HERE IS A LITTLE ABOUT US.


Who are we?
We're a family from New Mexico, obsessed with flavor, and focused on living well. The matriarch of our family, Dana, is a cancer survivor, so living a healthy lifestyle is important to us. BUT we are also serious foodies, craft cocktail connoisseurs, and loose leaf tea addicts.
Left to right: Dana, Nenada, Bailey & Paola
Our blends.
We blend all of our tea in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our blends are inspired by the Southwest, travel, and flavors we enjoyed growing up. We pride ourselves on creating products that are both healthy and delicious, so you'll crave them everyday. We might be the only tea company that has a Tropical Cinnamon Sangria blend or a Banana Bread Coffee Pu Erh or Green Chile Biscochito... and we like it like that.
Our tea shops.

We opened our first location in the Southern New Mexican mountain town of Ruidoso. We started with just 12 types of tea and a few cases of honey. The building we started in was huge and we barely had enough inventory to fill a table. So we filled the space with wine barrels and antiques. Since then we've expanded into communities we want to visit often, so you'll find us in only the cutest little communities in the Southwestern United States.


See all tea shop locations here.

Meet our team.

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The girl who knows EVERYTHING. Maggie writes our monthly newsletter, responds to all customer emails and manages our online store. But she does more than that; she helps just about every department and we sort of consider her the communication bridge between all of us here at OBTC.

If you ever have a question, feel free to reach out to Maggie here.

The playful spirit who organizes and leads (we know it feels contradictory but it is true). Kourt oversees all store operations and makes sure we have a plan for everything. You want to see someone go ham on a spreadsheet, Kourt is your gal. When there is a need, she's got a system and a strategy. Oh and she's got feedback too (with jokes) so we can do things smarter next time.

The dreamer who cooks, makes tea, does all the DIYs and then shares the inspo via email and social. Hannah is our marketing team lead and writes for our email program and manages our social pages. Hannah is clever, artistic and always up for a challenge. She eats up every task thrown at her with a voracious appetite for creativity. Keep up with all the fun.

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Come see us at the tea shop to try our loose leaf tea.

We're brewing something different everyday. ☺︎


6 comments


  • Dan

    Do you have any decaf teas?


  • Jon

    Discovered the chai at a shop in Flagstaff. Have been addicted to the chai blend ever since!


  • Meghan

    Oh man! I went in to find the orange chocolate pou ehr, and came out with two new flavors. If you’re into the pou ehrs, the bee pollen black is my new life source


  • Jeni

    I visited the Flagstaff store on a business trip recently. The sample tea of Enchanted Earl Gray had me buying a tin of it to take home to my tea loving daughter. Neither of us had ever tasted a better tea and I recently received my first order of five varieties of tea. Can’t wait to try these and what a delightful find to have stumbled onto Old Barrel Tea! Thank you for a quality tea experience!


  • Beverly

    Discovered Old Barrell Tea in Durango and fell in love with your flavors. I came home with 3 tins and ordered 2 more plus a strainer. These flavors are so rich. So fresh. So unique. Let’s just say Mexican Hot Chocolate is my new best friend. Happy to discover you’re based in ABQ… I’m in Santa Fe and will visit again soon. – Bev
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