Tea shops · Milwaukee, United States
A Bay View family apothecary that sells the classic teas the way it sells its 150 bulk herbs: by the ounce, weighed to order.
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The house
Tippecanoe Herbs sits on South Kinnickinnic Avenue, the main street of Bay View, in a room that is an apothecary first: more than 150 bulk herbs, a small cafe that pours tea and cocoa, and a calendar of classes, workshops and herb walks that run out of the same space. The site describes it as a small family business founded in 2015 by herbalist Kyle Denton and his wife Serena Marinelli, and says they sell at farmers' markets as well as from the shop and online. The approach blends Ayurveda with Western herbalism.
The tea shelf is a short, honest set of classics, all organic or fair-trade bulk and all sold by the ounce: an Assam and an Earl Gray for the mornings, a Gunpowder and a Jasmine green, a Se Chung oolong, a fermented pu-erh, red rooibos and yerba mate. No matcha, no white tea, and nothing flavoured beyond the bergamot — the flavours live in the herb jars next door, and the shop clearly expects you to build your own blends from them.
Prices run from two and a half to four and a half dollars the ounce, which is the lowest entry point for loose leaf inside the city limits. That makes it the right place to buy five different ounces rather than one large bag, taste them across a week, and come back for the one you finished first. The storefront opens Tuesday to Saturday and closes Sunday and Monday; the online shop takes the same by-the-ounce orders.
Milwaukee · United States
2235 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Published hours: Tue–Thu 11:00–18:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–16:00 · Sun–Mon closed
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The FindMeTea edit
01 · Oolong tea
The one tea on this shelf you will not find at the supermarket: a Chinese oolong, lightly rolled, somewhere between a green and a black in the cup. An ounce is enough for a dozen pots and it rebrews, so it is the best value on the list even at the top of the price range.
US$ 3.75· 1 oz
Explore this tea →02 · Green tea
The cheapest tea in the shop and the one to learn on: tightly rolled Chinese green that opens in the pot and forgives a slightly hot kettle. Buy an ounce alongside the jasmine and you have the plain and the scented version of the same leaf to compare.
US$ 2.50· 1 oz
Explore this tea →03 · Pu-erh tea
A fermented pu-erh sold loose by the ounce is rare; most shops move it in cakes or tins that commit you to a hundred grams. Here you can take one ounce, brew it dark and earthy after a heavy meal, and decide whether the style is yours before buying a cake anywhere.
US$ 4.50· 1 oz
Explore this tea →The one worth the trip
Yerba mate by the ounce, from an apothecary that treats it as one more herb in the jar rather than a canned energy drink. If you have only met mate in a bottle, this is the loose green leaf it started as, and three dollars buys enough to fill a gourd several times over.
US$ 3· 1 oz
Explore this tea →Prices
Prices are indicative. Each price keeps its currency and pack size; this selection does not necessarily cover the house's complete range.
8 prices
| Tea | Type | Price / pack |
|---|---|---|
| Tea - Gunpowder Green | Green tea | US$ 2.501 oz |
| Tea - Earl Gray | Black tea | US$ 2.751 oz |
| Red Rooibos | Rooibos | US$ 2.751 oz |
| Yerba Mate | Yerba mate | US$ 31 oz |
| Tea - Assam Black Tea | Black tea | US$ 3.251 oz |
| Tea - Jasmine Green | Green tea | US$ 3.501 oz |
| Tea - Oolong Se Chung | Oolong tea | US$ 3.751 oz |
| Tea - Pu'Erh | Pu-erh tea | US$ 4.501 oz |
Indicative prices, with each product’s pack size. Prices may change; check with the shop. Price verification dates: 2026-09-19.
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