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Tea is a part of me. From the time I was a little girl, I drank black tea — with family, with friends, at celebrations, to relax, to welcome guests, and to feel energised. I also grew up with the flavour of bitter orange blossom in my tea.

Every spring, the orange trees would bloom; their sweet, heady fragrance would fill the air, and my sisters and I would collect the blossoms for my mother to make orange blossom water and jam. She would also add it to black tea. I love black tea (and continue to drink it today), but I was searching for something more.

My journey began in 2015 when, by chance, I spotted hikers picking herbs on Mount Tochal in Northern Iran. They explained to me that the herb was Stachys lavandulifolia (also known as pink cotton lamb’s ear), which they called “chai kohi”, or mountain tea. That day, I found the “more” I was looking for and became fascinated by how the earth provides plants that not only have their own natural qualities, but also taste so good as a cup of tea.

I set out to learn about other herbs and the different ways I could collect, dry and enjoy them as tea.

Today, my journey continues at Anousha Herb Farm in Imereti, Georgia, where I grow and tend our own herbs, including lemon verbena, Damask roses, lemon balm, mint, chamomile and other seasonal plants. I also continue to hand-pick herbs from the mountains and forests of Georgia, bringing together plants that are grown at our farm with those I find in the wild.

The farm has become much more than a place to grow herbs. We restored a beautiful old Georgian Oda house and created Herb Farm Cottage, surrounded by our gardens, herbs and the landscape of Imereti. It has become a special place for people to slow down, stay close to nature and experience the farm for themselves.

Now I work with herbs every day. They have become a part of my life, like a breath of fresh air and a constant connection with nature.

ჩემთვის ბუნება წმინდაა და მასთან ღრმა კავშირს ვგრძნობ. ასე, რომ როცა მცენარეებს ვაგროვებ თითოეულ მათგანს მადლობას ვუხდი, ნაზად და სათუთად ვეპყრობი.

I’m so sure of the quality and taste of these special herbal teas that I’ve used my own name for them: Anousha. In Persian, Anousha is associated with meanings such as eternal, everlasting, sweet, joyful and fortunate. The word “noush” is also used as a toast to one’s health.

As another personal touch, my logo is a bitter orange blossom (Citrus aurantium amara), a five-petalled white flower. It represents the very beginning of my tea journey and the roots from which my business grew: natural products that bring feelings of happiness, health and joy.

I bring all of that together in Anousha Tea. I hope that every cup brings you a little closer to nature and gives you a moment of sweetness and joy.

To your health,

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