QUINTEASSENTIAL LIMITED

ABOUT QUINTEASSENTIAL LIMITED

Graduating in 2001 with a degree in biomedical science from King’s College, London, tea designer and Quinteassential founder, Bernadine Tay, started her career in marketing. In 2008 she moved on to pursue her true love in the tea business. Using her scientific knowledge to create unique blends with exquisite flavours, she has since won 7 Great Taste Awards out of 12 blends and is now also a tea judge.

After a year of hiatus due to an injury that almost paralysed her, Bernadine decided to unveil a new Quinteassential with renewed passion. Whether the refreshed brand is a symbol of a new Bernadine, it’s undeniably an amalgamation of all that she loves. Tea, travel, art and all good things preserved in unforgettable memories.

The enjoyment of flavours is about more than how it tastes as taste is a multi-sensory experience. Quinteassential’s packaging express flavours not just with words, but through a spectrum of colour and energy using ink and water unique to each blend. We commissioned Italian photographer Alberto Severino to create nine unique canvases, carefully matching colours to flavours and aromatic notes, developing a story and evoking a sense of individuality for each blend. Tones, colours and how they interacted together all played a part in creating a visual that is both enticing and beautiful.