We associate tea with soothing, calm moments (can’t you just feel yourself relaxing?). What better way to keep readers interested than to lull them into a happy, tea-induced mood and then BAM! throw the unexpected.
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Choose meaningful presents inspired by the world of tea.
Romantic Tea Infused Chocolates
There’s an ideal pairing for every kind of tea and chocolate. Finding the right combination produces a union that delights the palate and raises the individual components to a higher level.
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Pairing Tea With Alcohol: Dad’s New Favorite Hobby
This Father’s Day give dad the gift of a new favorite hobby, pairing tea with alcohol.
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Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
Tea Journey readers span the globe. Half of the magazine’s subscribers reside in Asia and Europe and Africa. That’s why this year’s last-minute gift guide features festive items from India, Europe, and China. These gifts bring to mind holiday celebrations around the world
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Holiday Gifting 2020
Orit Eisenberg is irrefutable proof that it sometimes takes 25 years to become an overnight success. During the recent World Tea Virtual Summit, Eisenberg, a product development specialist and production designer, told her founding story with humor and extraordinary passion. She launched the Mennä ONE in September 2019 after testing 20 prototypes over five years, gradually refining the elusive challenge of controlling steep time on the go.
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Tea Gifts for Father’s Day
Globally fewer men drink tea than women but tea culture varies greatly by region and custom. During the past decade, the stigma associated with men sipping tea has eased. In ancient times Japanese samurai drank tea and statesmen continue that tradition. Popular magazines like The Art of Manliness post helpful guides like this “Primer on the Manly Tradition of Tea” and on the big screen Jean-Luc Picard, the captain of the US Starship Enterprise drinks tea. What more needs to be said?
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Fragances, Tea and Love
Tea and perfume both hold the beauty of presence—the way they unfurl, fill a space, and leave behind something tender. As February invites us to celebrate love in all its forms, we present fragrances with notes of steeped leaves and cherished memories.
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Holiday Countdown Calendars
Advent Calendars from Veronica’s International Palace of Tea are beautifully adorned with gold tea cups and the word tea in 24 different languages. Each day has 4-5 servings of incredibly delicious global fusions of unique holiday & dessert flavors. 120 servings total of premium loose-leaf, whole-ingredient teas.
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Tea for Two Gift Sets
Sharing a divine cup of tea or two with your sweetheart is always romantic. Make it even more special with one of these tea-for-two gift ideas.
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Curios: The Scent of Tea
Literally steeped in alcohol, the subtlety of the rare teas in this collection from Jo Malone London was completely preserved, according to master perfumer Serge Majoullier. “Infusion is a traditional perfumery process not often used today. We thought it would be interesting to revisit it to create a highly modern […]
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What’s Tea Got To Do With Love?
In this editorial for our romance-themed issue, we recall the love story of Napoleon and Josephine and their legacy of tea ware, both of which have endured through time.
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Tea Clubs & Subscriptions
VIP Tea Lover’s Subscription Boxes are your passport to taste the world through tea. Go on an adventure with a new box every month. Four exciting boxes to choose from: World Traveler’s Box, Sweet Treats Delight, Calm Brews Decaf and Classic Elegance. – Veronica’s International Palace of Tea
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Tea On the Go
Regular travel mugs are designed to store water or beverages already made, which means one more thing to clean. Recharge by VIVA is a versatile solution that brews hot and iced tea and coffee. It solves the headache of over-steeping, leaking lids, and maintaining the optimal temperature of our drink until the very last drop.
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Electric Kettles
Electric kettles are much more convenient, faster, and safer than using the stove or microwave to heat water. Kettles should ideally permit heating water to several pre-set temperatures. Delicate floral teas require far lower temperatures than robust black tea or Pu’er. Safety shut-offs, efficient boilers, and sturdy construction with comfortable handles and wide mouths for filling are minimums.
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Tea Sets for Travelers
You should not have to settle for hotel-room tea. Serious tea drinkers want to ensure their beverage is always available, even on leisure or business journeys. Help them tea travel in style with the elegantly designed Mobile Moon set, which includes a teapot, a lid with filter, a cup, and a hard-shell travel case available in several colors, including Coral Red and classic Zen black (dark blue shown).
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Holiday Teapots
Classic, whimsical, themed, treasured… teapots are a great way to showoff a host’s personality or as gifts for tea lovers.
