ABOUT
Just a small mom-and-pop's tea company.
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Tea-hands for hire.
EST. 2019
A. TELLIN CO
This is the third act of a long career in tea.
Here I start to find my own path in tea. One that is not tethered to a distribution model, packing machines, investors and dreams of market dominance. Here the goal is to be small, uncompromising and personal.
And to pass on what I have learned. To help others find their own path or start their journey.
OUR TEAS
Caption: AMIGA ( S/S '24). Gift Box resting on napkin from Vitaly Paley. Tea in old aluminum family pot from god knows where. Flowers from the front acre. Red Tray from Lucci's childhood sitting on silver tray from Good Will find at Oregon Coast.
FROM MY BENCH
SPECIAL TEA
KNOWLEDGE - CREATIVITY - COMMITMENT & CRAFT
Every tea is made by my own two hands. This is important. Just like a chef can write out his recipe, but the dish won't be as good when you make it. How a tea is made matters almost as much as the quality of the ingredients. CALL ME EARL is a great example.
Notes, not flavors. We want tea to taste like tea. No flavorings, natural or otherwise. If you are looking for a mango iced tea, we suggest buying a mango and pair it with a glass of iced tea.
Less is more. 3-4 ingredients that build on one another while allowing each to shine.
Respect and restraint. That sums it up. I think. At least that is the goal... we'll let you be the judge.
Caption: NEIGHBORINO '25 in cupping pot and bowl (Lanka Porcelain). Creamer with lady bug that we found at antique mall in Aurora.
This IS your grandma's tea.
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Your grandma was a bad ass.
OUR COMPANY
We're down a long twisted road, nestled under the trees, far away from the hustle and bustle of modern life.
Caption: View from outside our tea kitchen during wild fires of 2020, days before we were evacuated. We got lucky, many others didn't.
OUR FIRST STEPS
FIRST WE BUILT
My wife and I started this company to create a lifestyle we wanted for our family. To work close to home, to be close to our children—to share our lives with each other.
We rebuilt a run-down barn we had on the property. It took us the better part of a year and cost more than we intended, but we did a lot of the work ourselves and it was quite the adventure.
"It ain't fancy, but she's paid for", is how I describe it. Part shop, part design studio, part tea factory—my space to work.
LEAVE NO TRACE
Everything we make is recyclable and or biodegrable. Our cartons are printed locally and we hand-stamp and create everthing else in house to limit waste and soluvents.
We buy organic materials whenever possible and all of our teas meet EU compliance.
Our facility runs on just a few amps of electricity and is warmed in the winter with wood we collect on our property, burned in a high efficiency stove.
"Yahoo #1" — VP of Culture
"Yahoo #2"— Assistant to the Assistant Regional Manager
QUALITY & VALUE
We strive to make the best, offer good value and personal customer service. The basics, the fundamentals.
No "on-sale" pricing strategies, no marketing campaigns, no bla...bla...bla. We take all this time, energy and money and put it into quality and savings to you.
We don't have any investors, loans or partners. All profits go towards the next harvests and to support my family.