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323 De La Mare Avenue, Suite 2
Fairhope, Alabama 36532

(251) 219-0339

The Spice and Tea Exchange in Fairhope, Alabama is a boutique tea and spice shop featuring gourmet spice blends, salts, peppers, sugars, fine teas, and culinary gifts. Whether grilling with family, mixing cocktails with friends, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea, this unique specialty store contains vast and flavorful options sure to impress your guests.

With the mission of “creating and sharing the experience of a more flavorful life,” visitors will appreciate taking in the aromas from the different blends and exploring new recipes on hand throughout the store. The knowledgeable owner and staff are available to assist with any questions and are happy to provide recommendations for your cooking needs.

Carrying both traditional cooking spices and unique variety blends, enhance the flavors in your dishes with a hand-mixed combination perfect for grilling, seafood, dips, and more. From Spanish saffron and juniper berry to Bird’s Eye Chile peppers and lavender, The Spice and Tea Exchange in Fairhope houses all of those hard-to-find ingredients that really make a dish stand out.

Distinctive spice blends for grilling and rubs, dips and appetizers, curries and Arabic options, as well as salt free options are available. With appetizing flavors like Florida Sunshine, Pirate’s Bite, and Italian Street Fare, it is hard to select just one.

The Spice and Tea Exchange in Fairhope carries both infused salts and smoked salts as well as salt accessories. Pepper can be purchased as whole peppercorns, cracked, smoked, and ground. Decorative dishes, carved salt spoons, and pepper mills will ensure a beautiful presentation for dinners and parties.

Indulgent sugar blends are the ideal choice to add additional depth to your coffee, tea, desserts, or sweet dips. Salted Caramel, Bourbon Black Walnut, and Butterscotch Creme are just a few of the gourmet sugars that are available. 

The Spice and Tea Exchange is the prime choice for loose leaf tea. Carrying a substantial variety of black teas, green teas, white teas, herbal teas, oolong teas, Pu-erh teas, iced teas, caffeine free teas, and matcha, it is an exceptional spot to pick up your go-to favorite or try something new. 

Black teas range in flavor from traditional Early Grey tea, International Breakfast tea, and Darjeeling tea to flavor enhanced versions like Chocolate Chai tea and Blueberry Black tea. Green teas also range in flavor with regular options like Sensa Superior tea or Jade Cloud tea to more exploratory flavors like Key Lime Pie tea and Creme Brulee tea. 

White teas are both light and refreshing. With flavors like Berry White Tea and Honeybee Ginger Elixir Tea, it is a great option for adding a little brightness to your day. A decaf Earl Grey Tea is available for those looking for a caffeine-free option in addition to a large variety of herbal teas. Peppermint Leaf tea, Beauty Rest herbal tea, and Blood-Orange Smoothie herbal tea are a few of the choices available.

Matcha tea and matcha lattes are a popular choice for tea enthusiasts. The Spice and Tea Exchange in Fairhope carries both matcha tea powder and sweet matcha tea powder as well as convenient flavored matcha tea sticks. Matcha gift sets are also available and make superb presents for tea devotee friends and family.

Seasonal loose leaf tea flavors are limited in quantity and offered throughout the year. Celebrate the summer sun with flavors like Mandarin Spritz tea and Grapefruit Basil tea, while Pumpkin Pie A la mode and Toasted S’mores tea are perfect for cozying up by a warm fire in the fall.

A selection of spices or fine teas would make an outstanding and unique present or addition to any gift basket. Not sure which one to choose? Give your recipient the gift of variety with a pre-assembled crate, tin box, or gourmet sampler complete with complimentary spice or tea options.

Along with these delectable options, The Spice and Tea Exchange of Fairhope offers other culinary goods and kitchen accessories that are sure to please. Sweet scented candles, a wooden bread board with ceramic dipping bowl, bamboo salt box, salt block, silicone whisks and basting brushes, or a mortar and pestle set, would be finely suited as a wedding gift, housewarming present, or Christmas surprise.

For the tea connoisseur, tea mug infusers, tea pots and kettles, ceramic mugs, and Matcha tea gift sets would make a superb choice. Pair one of these with a tea blend sampler for an outstanding combination present.

Don’t forget about dad! Perfect for the grill-master, try something new with the BBQ Sampler pack, grill-master deluxe crate, or a variety of steak rubs.

More than just a spice shop, The Spice and Tea Exchange of Fairhope also serves as a tea bar. Choose from a large variety of tea options or the featured “tea of the day.” Narrow down your selection by choosing which tea is right for you, from herbal, rooibos, white, matcha, green, oolong, black, or Pu-erh. Both herbal and rooibos teas are caffeine free, while the black and Pu-erh contain the highest amounts of caffeine.

Next pair your tea with a sugar or spice to really enhance the flavor. Finally, select the size. The tea is available in 12 ounces or 16 ounces, served hot, or 16 ounces or 24 ounces, served iced. On our last visit, we tried the Strawberry Meadows Green Tea, served chilled. This tea was light and refreshing, perfect for the warm southern days. 

The Spice and Tea Exchange is located at 323 De La Mare Avenue, Suite 2 in downtown Fairhope, Alabama. Street parking is available on a first come first serve basis. Parking on De La Mare Avenue, Section Street Fairhope Avenue, or South Church Street would be the shortest walk to The Spice and Tea Exchange.

There is also a public parking lot just north of the Fairhoper’s Community Park on South Church Street, a small parking lot behind Julwin’s Restaurant on Bancroft Street and another parking area just north of the Fairhope Public Library on Bancroft Street. These are all just a short walk away from the store.

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