A tea subscription box is a great way to explore tea. By joining a tea of the month club you can sample and learn about some of the best specialty teas.
Tea subscription boxes offer easy ways to expand your tea journey plus convenience. But which tea of the month club is best for you?
Here is a list of the best tea subscriptions. These online tea shops are trustworthy, provide great customer service, and offer high-quality tea. Each tea club experience is different, while some you can taylor to your likes, others you cannot.
When tea becomes a ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. – Muriel Bradbury
The best way to go from novice to expert is to drink a different tea every day. Make tea a ritual.
What are the advantages of a tea subscription box?
The best tea subscription boxes help you discover new teas from different growing regions. You may have exclusive opportunities and access to:
- New harvest teas.
- Rare teas or small shares of expensive teas.
- Fresh teas not sold in the tea shop.
- Small tea farmers.
- Limited stock.
- Discounted pricing.
Best Tea Subscription Box Offerings
Adagio Tea
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Adagio is a popular general online tea shop. I’ve had very good experiences with them. Their website provides extensive customer reviews and ratings for each tea. They offer good quality with fair pricing.
Adagio has two tea of the month club options: Better Tea Club and Tea of the Month.
WHAT YOU GET:
- The Better Tea Club is $6.99 USD a month and you can choose, loose, bagged, or cold-brew tea iced tea. If you choose the loose-leaf, you get 3 different samples, enough to make 30 cups.
- The Tea of the Month is regular shipments of fresh loose teas. You choose from flavored, herbal, white/oolong, black, decaf or green tea and starts at $59 USD for 6-months for flavored teas up to $119 USD for 12-months of green teas. The first shipment is two months of tea in one box. Subsequent shipments are two months each.
Art of Tea
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I really like this shop overall. It’s another popular all-around tea shop. Their selection is good, with many options and good quality teas. Prices are reasonable, too. Their website is easy to use and I love that they have customer reviews.
WHAT YOU GET:
- Choose from 6 options: Caffeine Free, Classic, Single Origin, Explore, Wellness, and Pyramid Tea Bags.
- Decide how many months: 3-month for $65 USD, 6-month for $110 USD, or 12-month tea for $215 USD.
- Each month you get information on the teas you’re drinking so you can learn more about tea.
- Each month, 2-4 ounces (approximately 30 servings) of a new tea is shipped. The teas are seasonally selected and alternate each month.
Sips By
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Sips By is a multi-brand tea subscription box. They have about 60 different tea companies in the plan. You fill out a tea profile to match your preferences for your monthly tea subscription boxes.
WHAT YOU GET:
- $15 USD a month.
- Get 4 premium teas from different name brands matched to your profile.
- Each box of premium tea makes 15 cups.
Steven Smith Teamaker
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Founded by the late Steven Smith who was also the founder of Tazo tea company and Stash Tea Company. Steven Smith Teamaker is his signature brand known for its curated line of tea flavors blended in small batches in house. I really enjoy their Lord Bergamot, it’s one of the best Earl Grey teas I’ve had.
Smith Tea offers Teamaker’s Choice Club tea subscription.
WHAT YOU GET:
- For $179 USD per year, Teamaker’s Choice Club sends a different signature tea carton every month, with a special holiday bonus of two cartons in December. Their website posts the schedule of tea blends that arrive each month.
Teapro UK
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TeaPro is based in the United Kingdom and offers monthly educational loose leaf tea subscription. Experience tea like never before with their educational monthly loose leaf tea subscription box. Each month is a different themed tea with extensive education and tasting notes.
TeaPro offers high-quality tea and is one of my favorite tea box subscriptions.
WHAT YOU GET:
- $ 22.66 USD per month.
- Free tea infuser glass.
The Tea Spot
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Founded by Maria Uspenski, cancer survivor and author of Cancer Hates Tea. I’m a huge fan of The Tea Spot Subscription Box. They offer a really nice variety of whole leaf teas harvested from world-renowned tea estates as well as handcrafted signature blends.
WHAT YOU GET:
- A monthly subscription of 4 loose leaf teas changing all the time so you get a good variety. It arrives in a cute box with a tea education postcard. They also include a loose leaf tea infuser!
