens seven days a week: Monday to Saturday from 11am to 6pm and Sunday from 11am to 5pm. Online orders can be shipped anywhere in the United States, free over US$ 50, or collected at the store at no charge.
The shop lists more than 175 teas and 100 hand-blended spices. Loose leaf comes in 2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz and 1 lb pouches, and the 2 oz prices are among the lowest on this site: English Breakfast and Genmaicha at US$ 6, Earl Grey at US$ 6.74, an organic chamomile at US$ 6.59 and a Ti Kuan Yin oolong at US$ 7.94. An organic matcha comes in a 1 oz tin at US$ 15.59, and the house brands, The First Sip of Tea and The First Sip of Chai, cover the blends and the tea-bag boxes of 16.
Beyond the basics there is a long list of origins and a Milk Oolong at US$ 29.69 the 2 oz, the most expensive leaf in the range. The shop also runs a wholesale and bulk programme, sells gift cards in store, and keeps a virtual tour of the retail floor on its website for anyone who wants to see the jars before driving out to Kellogg Road.
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Where it is
Retail store (W Kellogg Road)
131 W Kellogg Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226
Hours: Mon–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00
What to buy here
Tieguanyin
Ti Kuan Yin Oolong Tea
from US$ 7.94 · 2 oz
A Ti Kuan Yin for under eight dollars the 2 oz: the classic Chinese oolong, floral and buttery, at the price of a breakfast blend.
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Genmaicha Green Tea
from US$ 6 · 2 oz
A Genmaicha, Japanese green tea with toasted rice, the easy afternoon cup and one of the two cheapest teas on the shelf.
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Organic Green Tea Matcha Powder
US$ 15.59 · 1 oz tin
An organic matcha in a 1 oz tin, the sensible size to start whisking at home without committing to a large pack.
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The one worth the trip
Milk Oolong Tea
from US$ 29.69 · 2 oz
The Milk Oolong, the lightly oxidised Taiwanese-style leaf with a naturally creamy texture, and the one tea here that costs several times the rest; smell it at the store before buying the 2 oz.
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| Tea | Type | Price | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Breakfast Black Tea | Black tea | from US$ 6 | 2 oz |
| Genmaicha Green Tea | Green tea | from US$ 6 | 2 oz |
| Organic Chamomile Herbal Tea | Herbal infusion | from US$ 6.59 | 2 oz |
| Earl Grey Black Tea | Black tea | from US$ 6.74 | 2 oz |
| Ti Kuan Yin Oolong Tea | Oolong tea | from US$ 7.94 | 2 oz |
| Organic Green Tea Matcha Powder | Matcha | US$ 15.59 | 1 oz tin |
| Milk Oolong Tea | Oolong tea | from US$ 29.69 | 2 oz |
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