The Rare Tea Christmas Gift Guide 2026

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A gift guide for people who are allergic to useless presents

Tea makes a rather good present for almost everyone. It's not just generous to share something you love - it will flood their lives with pleasure. It's also easy to post, useful and helpful.

Rare Tea is bought directly from the incredible farmers who grow it - no middle men pocketing the profit. And of course, everything we do at Rare Tea supports Rare Charity.

If you're not sure where to start, here are some ideas:

For the chocolate and tea lover (meaning… everyone?)

NEW: Chocolate Tea

Our newest launch: super delicious and wonderfully festive. Golden black tea from Tinjure in Ilam, Nepal, blended with Original Beans cacao nibs from Virunga Park, DR Congo. Both are organically and sustainably farmed by smallholders. Drink it without milk (cooler water) for chocolate digestive, Morello cherry and raspberry notes, or with milk (boiling water) for fresh bread, dark honey and hazelnut spread.

For the teabagger you'd like to convert

Loose Leaf Tea Starter Kit - our lovely glass teapot, strainer and a tin of tea of their choice. No more rushing to the bin with a dripping, dangling bag, plus they save up to 15% against buying separately.

Mug & Infuser Set - choose between two British made, beautiful mugs and our faff-free stainless steel mug infuser.

If they've already got a massive collection of mugs, simply add a Mug Infuser for a big mug of tea anytime.

Speedy Breakfast is our most popular black tea and has converted plenty of dedicated teabag drinkers.

For the matcha fan

Matcha Starter Kit - everything for the ritual in one convenient bundle, with the choice of any of our matchas (or all of them if you're feeling generous).

Matcha Latte Collection for the latte drinker.

We also have some lovely matcha teaware: Matcha Bowl and Matcha Whisk Stand.

For the one you want to remember you love them all through the year

A tea subscription box keeps the gift going all year, and they can pause or cancel any time.

For the ethicist and environmentalist

The perfect choice is our High Impact Tea Collection, built to shine a light on the tea growers who most need our support.

For caffeine free friends or Dry Jan-ers

Our Herbal Tea Collection - perfect for anyone cutting back on caffeine.

Alcohol free but just as fun: Whisky barrel.

For the Green Tea Sceptic

Genmaicha or Genmatcha are (almost) universally loved.

For the host/hostess with the luxury of time in the afternoon

An Afternoon Tea Gift Set - easy to wrap (or don't wrap at all, it's a beautiful box) and impressive on a tray.

Add a Rare Tea Towel or Smokey Tea Marmalade for the table.

For the ritual-lover and the curious

Choose between the Easy Pour Gaiwan Teapot or Traditional Gaiwan Teapot, for making oolong the Gongfu way. Pair with an oolong, like our NEW Emerald Lake Oolong.

For the health and fitness fan

Our Well-Being Tea Gift Set, with three teas blended for your well-being with the often overlooked, but vital, ingredient of feeling good - great flavour.

For the biohacker

No questions here, it has to be GABA Oolong.

For the epicure

Our Luxury Japanese Green Tea Collection, a proper showstopper.

A Bone China Leaf Tea Set - our very own fine bone china, with a bespoke leaf and cloud patterns by artist and friend Tom Berry. Handmade in the UK in a historic pottery.

Or perhaps our White Tea Collection for something delicate, delicious and special at a gentler price.

For the reader and the traveller

Infused: Adventures in Tea - Rare Tea Lady Henrietta's story of her tea journey, with recipes along the way.

The Rare Tea Flask, with a built-in strainer, so there's no need to settle for teabags on those special holiday train journeys (or anywhere, really).

For the iconoclast

Coffee Leaf - completely unique, coffee leaves crafted more like a black tea but technically an herbal infusion. Mind blowing.

For the fermentation fiend

Chinese Pu'er or Malawi Leafy Pu'er. If they aren't easily impressed with a single tin - our Bing Cha Pu'er cake is sure to astound in scale and complexity of flavour.

For anyone else - stocking fillers £10 or less

Our tea Measuring Spoon, some deliciously unusual Smokey Tea Marmalade or an eco-friendly bamboo Matcha Scoop.

Also our Matcha Whisk Stand and our Overcup Strainer.

Black Tea

Green Tea

Herbal Tea

White Tea

Oolong Tea

Pu'er

Iced Tea

Still can't decide?

A Rare Tea Gift Card lets them choose.

All the best,

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Since 2000 Henrietta has been travelling the world, working directly with independent tea gardens, from the Shire Highlands of Malawi to the foothills of the Himalayas. Lovell is at the forefront of the tea revolution. She founded Rare Tea Company in 2004 to champion responsible and ethical relationships direct with farmers. In 2016 she founded Rare Charity pledging a direct percentage of Rare Tea revenue to their partner farms, supporting tertiary education scholarships. In 2019 Faber & Faber published her first book – "Infused - Adventures in Tea", named the New York Times book of the year and was awarded the prestigious Fortnum & Mason award. She is currently working on a documentary series.
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