Top Ten Gift Ideas for the Tea Lover

A selection of teas, gift baskets, baked items, and magazine subscriptions are just a few of the possible gift items for the tea lover. With an extensive selection of ideas for the tea enthusiast, choosing just the right gift will be easy.

1.Tea Gift Baskets: Afternoon tea is a relaxing routine and a gift basket that celebrates that ritual is available on line at Gifts by Delivery. The Afternoon Tea time Gift basket has a wire handled chrome basket that is filled with vanilla almond cookies, caramel gourmet popcorn, chocolate mints, breadsticks, and Picatea box of gourmet teas. 

The Zen inspired gift basket includes chai tea sampler, green tea chocolates, biscuits, ginger sweets and a ceramic planter with natural river stones. The Zen gift basket is available for $49.95. 

The Tea Time Gourmet Tea Basket from Gift Baskets Gourmet features everything you need for an afternoon tea party. An adorable pansy teapot and four matching mugs come with an assortment of teas, cookies, sponge cake, all in a beautiful wicker basket. The price is $99.99. 

A Tea and Honey Hamper for $54.95 from Blue Moon Tea contains tea samples from Taylors of Harrogate, a hunter green teapot which holds 16 oz, honey which can be drizzled over scones or biscuits, walnut biscuits, and a gift hamper.


2. Tea timers: Green, brown and white colored sands fill this fun tea timer that tells you exactly when your favorite tea is properly steeped. This item times for 3, 4 or 5 minutes and the price is $15.00 

3. Teapots: From Expedition Tea, one can order fabulous teapots. There are as many types of teapots as there are teas to brew in them. While there are no hard and fast rules, some teas lend themselves to different types of teapots. Teapots should never be washed with soapy water, but rather rinsed with warm water and air-dried.

For $279.00, you can purchase an English 15 Piece Tea Set that is fine china. A vintage English rose pattern decorates the teapot which holds 38 oz of tea and the set includes a creamer, a sugar bowl, four dessert plates, and 4 teacups and saucers.