Timothy D'Offay

Timothy d'Offay became fascinated by tea culture and tea growing while living in Japan's ancient capital Kyoto, over 20 years ago. Using Japan as a base, he soon started to explore the tea traditions of Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong. In 2000, these experiences led him to co-found East Teas at Borough Market in London, UK, with the tea expert Alex Fraser and in 2008 he set up Postcard Teas, a high-end tea importing business with a store in London's exclusive Mayfair. His work involves traveling...See more

Timothy d'Offay became fascinated by tea culture and tea growing while living in Japan's ancient capital Kyoto, over 20 years ago. Using Japan as a base, he soon started to explore the tea traditions of Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong. In 2000, these experiences led him to co-found East Teas at Borough Market in London, UK, with the tea expert Alex Fraser and in 2008 he set up Postcard Teas, a high-end tea importing business with a store in London's exclusive Mayfair. His work involves traveling extensively across Asia to source and import some of the world's finest tea leaves. See less