Smith Teamaker

Smith Teamaker Loose leaf blends and varietals handcrafted in Portland, OR. Visit us at www.smithtea.com Steve uses this spoon daily, to perfect the teas that bear his name.
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Inspired by the perfumers of Paris and the fine chocolatiers of Provence, teamaker Steve Smith has once again picked up his tasting spoon — a big-bellied, sterling silver antique found in a stall in Tinsukia, India. Joined by trusted cohorts from his previous tea adventures, such as Tazo, he lovingly crafts each small batch of Smith in his Teaworks atelier.

The best 15 minutes of your day.
09/02/2026

The best 15 minutes of your day.

Introducing the Darjeeling Collection.Three teas, one story. Our 2026 Bungalow Release sits alongside our First and Seco...
08/26/2026

Introducing the Darjeeling Collection.

Three teas, one story. Our 2026 Bungalow Release sits alongside our First and Second Flush Darjeelings, a collection built to show how one origin can taste so different depending on when the leaves are plucked.

First Flush brings bright, floral notes from spring’s earliest harvest. Second Flush deepens into something richer and more full-bodied. Bungalow blends both flushes into a single, complex cup, a rare chance to taste how the seasons complement each other.

$5 from every tin or tip top sold goes to Broadleaf, supporting the farmers and communities behind the tea we love.

Find the collection in stores or online while it lasts.

You’re invited to Smith Teamaker’s August Book Swap with Reese Witherspoon Book Club!Join us Thursday, August 27th from ...
08/24/2026

You’re invited to Smith Teamaker’s August Book Swap with Reese Witherspoon Book Club!

Join us Thursday, August 27th from 5 to 7 PM at our SE Washington Tasting Room for an evening of books, tea, and the first hints of the season ahead. Bring a book to swap, find your next favorite read, and settle in with complimentary tea service featuring seasonal blends.

We’ll have charcuterie on hand, 25% off featured products, and a few extra surprises for your next reading adventure.

Head to our website under Events to register for free.

In the 1970s, Steve Smith was working at a natural food store in NW Portland when he noticed something odd: the peppermi...
08/21/2026

In the 1970s, Steve Smith was working at a natural food store in NW Portland when he noticed something odd: the peppermint grown in Oregon and Washington was incredibly delicious, yet nearly all of it was being distilled into oil for gum and toothpaste. None was being grown for tea.

So he drove out to a mint coalition in Eastern Oregon and asked if any farmers would be willing to grow mint for leaf instead of oil. That one question from our founder, and the adventurous farmers who said yes, helped bring Pacific Northwest peppermint into tea production for the first time.

Decades later, we’re still proud to work with many of those same farmers to bring Pacific Northwest peppermint from their fields to your cup. Swipe through for the full story.

08/20/2026

Tomorrow is the day to join Smith Teamaker and Sunflower Sake as we pour Tokyo Twilight alongside our Haccoba collaboration sake.

Expect tastings, small bites, and a great night all around, with an exclusive playlist curated by Liminal Music and a pop-up collection of imported Japanese jazz and lo-fi vinyl to shop throughout the evening, selected to pair with Tokyo Twilight.

August, 21st, 5-7PM
Smith Teamaker, SE Washington St

08/19/2026

The window for cutting peppermint is measured in hours, not days. Peppermint farmer, Steve, walks the fields checking moisture again and again, waiting for the exact moment the leaf is ready. Once it hits, everything stops and every combine runs.

It is the Pacific Northwest climate that makes this crop what it is. Warm days and cool mornings stress the plant, and that stress changes the compounds in the essential oil, giving it the pungent, cooling menthol you cannot find anywhere else.

As farmer Steve would say, it all starts with a grower.

08/18/2026

Every summer, the Columbia Basin comes alive with the scent of fresh mint. It’s a harvest we’ve been connected to for decades, ever since Steve Smith first partnered with Pacific Northwest mint farmers and helped introduce American-grown peppermint to tea drinkers around the world.

This July, our tea and sourcing teams returned to the Basin for the season’s first peppermint harvest and spent time with the farmers behind one of our most beloved ingredients.

Join Smith Teamaker and Sunflower Sake on August 21st as we pour Tokyo Twilight alongside our haccoba -Craft Sake Brewer...
08/13/2026

Join Smith Teamaker and Sunflower Sake on August 21st as we pour Tokyo Twilight alongside our haccoba -Craft Sake Brewery- collaboration sake.

The Haccoba sake is available for a limited time, online and in person through Sunflower. But this event is a special chance to taste tea and sake side by side, together with community.

Expect tastings, small bites, and a great night all around, with an exclusive playlist curated by LIMINALMusicShop and a pop-up collection of imported Japanese jazz and lo-fi vinyl to shop throughout the evening, selected to pair with Tokyo Twilight.

08/11/2026

You’re invited to try The Haccoba Twilight Brew

Crafted by , an innovative craft sake brewery in Japan, this limited release sake was inspired by our Tokyo Twilight blend and made exclusively for this collaboration. Wild fermented and savory sweet, it layers bright citrus and aromatic botanicals over the deep umami of Japanese sencha, with notes of brandied pear, chèvre, salted grapefruit, candied ginger and pandan.

Available through retail partner , this release is extremely limited and expected to sell out fast.

Taste it in person at our Haccoba Twilight Brew tasting event, August 21st from 5 to 7 PM at 110 SE Washington St. Sample the sake and the tea that inspired it, enjoy light snacks and hear the story behind the collaboration. Free and all ages welcome.

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110 SE Washington St
Portland, OR
97214

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Monday 10am - 6pm
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Thursday 10am - 6pm
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