founder | ritual curator | tea sommelier

Named after her grandmother, Modestine, Modestine® is rooted in rituals, Caribbean botanical traditions, and the sensory rhythms that shaped Laura’s upbringing in Grenada.

More than inspiration, the House is a continuation of the legacy her grandmother entrusted to her.

As a Tea Sommelier, Laura has studied the world's great tea cultures, shaping a vision that elevates Caribbean tea culture within the global conversation about premium tea.

Laura Shanley

"Studying the world's great tea cultures revealed that Caribbean tea culture deserves its place among them. 

Modestine® is my way of honoring that belief - bridging heritage, ritual, and premium tea through the lens of a Tea Sommelier".

Those early moments of ceremony with her grandmother, Modestine, shaped Laura's relationship to tea, not simply as a beverage, but as a ritual grounded in rhythm, repetition, and presence.