Lake Missoula Tea Company

Tea Blog

Raw Turmeric, image borrowed

Seasonal / New

Shamrock Tea Box

Feature Tea / Product

Luck of the Irish Tea — Luck of the Irish Tea, with Irish whiskey and cream

We pick global so you can drink local

Shop our teas from around the world

Botanical — Herbal / Botanical Blends

Winter Teas — Seasonal / New

Rooibos — Rooibos Tea

Chai Tea

Forlife Teaware — Strainers, Steepers, Filters

Puerh Tea

White Tea

purple tea — Purple Tea

Oolong Tea

Black Tea

Green Tea

Single Botanical

Black Blend

LMTC Gift Card — LMTC Gift Card, for online purchase

Relationships make the best tea.

Relationships with our SOURCES, at the TEA BAR, ONLINE and with our WHOLESALE customers – and all our relationships throughout the world are why we love tea.

Kenyan purple tea farmer invited us to stay in his home

Online customer says we offer the best tea online

Coffee roaster partners with us because our tea stands out

Man tells us they had the best tea at a caffe that serves our tea

Customer who comes daily to chat at the tea bar

Employees that stop in on their time off

Learn about where we source our Teas

Real People, Real Tea

Carlota Llano — Carlota Llano, Owner Bitaco Tea Farm

Isaiah Edwards — Isaiah Edwards, Airline Pilot

Rachel Chansler-Djoko — Rachel Chansler-Djoko, Artist

Jane Pettigrew — Jane Pettigrew, Tea Expert

Dr. Bob Brown — Dr. Bob Brown, Historian

Christina Bovinette — Christina Bovinette, Philosopher

Lalita Sawria — Lalita Sawria, Tea Nursery Manager

Gideon Buntoro — Gideon Buntoro, Tea Farm Marketer

Tony Liu — Tony Liu, Jeweler, Photographer, Tea Connoisseur

Nasir Khan — Nasir Khan, International Business

Real People, Real Tea shares interesting tea stories from around the world. We are lucky to meet so many people from all over the world through our tea travels and at our tea shop in Missoula, Montana. Though we often focus on our differences when thinking about people from other places, Lake Missoula Tea Company likes to hone in on our similarities. Real People, Real Tea hopes to illuminate those things we have in common through tea. Enjoy!

Enter Real People, Real Tea

Take a virtual tour of our store in Missoula, MT

Watch Tea Tastings Videos / Listen to our Podcasts

Japanase Tea, In Pursuit of Excellence

The Perfect Steep, a Hands On Experience

Listen to all LMTC podcasts.