Elmwood Inn Fine Teas

Elmwood Inn Fine Teas is an American tea company based in Danville, Kentucky. It began in 1990 when Shelley Richardson opened a tea room in the historic Civil War village of Perryville, Kentucky, at the dawn of the modern American tea renaissance. For 14 years, the Elmwood Inn tea room earned an international reputation as a destination for traditional afternoon tea. In 2004, the tea room closed so the family could focus on its growing wholesale tea business, Elmwood Inn Fine Teas LLC, managed by son Ben Richardson. Today the company imports, blends, and packages teas for retailers, gourmet grocers, restaurants, tea bars, coffee bars, hotels, and museums across North America. It operates a retail shop and tasting bar in downtown Danville, Kentucky, offering over 150 single-estate and blended teas. Founders Bruce and Shelley Richardson have authored 14 tea books and appear at festivals, universities, and cultural events worldwide. The brand emphasizes tea as a lifestyle rather than a commodity, sourcing extraordinary teas and respecting the people who produce them.

Elmwood Inn Fine Teas traces its origins to 1990, when Shelley Richardson opened a tea room in Perryville, Kentucky, a historic Civil War village. This coincided with the early stirrings of the American tea renaissance. Over the next 14 years, the Elmwood Inn tea room became internationally recognized as one of America's favorite destinations for traditional afternoon tea. Bruce and Shelley Richardson documented their early tea journey in three books. As demand for their teas grew, they launched a tea importing and wholesale packaging company, Elmwood Inn Fine Teas. After serving thousands of guests, the tea room closed on July 31, 2004, allowing the family to concentrate on the expanding wholesale business, which was managed by their son Ben Richardson. The company relocated to a facility in Danville, Kentucky, where it continues to import, blend, and package teas for a wide range of North American clients, including retailers, gourmet grocers, restaurants, tea bars, coffee bars, hotels, and museums. The Richardsons have now authored 14 tea books and remain active speakers at festivals, universities, and cultural events globally. Their stated mission is to explore the globe for extraordinary teas, honor the people who produce them, and offer exceptional teas to a world thirsting for peace and equality, sharing the ideal that tea is a lifestyle, not a commodity.

• 2004

  Tea room closes on July 31 to focus on wholesale tea business.

• 1990

  Shelley Richardson opens Elmwood Inn tea room in Perryville, Kentucky.

• Elmwood Inn Fine Teas LLC established as tea importing and wholesale packaging company.

• Company relocates to Danville, Kentucky facility.

Premium specialty tea importer, blender, and retailer focused on education and wholesale, with a lifestyle-oriented brand ethos.

• Cup of Serenity Caffeine-free Herbal

  Caffeine-free herbal tea available in tins, bags, and pyramid sachets.

• Bourbon Black Tea

  Black tea blend.

• Blueberry Caffeine-free Fruit Infusion

  Caffeine-free fruit infusion.

• Butterfly Blue Pea Flower Caffeine-Free

  Caffeine-free herbal tea.

• Farmer's Market Caffeine-free Infusion

  Caffeine-free infusion.

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