{"id":222,"date":"2026-09-18T21:26:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:02:52","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/?page_id=222","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-os-hero-outer e-con-boxed fc-ph-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"os-hero-outer\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-os-hero-inner e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"os-hero-inner\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-os-hero-left e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"os-hero-left\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-os-breadcrumb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"os-breadcrumb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"fc-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><p role=\"list\" style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;  letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"><span role=\"listitem\"><a href=\"\/\" style=\" text-decoration: none;\">Home<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fc-crumb-sep fc-crumb-sep--inherit\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> \/ <\/span><span role=\"listitem\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Our Story<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-os-eyebrow1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"os-eyebrow1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR STORY<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-os-heading1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"os-heading1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A tea business\nstill evolving.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-os-body1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"os-body1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eric&#8217;s tea journey came first. The Fragrant Cup followed in 2009. At its heart is a simple pleasure: sharing beautiful tea and seeing where the conversation goes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-os-btn1 elementor-align-left elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"os-btn1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/shop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore our teas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a190b4 e-con-boxed fc-ab fc-ab-founded e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a190b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6bac7 e-con-full fc-ab-split e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d6bac7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8dc53 fc-ab-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a8dc53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc-ph-grey-47-859x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc-ph-grey-47-859x1024.png 859w, https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc-ph-grey-47-252x300.png 252w, https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc-ph-grey-47-768x915.png 768w, https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc-ph-grey-47-1289x1536.png 1289w, https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc-ph-grey-47-600x715.png 600w, https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc-ph-grey-47.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ddff2 e-con-full fc-ab-copy e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6ddff2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c30c63 fc-ab-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c30c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f77686 fc-ab-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f77686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The beginning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba001ea fc-ab-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba001ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Sold many different Chinese and Taiwanese teas<\/li><li>Focused on selling tea online and in-person<\/li><li>Focused on doing private sessions, tastings \/ events<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a966aa e-con-boxed fc-ab fc-ab-iter e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a966aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f4b7c fc-ab-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1f4b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Many iterations of The Fragrant Cup<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6545e0 fc-ab-tl elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6545e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span class=\"fc-ab-tl__year\">2009<\/span><span class=\"fc-ab-tl__text\">Online store &amp; locally<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"fc-ab-tl__year\">2013 \u2013 2019<\/span><span class=\"fc-ab-tl__text\">Wholesale mainly Anhua Heicha<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"fc-ab-tl__year\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2014<\/span><span class=\"fc-ab-tl__text\">Participated in Group Pre-order for Korean teas<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"fc-ab-tl__year\">2020 \u2013 2025<\/span><span class=\"fc-ab-tl__text\">Managed Group Pre-order \u2013 TeaBuy Korea \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/morningcranetea.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">morningcranetea.org<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91049fd e-con-boxed fc-ab fc-ab-current e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91049fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524d79a fc-ab-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524d79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Current<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372fef4 fc-ab-statement elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"372fef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focusing on creating a community around tea<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b28d2 fc-ab-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b28d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sell tea via local stores<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b9bb9 e-con-full fc-ab-groups e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8b9bb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d30c1a e-con-full fc-ab-group e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d30c1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d8437 fc-ab-gh elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2d8437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tea Gatherings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04c962 fc-ab-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c04c962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"\/experiences\/tea-in-the-park\/\">Tea in the Park<\/a><\/li><li>Inside gatherings<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9ebd9 e-con-full fc-ab-group e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef9ebd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a41fcec fc-ab-gh elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a41fcec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Classes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062925a fc-ab-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"062925a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"\/experiences\/tastings\/\">Tastings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/experiences\/deep-dives\/\">Deep Dives<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/experiences\/guided-learning\/\">Guided Learning<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6dc47 e-con-boxed fc-ab fc-ab-future e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf6dc47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905ef10 fc-ab-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"905ef10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c6eab fc-ab-future-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7c6eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>TikTok Store<\/strong><span>First to buy on a live gets private Google Meet to learn history, learn brewing, and how to appreciate the tea<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Wholesale Korean tea<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Subscription<\/strong><span>Buy tea cup for gatherings \u00b7 Buy Gaiwan for classes \u00b7 Buy Teapot set for Private lessons<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Tea Club<\/strong><span>With select, higher end \/ rare \/ more expensive teas<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Jigsaw Puzzles<\/strong><span>With tea education<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ Our Story OUR STORY A tea business still evolving. Eric&#8217;s tea journey began in 2007. The Fragrant Cup followed in 2009. At its heart is a simple pleasure: sharing beautiful tea and seeing where the conversation goes. Explore our teas SOCIAL. RELAXED. EVOLVING. Beautiful tea. Shared generously. Tea creates a reason to slow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-222","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-normal","owp-tabs-layout-horizontal","has-no-thumbnails","has-product-nav"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":270,"href":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions\/270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fragrantcup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}