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Bro-mancing the Stone-Pressed Puerh Cake
Men have for centuries dominated the professional tea industry as tea buyers, sellers, traders, and plantation owners. They have also led as change agents and tea masters in the cultural tea arts, from the Japanese tea ceremony to gongfu cha in China and Taiwan. Gifting tea to and from men has long been a tradition in Asia.
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Holiday Tea Gift Sets
Tea gift sets offer an entire experience. Thoughtful and all encompassing. A tea gift set gives your friends and loved ones everything they need to become expert chaiwallahs, kombucha brewers and boba tea makers. Check out our selection of amazing tea gift sets that are guaranteed to impress.
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Summer Teas & Tisanes
While the sun is shining, grab a refreshing pitcher of iced tea. Whether you do all the cooking yourself or tell everyone to bring their favorite tea-inspired dish, you’ll have a good time outdoors drinking tea.
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Teaware
Gather round, and grab a cup as the tea is on the boil. Mugs and bags may do in a rush, but filling (and draining) these unusual and appealing pots with fine-quality loose-leaf tea is an afternoon delight.
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Holiday Teas
Tea vendors make something special of the holidays with seasonal blends, special gift tins and packaging and scented teas to warm the home.
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Tea Sweets for Valentine’s Day
Tea-infused delicacies are the perfect way to show someone you care. From buttery matcha shortbread cookies to fragrant macarons, there are plenty of ways to spread the love this Valentine’s Day.
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Cooking A Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner With Tea
What makes a meal genuinely romantic is the amount of thought and love that goes into it. Truffles and lobsters are lovely, but all that matters is the joy and adoration infused into your cooking. Tea imparts an energy that warms the heart and soul for this reason. It takes a lot of care and devotion to produce a good tea. Tea is a powerfully alluring ingredient to cook with because of its energy and complex layers of flavor and aroma. Captivate and delight your partner this Valentine’s Day by cooking a romantic dinner with tea that’ll be unforgettable.
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Tea Gift Sets for Romance
Share a cup of love with Maya, blooming tea’s sensual flavor journey. Renew your senses with top notes of fresh eucalyptus layered with hints of dark and sweet plum. Maya’s lingering aftertaste of sweet mangos will evoke sweet memories of summer romance.
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Romantic Teas
A sweet herbal tea of peach, pineapple, and lemon myrtle, Romantic Garden conjures up the poetic atmosphere of a garden strewn with delicate fruits and blossoms.
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Corporate Gifting Suggestions
Consider presenting clients and staff a corporate gift for the holidays that is guaranteed to impress.
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This Father’s Day, give your dad the gift of experiencing the satisfaction and pride of creating something utterly delicious and unique. From single malt Scotches and artisanal Mezcals to aged Pu’ers and Assams, the fascinating world of pairing tea with alcohol will surely capture his imagination.
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Teaware
The imaginative and extravagant Borek Sipek invites us to visit a world similar to the circus and Italian opera buffa: the characters are all there, from the decanters with stoppers similar to a clown cap to the jugs with skirts and arms resting on the hips and the jugs-jar with colored ribbon handle
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Tea Blends & Boxes
Tea gift sets fit to take to the office, be it across town, or upstairs! A variety of teas sure to delight.
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Tea Utensils
A beautiful tea tray byThéières du Monde will elevate your tea ceremonies. This finely crafted wood tray is ideal for a traditional gong fu style tea tasting for dad.
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Tea Gift Sets for Dad
Variety is the spice of life. Show a bundle of love for Dad with a gift of tea and accessories Selections include multiple teas, like these loose-leaf teas from Nepal as well as brewers, utensils, and more.
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Unique Tea Gifts
Now this really is for the Dad-Who-Has-Everything. This small, relatively lightweight matcha stone mill is handcrafted by master stoneworkers from stone quarried in Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture. Your father can show off traditional, perfectly ground matcha to the envy of his friends.
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Tea Ornaments
Renowned for its rich heritage and innovative designs, Spode’s product portfolio appeals across the generations. The tea-time ornaments in this series make a perfect gift idea for the tea enthusiast. Each ornament can stand upright on a flat surface. Remove the ribbon and strings to use as year-round decor.
