If you’re a loose leaf tea drinker and you’ve run out of tea options to try at your local grocery store, then you’re in luck: There are several subscription options that will bring you the most popular tea varieties. , premium teas and rare finds straight to your door. We’ve found the best tea clubs and tea subscriptions to up your tea game. Plus, they’ll make a great gift for fellow tea lovers this holiday season.
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We’ve delved into a few of the top tea clubs to find the best ones to try in 2024. We’ve spent a lot of time testing all of the tea clubs listed below to see what they do best. Any of our premium tea subscriptions would make the perfect gift for that tea lover in your group; though make sure you link your recipient’s address and not your own.
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Top tea clubs and subscriptions for 2024
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If you have a budding tea drinker on your shopping list, this is a monthly tea club gift. My subscription contained several teas that made me say “Oooh, I wonder what that would be like” or “I didn’t know you could make tea taste like that.” Most of them worked really well, including creme brulee oolong and pumpkin spice black tea.
Subscribers to this loose tea service can choose from a mixed tea subscription box, black tea box, green tea box and herbal tea box. Unique and fragrant fresh tea will be delivered monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly.
Each new tea box comes with a selection of teas (14 grams each) packed with information about each different tea and placed in resealable bags. Teas will vary according to the season and trending flavors. You will also receive reusable cotton tea filters with the initial monthly subscription.
The price: Subscriptions for three half-ounce samples start at $19 per month for a full year subscription paid annually.
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Atlas allows you to customize your subscription slightly. When you sign up for this tea subscription box, you will write whether you want pure tea, blended teas or a variety. And you choose whether you would like flavored and pure tea, herbal blends or all types of tea.
Atlas lives up to its name with fine teas from some of the world’s leading tea producing regions including many in the Orient such as Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, India and Nepal.
As a sister subscription to the Atlas Coffee Team, all of these teas come with accompanying postcards that contain information about the region the tea comes from. I love that touch and I can’t think of anything more fun to read while drinking stuff.
The basic subscription to this service is not a large amount of tea per delivery, so this is the perfect tea club for the average tea drinker or tea lover who has a traditional morning tea but likes to mix it up with a fun new herbal or oolong. every once in a while.
The price: Subscription offers two teas per month (30 cups) and is $14 per shipment. Signing up is easy and you can cancel at any time.
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Art of Tea has one of the strongest tea clubs to experience all types of tea. To get an understanding of your preferences, you can try the tea profile quiz where it collects information such as what time you drink tea, your favorite and disliked flavors and how much you know about tea. Finally it will recommend teas based on your answers.
The tea club subscription allows you to choose from six different types of tea subscriptions: single origin, pyramid tea bags, classic, decaffeinated, experimental and wellness. You will also choose a three-month, six-month and 12-month plan.
Each monthly tea box contained one type of tea. I got four ounces of warm masala chai in my first box and it was heaven on a cool Sunday afternoon. Between two and four ounces of tea (or 12 tea bags if you chose pyramid bags) will be sent with knowledge to delve deeper into the wider world of tea. The teas are selected seasonally and you will receive a fresh new tea or flavored tea every month.
Note that, depending on your choice of tea club (single origin, vintage tea bags), Art of Tea ships a different amount of tea but the prices are the same. There is also an extensive shop for tea and tea related products if you are not a subscriber.
The price: A three-month subscription is $81, six months is $133 and a full year costs $254.
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As if a warm cup of tea didn’t make you feel good enough, how about supporting only small tea farmers in the process? The Verdant Tea Club operates as a CSA with teas selected each month from one grower to highlight their family’s work.
My first delivery included a roasted oolong, a green tea and two rich black teas (all loose leaf) along with brewing instructions for each and colorful background information on that month’s small farm.
The price: The Verdant Tea Club costs $35 a month, $99 for three months, $195 for six months or $385 for a year and will include anywhere from three to 10 teas totaling 75 grams (about ounces are 2.6). That may include hyper-seasonal teas and fresh, limited harvests, too.
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Republic of Tea is a comprehensive tea marketplace with a subscription option, if you choose. Sign up for the Tea of the Month Club and you’ll get 50 bags of fresh tea every 30 days unless you get a variety subscription. You can choose from a variety of tea subscriptions or all your teas in one category such as black teas, herbal teas, wellness blends and more.
The main difference between this tea subscription service and most other tea subscription boxes is that you can see all six or 12 months of tea deliveries in advance and decide in advance if the assortment seems like you would like to taste it. It also makes for a great gift registry as you will know which teas are coming but your loved one will be surprised each month.
The tea from Republic of Tea is very good but be aware that the subscription is duller and less personal than others. This is a great gift for the pragmatic tea drinker on your list.
The price: Six months of tea club delivery is $109 and a full year is $190.
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