Buy Dried Herbs for Tea and Vaporising — Category Guide
Dried herbs are single-origin botanicals cut, shredded or rolled for one of two uses: steeping in hot water or vaporising at low temperatures. We stock eight at the moment, ranging from culinary staples like thyme and rosemary to more specialised herbs like St John's wort and hops flowers. Nothing exotic, nothing padded — just the herbs people actually want to buy for blending, brewing and vape sessions.
Most of what you'll find here is sold in 20g shred packs, apart from the Gunpowder Tea (100g of tightly rolled green pellets from Zhejiang) and St John's wort, which also comes as seeds if you fancy growing your own. If you're new to single herbs, the easiest entry point is a herbal tea — grab the lemon balm or thyme, steep one teaspoon for five minutes, and you've got a baseline to build on.
Quick Pick — Which Herb for Which Job
| Herb | Format | Primary use | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder Tea | 100g rolled pellets | Hot brew | Daily green tea drinkers who want body and five infusions per serving |
| Lemon Balm | 20g cut & sifted | Vape / tea | First-time vape-herb buyers building a base blend |
| Eucalyptus globulus | 20g shred | Vape / aroma blend | Anyone after a sharp, camphor-forward note in a blend |
| Hops Flowers | 20g dried strobiles | Vape (130–175°C) / tea | Evening blenders who like bitter, resinous herbs |
| St John's Wort | 20g leaves or seeds | Tea / grow | Tea drinkers with a long-standing interest in mood herbs |
| Rosemary | 20g | Tea / cooking / aroma | Kitchen crossover buyers — soups, bread, smoothies |
| Thyme | 20g shred | Tea / cooking | Everyday cooks who also want a peppery herbal brew |
Read the table by "primary use" first. If you're building a vape blend, stick to the herbs marked for vaporising. If you just want something to brew, any of them will work in a teapot.
How to Choose Your Herb
Start with what you'll actually do with it. Tea drinkers new to loose-leaf should order the Gunpowder Tea — 100g lasts weeks, each serving re-steeps up to five times, and the flavour is forgiving of slightly-too-hot water. If you want a caffeine-free evening brew, shop the lemon balm or thyme. Both are gentle, familiar, and hard to mess up.
For vaporising, the ground rule is low and slow. Lemon balm, eucalyptus and hops all vape well between roughly 130–175°C depending on the device. Lemon balm makes the best base — mild, pleasant, takes other herbs well — so buy that first and add eucalyptus or hops as accent notes once you know what your vape likes.
Cooks and home-bakers, the rosemary and thyme are straightforward 20g shred packs. Same herb you'd buy at a supermarket, just a more useful size than a 5g supermarket jar. When in doubt, get the lemon balm and the gunpowder — between them they cover daytime tea, evening tea, and vape blending.
What We Carry
- Green tea — Gunpowder Tea from Zhejiang Province, 100g of rolled pellets
- Mint-family herbs — Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) for vaping and tea
- Mediterranean culinary herbs — Rosemary and Thyme in 20g shred packs
- Aromatic tree leaves — Eucalyptus globulus shredded for blends
- Bittering and traditional herbs — Hops Flowers (Humulus lupulus) dried strobiles
- Traditional tea herbs — St John's Wort leaves, and seeds if you want to grow it
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I vape any dried herb from this category?
No — stick to the ones we flag for vaporising: lemon balm, eucalyptus globulus, and hops flowers. Culinary herbs like thyme and rosemary are fine to vape in small amounts but work better as tea. Gunpowder Tea is a brewed green tea, not a vape herb.
What's the best temperature to vaporise herbs like hops and lemon balm?
Between 130°C and 175°C for most herbal material. Start at 150°C, taste, and adjust. Hops flowers give up their bitter aromatics lower in that range; eucalyptus needs a touch more heat to release the terpenes.
How do I buy loose-leaf gunpowder tea and make it properly?
Order the 100g pack — one heaped teaspoon per cup, water at around 80°C, two to three minutes first steep. Re-use the same pellets up to five times, adding 30 seconds per infusion. The flavour mellows and sweetens with each brew.
Can I blend these herbs together?
Yes, and that's half the point. Lemon balm is the most common base — neutral and pleasant — with eucalyptus, hops or rosemary layered in for character. Start with a 70/30 base-to-accent ratio until you know what you like.
How long do dried herbs stay fresh?
Around 12–18 months in an airtight container away from light and heat. Our 20g packs are sized so you'll use them well before they lose aroma. If the smell is faint when you open the bag, the flavour will be too.
Last updated: April 2026