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Holiday Teaware
Create a nostalgic festive atmosphere in your home with the Christmassy Toy’s Delight collection. The crockery is adorned with playful motifs in red, green, and white and brings back childhood memories. To combine, collect and give. This festive-themed small milk jug is ideal for a Christmas coffee break. Enjoy reflective moments.
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Stove Top Kettles
Hear the kettle boil! Simple classics with elegant lines, sturdy stand-bys, kettles that make a fashion statement, and modern marvels with integrated thermometers.
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Stocking Stuffers
This practical tea journal is the perfect companion on your journey through the word of tea. On 40 pages, you can quickly and easily record your thoughts during a tea tasting. Due to its clear design, the journal is suitable for tea novices and professionals.
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Marten’s Favorites
Hamburg’s tea community is unique. Virtually all the tea imported into Germany is offloaded at Bremen and Hamburg, home to 211 tea companies. In addition, there are 300 tea companies in Berlin, and München has 152. Combined, these three provinces account for a 17% share of the German market. There are 3,858 tea companies in Germany, a testament to the fact that Germans love every type of tea. This collection of holiday gifts was curated by Marten Verch, a tea consultant, and writer who lives in Hamburg.
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Tea Mugs and Bowls
Teaware from matcha bowls to sturdy mugs and delicate China porcelain will find its place in the kitchen, home office, and on the dining table. Convenience, color, and style make this category a favorite for gifting.
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The Challenge of Change
This has been a year for reflection, an opportunity to re-examine our habits and everyday routines. Lockdowns and losses re-emphasize the importance of maintaining our good health―both physical and mental. Tea calmed us during the pandemic, it provided a pleasant daily pleasure―a welcome break. Tea became an at-home habit worth preserving.
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Spicy Teas
Hard to imagine a more tempting winter combo: Black tea, cloves, almond flavor, orange flavor, vanilla flavor, flower petals, three types of cinnamon, and orange pieces. Gift this spicy tea in its cheerful, red 4-oz. tin—and consider keeping one for yourself, too.
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Tea in the Great Outdoors
High adventure is not the first thing that comes to mind for those who enjoy tea but tea is a remarkably versatile companion outdoors, hot or cold.
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Tea Accessories
Measuring caddy spoons recall the era when real shells were put in tea chests to allow buyers to take samples. Indispensable for correct tea preparation, this measuring caddy spoon is of Art déco style.
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The Comfort of Tea
During these difficult times, tea’s calming effect comforted many, but mothers most of all. If there is something missing that will make her everyday tea ritual more pleasant, now is the time to purchase that convenience. Consider a bright teapot, a brewer, tea caddy, porcelain cups, or mug. If mom has everything she needs close at hand, consider a gift of tea-themed jewelry or a book to curl up with till normalcy returns.
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Inspired by Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey aired for six seasons in the U.S., and its American fans became legion. Millions could not resist the upscale dramas of the Crawley family and its servants. If your beloved mater is among the Downtonites, why not treat her this year to a tea service fit for the denizens of the Abbey itself?
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Dad’s Silver Service
Our elegant silver-plated tea set, as used in Fortnum’s restaurants, has proved so popular that they have created this smaller, bachelor version of the teapot. Perfect for tea for one or two people, its classic style will be a credit to your table.
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Bar & Culinary Gifts
Shinbone Alley created spice and tea blends to be infused into whiskey, making Dad a master mixologist of Manhattans, Whiskey Sours, Old Fashioned, and his own custom cocktails.
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Tea Accessories & Hampers
This practical pouch for carrying tea bags slides easily into a pocket, handbag, luggage… Fill it with a few tea bags of your choice and be ready at any moment and wherever you go for an instant tea in your favorite flavor.
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Silver Service
Because mothers are icons, they deserve iconic teaware. This fine vintage George VI sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service consists of a coffee jug, teapot, cream jug, and sugar bowl. A tea set for legendary moments.
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Tea Sets for Mom
Gift sets make any tea occasion special. Matching teapot, cups, saucers, creamer, sugar bowl, and even a flower vase make this rose adorned teatime set from Théières du monde the ultimate for entertaining.
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Tea Jewelry
Jewelry made from vintage silver teaspoons has classic appeal and style. If Mom is a tea-lover, why not gift her one of these lovely wearables this year? Who knows what teas they formerly stirred or what romances and festivities they witnessed?
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