About

A quiet ritual, kept alive.

Mahogany shelves of apothecary jars

Bush tea is a Caribbean inheritance. Across the islands, families have brewed soursop leaf, lemongrass, mango leaf and moringa for as long as anyone can remember — to soothe, to wake up, to mark a quiet hour. The plants are local, the ritual is intimate, and the knowledge passes from one generation to the next.

Caribbean Tea Lab is a small room in Charlotte Amalie built to honor that tradition and open it up to you. Glass jars line dark mahogany walls. There's no rush. You walk in, smell what you like, and we help you blend a tea that is yours and only yours — sealed, labeled, and pressed into your hand.

We're part of the Cardow Collective — a family of carefully made small businesses on Main Street, gathered under one roof. The Rum Room next door pours from across the islands; we steep them.

Most of our leaves are grown here on St. Thomas and across the wider Caribbean. A handful — chamomile, lavender, cinnamon — travel from farther, chosen because they pair beautifully with what the islands give us. Every blend is caffeine-free unless you ask otherwise, and every jar has a story we'd be glad to tell.

Aerial view of a Virgin Islands botanical farm above the sea

Our Farm

A green hillside above Charlotte Amalie.

Rows of moringa, lemongrass, soursop leaf, mango leaf, hibiscus, and mint — grown on a small family farm in the hills of St. Thomas. No sprays, no rush. Cut at sunrise, shade-dried in the trade winds, and walked down to the Rum Room within the week.

Rows of Caribbean tea botanicals
Hands harvesting fresh moringa and lemongrass
Aerial view of the farm rows