How this par-tea started

Hello, I’m Jess,

Founder, tea blender, packaging perfectionist, and tea-obsessed introvert behind Kettlehead Tea.

It began, as many beautiful things did when the lockdowns swept through Melbourne, my career in hospitality disappeared overnight. Somewhere in the quiet, something new began to bloom.

Like many, I was burnt out, locked down, and quietly spiralling. So I brewed. Not just tea, but an entirely new life.

I’d already ditched supermarket tea bags, those chemical-laced sachets were not my thing. Loose leaf was the only thing that felt real. And beautiful. And intentional. But the tea aisle? A sea of beige.
Where was the joy? The character? The drama?

So I made my own. I started designing blends as if they were characters in a story, odd, elegant, impossible to ignore. The kind of tea you gift to your weirdest, most wonderful friend (or, let's be honest, hoard for yourself). Think less wellness retreat, more velvet-curtained speakeasy for your senses.

Today, Kettlehead Tea is a love letter to the strange and the beautiful. Our blends are bold, our canisters are gift-ready.

Whether you’re here for the artful canisters, the weird little names, or the actual tea (it’s excellent, by the way), I’m so glad you found us.

Put the kettle on. Let’s get peculiar.