A Sunday in the Hills
Bright and floral, with a warm finish. For slow mornings.
- Darjeeling first flush
- Rose petals
- Green cardamom
Your tea. Your name on the tin.
Tell me how you take your cup and what you love. I'll draft a recipe, blend it by hand, and keep it on file so it's always yours.
Free · 15 minutes · Phone or WhatsApp
A free consultation, and a lesson in blending.
Book fifteen minutes with Aachman, on the house. Bring a taste you remember or a cup you can't stop drinking. You'll come away knowing how a blend is put together, and why it works.
- Which leaf should leadHow to pick a base that suits the hour you'll drink it.
- How much of eachThe ratios I use, and why spice needs a lighter hand than flowers.
- How to taste as you goWhat to listen for in the cup, so you can trust your own palate.
How it works
Every blend is made on demand in the atelier, the small room where I weigh and mix each one by hand.
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01Tell me what you love
Take the quiz, build it and balance it yourself, or book a free consultation. Whatever's easiest.
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02I draft your recipe
I'll write back with the proportions, what each ingredient is doing, and how to brew it.
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03You say yes
We adjust until it's right. The price is confirmed before anything is made.
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04Blended and sent
Made on demand, by hand. Sealed in a pouch or a tin with your name on it, and the recipe kept for next time.
Your name, on a tin you'll keep.
Choose a tin and we print your name on a two-colour label. Pick from four styles: minimal, Swiss, classical or the Maison estate. A keepsake tin is ₹100 more than a pouch, and it's yours to refill for years. Try it here.
Label
Colours
What arrives
- Your blendMade on demand, in a pouch or a tin with your name on it. 100g is about 40 cups.
- The recipe cardWhat's inside, in what measure, and why it's there.
- Brewing notesWater, time and amount, worked out for your blend, not a generic chart.
- A recipe on fileKept under your name, so you can have it again whenever you like.
Three ways to begin
Or start from one of ours
Starting points, not finished blends. Change anything you like.
Monsoon Chai
Malty black tea and real spice. Stands up to milk.
- Assam black
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Clove
- Black pepper
The Garden Hour
Soft white tea and the flowers you'd pick on a walk.
- White peony
- Chamomile
- Lavender
- Lemon balm
After Supper
Caffeine free, round and a little sweet.
- Rooibos
- Lavender
- Vanilla
- Rose petals
For something bigger
I'm here to help put a memory in a cup. A wedding, a first home, a grandmother's kitchen, a city you left. With the same care I took finding my own, I'll help you find yours.
We can make one tin, a set to give to the people you love, or keep your recipe on file so it's there whenever you want it again.
- One tinYour blend, your name, made once.
- A set to giveFor a wedding, a team or a family, each tin labelled by name.
- Kept on fileWe keep your recipe so you can reorder whenever you like.
Questions, answered
What does a bespoke blend cost?
It depends on what goes in. Most blends land close to the price of the teas they're made from, and bigger sizes cost less per gram. A tin with your name on it is ₹100 more than a pouch. I confirm the exact price with your draft recipe, and nothing is charged until you say yes.
Pouch or tin, and what sizes?
Pouches come in 20g, 50g, 100g, 250g and 500g. Tins come in 50g, 100g and 250g, with your name on a two-colour label in one of four styles. 100g is about 40 cups. If you'd like several tins to give away, just say so.
When will it arrive?
Every blend is made on demand. Once you say yes to the recipe, I blend it by hand and it ships within 10 days.
Can I make it caffeine free?
Yes. Skip the tea leaves and build it from flowers, herbs, spices and fruit, or start from rooibos.
What if I don't love it?
Then we change it. Tell me what's off and I'll adjust the recipe before anything is blended.
Can I order it again?
Always. Your recipe stays on file under your name. Write to us and we'll blend it again.
Can I give it as a gift?
Yes. Put anyone's name on the tin. We can make a set for a wedding, a team or a family, each tin labelled by name.
You are
Choose your tea leaves
Pick one or two. Or skip them for a caffeine-free tisane.
Add what you love
Up to five flowers, herbs, spices or fruit.
Balance the blend
Drag each slider to decide how much of each goes in. The rest make room as you go, so it always adds up to 100%. I've started you where I would.
Give it a name
This is what goes on the label. Your name, a person, a place, a feeling.
Send it to Aachman
I'll write back with your draft recipe and price. Nothing is charged until you say yes.
A free consultation with Aachman.
Fifteen minutes on the phone or WhatsApp, on the house. Tell me what you drink now, what you loved once and what you can't stand. I'll show you how I'd build a blend around it, what each ingredient is doing and how much to use, so you'll know how to blend tea yourself.
Aachman
Aachman ShuklaFounder and head taster
Thank you. Your blend is with me.
I've got your recipe and I'm already looking forward to it. Here's how it goes from here.
What happens next
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I read your recipe and write back on WhatsApp or email with a draft and a price, within a day or two.
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You say yes and pay through a secure link. Nothing is charged until then.
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I blend it by hand and it ships within 10 days.
Thank you. I'll call you soon.
Fifteen minutes on the phone or WhatsApp, on the house. Here's all there is to it.
What happens next
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I call or WhatsApp you at the time you chose, within a day or two.
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Have the teas you drink now close by, and think of one you loved and one you couldn't stand.
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We talk it through and I show you how I'd blend around it. If you'd like it made, I'll make it.