Have a Cuppa Tea: The Kinks launch their own tea range
The Kinks have launched their own range of tea, inspired by the hits from their discography.
The iconic band were formed in 1963, and soon catapulted to fame with massive hits like ‘Sunny Afternoon’ and ‘You Really Got Me’.
While they became synonymous with the UK rock scene throughout their three decades in the business, they have now decided to take the connontations one step further – launching their own range of a quintessential British staple, tea.
Coming as an exclusive variety of premium loose leaf teas, each variation is a nod to their discography, and has been blended and roasted in Sussex. They include ‘Waterloo Sunset’, ‘Victoria’ and ‘Autumn Almanac’.
We're thrilled to share The Kinks' tea collection, which is available to pre-order now! Sit down and have a cuppa with your Kinks tea and teapot, and then you can do the dishes with your Kinks tea towel! Hallelujah!
Check it out at the link: https://t.co/OOXSZ40ogm pic.twitter.com/l8dG49N1aD
— The Kinks (@TheKinks) November 25, 2024
“The theme and lyrics of each song is mirrored in the blends and corresponding packaging, creating an all round sensory experience for the discerning tea drinker. With black, herbal and low caffeine teas included in the range, they can be enjoyed at any time of the day, any day of the year. Or even, all day and all of the night,” reads a press release.
It also draws light to the lyrics “Tea in the morning, Tea in the evening, Tea at supper time”, which featured on their 1971 album ‘Muswell Hillbillies’.
As well as the different tea blends, a range of ceramic teapots and teacups are also available, as well as a bespoke Kinks tea towel.
The teas come in packs of 100g, and are priced at £6 each. The ceramics and accessories are all limited edition and range between £12 and £50. Check out more images below, and visit here to pre-order.
News of the new tea range comes amid long-running rumours that the band could be reuniting. While the group have never formally split, brothers Dave and Ray Davies have had a difficult relationship over the years.
Just last year, NME spoke to The Kinks to celebrate their two-part anthology series called ‘The Journey‘ honouring the band’s 60th anniversary, and addressed the potential of a comeback.
There, Ray Davies shared the band had enough material for “about 20” new songs, adding: “There are about two or three songs I want to finish, and when they’re finished, I’ll put the whole thing together.”
However, he said a potential Kinks reunion remained “in the lap of the gods”, and would only come to fruition if they could lock in “a show that gives us the credit we deserve”.
Before then, Dave said he was “optimistic” about a reunion, and hoped it could happen in time for the 60th anniversary of hit song ‘You Really Got Me’. That anniversary took place this year.
In 2021, The Kinks staged a livestream event, titled The Moneygoround, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their album ‘Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One’.
More recently, member Dave Davies reacted to what he’s described as a “fucking horrible” AI cover of one of the band’s songs, and also spoke out after spotting his Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame trophy being put up for auction on eBay.
The original four members of The Kinks – Dave, his brother Ray, bassist Pete Quaife and drummer Mick Avory – were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990, reuniting for the first time in many years.
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