Dear Tea Lover,
Twenty-two years ago, I started Tea Drop with a belief and very little else.
For most of those years, I kept this story to myself. Today feels like the right moment to change that.
My grandfather planted rubber in Sri Lanka. Under his guidance, his son made a deliberate choice to transition the land to tea.
That decision became three generations of craft. My uncles tend the plantation and the factory today, reading the land, nurturing the leaf, carrying forward knowledge that no book can teach.
When I began my own journey, I made a different choice. Not to master the harvest, but to find the people who do. And carry their stories to the world.
I have spent twenty-two years immersed in the great tea-growing regions — not as a tourist, but as a student of the leaf. But those stories rarely travel. They stay in the garden. Between the tea master and the person who drinks the cup, the story of where that tea came from quietly disappears.
I founded Tea Drop twenty-two years ago so that it would not.
Twenty-two years does not happen alone.
It happens because a mentor told me to trust what I knew and take the step. I did not forget that.
It happens because customers believed before there was much to believe in. So many of them are still with us today, two decades later. They are not customers. They are the foundation.
It happens because colleagues show up every day with the same conviction. Their passion is what Tea Drop actually is, beyond any cup we pour.
It happens because tea plantations and farmers across the world have shared their craft and trusted Tea Drop to carry what they have spent generations building. Every cup carries their character.
And to my wife, who has been my anchor through every season of this journey: thank you.
This month, Tea Drop turns 22. It is also International Tea Day — a day that feels especially close to the story we are celebrating.
If you have been part of this journey in any way — as a customer, a partner, or someone who simply loves tea — this anniversary belongs to you as much as it does to me.
Thank you for being here.
— Ashok Dias, FOUNDER
The Teas That Tell the Story
To mark the occasion, we have gathered six of our most beloved blends, each in its own collectors tin as a small celebration for every cup you have shared with us.
Six Teas. Six Tins. One Collection to Savour.
From the first quiet cup of the morning to the evening wind-down, curated to move gently through the rituals of the day. 150 pyramid tea bags, six vibrant collectors tins.
- English Breakfast: Bold, full-bodied. Made for the first quiet cup of the morning.
- Honeydew Green: Light and softly sweet. A calm mid-morning pause.
- French Earl Grey: Elegant and floral. Made for slow afternoons and good books.
- Peppermint: Cool, crisp, caffeine-free. A beautiful reset after meals.
- Relax: A soothing herbal infusion for the evening hours.
- Fruits of Eden: Bright, fruity, caffeine-free. Perfect for sharing or serving iced.
Valued at $200 · Yours for $100
