21 fun and unique gifts for tea lovers to spread holiday cheer

This is a gift you'd want to give at the start of December, as it's an advent calendar! Each day before Christmas, your loved one can open a new tea bag, brew it, and drink it. What better way to count down to opening up all these other great tea gifts?

Nothing says tea time like a porcelain tea set made in the traditional English style. Royal Albert's bone china is top-notch, so it's made to last. In this set, you get a teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl. The company also makes matching teacups, saucers, platters, and tiered tea trays, which you can buy on Amazon.

Tea fanatics love nothing more than trying new blends, and T2's Famous Five Team Sampler Gift Box contains five of the tea shop's best-selling loose-leaf tea blends. The teas come sealed in cute little colorful cubes, though you'll want to store the tea in tins once they're opened to preserve freshness.

Finim's brewing basket is the best tea infuser you can buy to brew loose tea leaves because it is spacious enough to let the tea leaves brew to perfection. It's also easy to clean and will keep most tea leaf particles out of the brew.

Even if your tea lover doesn't put sugar in their tea, they'll love this silver-plated and hand-stamped teaspoon. Samirah Collection uses vintage silver plated teaspoons to create unique hand-stamped gifts.

Twinnings tea is famous for good reason — not only is the tea delicious, but it's also been the choice of royalty in England for centuries. You can get a set of six 3.53-ounce tins filled with Twinnings' classic tea blends, including Earl Grey, Jasmine Green, Lady Grey, English Breakfast, and more.

T2 makes the best travel mug for tea lovers hands down. The tea mug is made of stainless steel to keep tea hot for hours and hours. Best of all, it has a long stainless steel brewing basket that reaches deep enough into the travel mug that it actually gets submerged in water and gives the tea room to brew properly. Also, if you happen to live near a T2 location, you can waltz in every Friday with this mug in hand and get free tea brewed for your loved one. How's that for a gift that keeps on giving?

Every self-respecting tea drinker in England and Europe has an electric kettle, and tea lovers on this side of the pond should have one, too. Krups' Savoy Electric Kettle has adjustable temperature settings so you can ensure that your tea fanatic's brew is made at exactly the right temperature — and yes, if you didn't know already, the water's temperature matters.

Matcha is made from special green tea leaves that have been ground into a perfectly fine powder that dissolves in water when whisked properly. The result is a fresh, energizing, delicious tea that's bright green. MatchaBar sells excellent matcha that's ceremonial grade, so you can trust that this matcha will be top-notch.

You can't make matcha without the right bamboo whisk, and Panatea's is one of the very best. It's well made, whisks matcha up perfectly, and results in a nice froth on top of your bowl.

Numi's tea is all organic and farmed ethically, so you can feel good about gifting this blooming tea gift set. It comes with a classy glass tea pot and blooming tea that unfurls like a flower when doused in boiling water. The gift set is enclosed in a classy bamboo box as well for easy gifting.

Etsy is full of cute "tea" shirts, and this is one of them. We love the fun font and cute curvy tea cup on the shirt. Plus, it has excellent reviews, and you'll be supporting a small business.

Globe In sells Fair Trade, handmade products that are produced in ethical working conditions by workers who are compensated fairly for their labor. This set includes a handblown Mexican glass pitcher, tea from India, handmade tealight candles, a lovely lantern, and felt pompoms in fun colors.

If your tea fanatic prefers tea bags or likes to have them on hand, Numi's tea bag gift set is a wonderful buy. You get a wide assortment of organic, Fair Trade tea bags in a lovely bamboo tea box that you can use over and over again.

Even if your tea lover has a massive tea pot collection already, they probably don't have a personalized tea pot, cup, and saucer, now do they? Peony Design will personalize this tea-for-one set any way you want.

If you're intimidated by the sheer variety of tea blends, Teabox is a good solution for gifting. You can get a tea subscription delivered every month with several different teas inside. That way, your tea lover can try them all and find new favorite blends.

Sips By's tea subscription is even more affordable than Tea Box's, so you can gift your loved one three months of delicious tea for $45. Once the recipient activates the gift card, they'll take a quiz so Sips By can customize each tea box to their preferences. Then, each month, they'll get four different teas — good for at least 15 cups of tea — based on their tea profile.

Sips By chooses its teas from more than 100 brands, and you can get tea bags or loose-leaf tea along with reusable, biodegradable filters. The box also comes with steeping guidelines and your giftee can check out recipes and lessons from Sips By's experts.

If the tea lover in your life contemplates the idea of tea bags with dismay or even disgust, TeaPigs may be able to win them over. The company uses real whole tea leaves, whole flowers, and whole herbs to ensure that the brew's quality is equal to that of tea brewed from loose leaves. Each biodegradable mesh bag is filled with an ample amount of tea instead of a little bit of dusty tea leaf pieces. TeaPigs also takes care to ensure that its tea comes from sustainable, eco-friendly tea estates.

If the tea lover in your life wants to brew loose-leaf tea in a new way, you may want to get them a Gaiwan. The Chinese have been brewing tea in Gaiwans since the Ming dynasty.

A Gaiwan has three parts: a lid, bowl, and saucer. The lid keeps the tea warm as it brews, and it can be used to strain out the tea leaves once it's brewed. Many tea enthusiasts consider it to be the best way to brew and enjoy aromatic teas. This particular Gaiwan is made in Jingdezhen, a town known for its high-quality porcelain. It's hand-crafted of jade porcelain.

If you want to give your loved one a proper brew, you need to get some Yorkshire Tea. This famous British tea is rich and strong. This family-owned business has been producing high-quality tea since 1886 in Harrogate, Yorkshire. The tea itself comes from Rainforest Alliance Certified Growers in Africa and India, so you don't have to worry about the environmental cost.