The Brown Betty Teapot

My first teapot was a Brown Betty Tea Pot. My sister, a fellow tea enthusiast gave it to me on my birthday along with some Earl Grey tea, sugar cubes, tongs, and a tea strainer. I still have that teapot today. What I like about it the most is that it keeps the tea hot long after it has finished steeping. There’s nothing like making a pot of tea on a cozy afternoon and being able to sip several cups before you have to brew some more.

Authentic Brown Betty Tea Pots are handmade from red clay from the Bradell Woods area in Stoke-on-Trent near Staffordshire England using methods dating back to the 1700s. Baked to a rich brown color and finished with a transparent glaze, these teapots make the best pot of tea. Because each pot is made by hand, there may be some light imperfections.

Brown Betty Teapots are not the elegant bone china type, but they are great at steeping loose tea. The familiar round shape infuses the tea properly producing an excellent flavor. A genuine Brown Betty Teapot has a British flag sticker on it and the words “Cauldon” and “Made in England” on the bottom. Also the edge of the lid of the pot shows the unglazed clay so that you know it is a true Brown Betty.

Add a Brown Betty Tea Pot to your collection and start a true English tradition.

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