- Each shipment is a “blind box” — so it’s really a great way to expand your tea horizons. If you’re stuck in a tea rut, you won’t be after receiving the surprising variety of excellent teas offered.
- Over 15 servings of tea each month for $14.95 USD.
The Whistling Kettle
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Founded by Kevin and Meahgan Borowsky The Whistling Kettle is a full-service restaurant & tearoom in Ballston Spa & Troy NY. They offer a full line of loose leaf tea and tea accessories online.
The Whistling Kettle has seven tea of the month club options: Adventure Basic or Plus, Health and Wellness Basic or Plus, Connossouir Basic or Plus, and Black Box Plus of the month club.
WHAT YOU GET:
- Each subscription box of loose leaf teas includes tea bags for steeping.
- Includes a tea informative postcard and each tea sample is labeled with its specific steeping instructions.
- Each month you receive 5 individual loose leaf tea samples featuring a wide range of tea selections which make 24-36 cups of tea.
- Prices range from $16 USD to $28 USD per month depending on the club selected.
- Free shipping.
Best Chinese & Taiwanese Tea Subscription Box
Eco-Cha
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Eco-Cha primarily sources Oolong Tea from Taiwan, but they also offer black tea. While all of the three main types of tea—Oolong, Green, and Black—are produced in Taiwan, it is most famous for Oolong Tea. Echo-Cha also has occasional floral blend teas.
Their subscription teas tend to be better than the ones they offer in their online tea shop.
WHAT YOU GET:
- Starting at $35 USD monthly, $189 USD for 6 months, and $359 USD for 12 months.
- Pre-pay for 6 or 12 months and get a free gongfu teapot and tea tray.
- Echo-Cha curates your tea box.
- Each tea box subscription contains 75 grams (2.6 ounces) of rare Taiwanese teas.
- Every month is a new adventure in Taiwanese tea.
- Each box comes with an online info sheet and tasting video.
- Free Shipping.
Global Tea Hut
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Global Tea Hut is a monthly tea magazine with comprehensive information on Chinese and Taiwanese tea types. The magazine has in-depth articles on tea wisdom, tea science, tea processing, tea brewing, tea history, and Cha Dao. It also has a community organization across 30 countries.
WHAT YOU GET:
- A monthly subscription starts at $25 USD and includes one small tin of Chinese or Taiwanese tea per month along with the magazine.
- $50 USD magazine plus 2 rare teas.
- $100 USD magazine plus 3 rare teas and bonus gift.
- The teas vary every month and are rare teas. Everything from Liu Bao black tea to master-roasted Taiwanese oolong, from Dian Hong (Yunnan red tea) to green tea.
- The magazine and tea are paired with articles that help educate you about the month’s tea. All their teas are chemical-free and sustainably farmed.
I’ve learned a lot about Chinese teas this way and discovered some very interesting tea.
If tea isn’t offered, a relationship isn’t offered. – Himalayan saying
White2Tea
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White2tea is a minimalist tea company created by passionate Puer lovers based in China. They offer Puer, white, oolong, and black teas.
WHAT YOU GET:
- Members receive a variety of teas each month, shipped worldwide, for $29.99 USD/month.
- Tea club members receive special benefits each month, including exclusive discounts on tea club teas and access to tea club only productions.
- White2Tea chooses quality teas that offer a range of experiences. Every month is a surprise. Their tea club touches on a variety of tea styles from diverse regions.
Best Japanese Tea Subscription Box
Japanese Green Tea
Green tea, tea type Sencha
Japanese Green Tea Company is a US-based company sourcing tea directly from Arahataen Green Tea Farms in the Shizuoka prefecture in Japan. The farm cultivates a sweeter soil using the Chagusaba Method, an ancient farming method that relies on tending grasslands to enhance soil fertility.
Grasses are grown throughout tea plantations in the summer months, later to be cut down to form an insulating layer to prevent the ground from freezing. Sugar cane and sugar syrup are also added to the soil to enhance its sweetness.
WHAT YOU GET:
The subscription plan is very flexible.
- Select your tea(s) of choice.
- Instead of a one-time order select a subscription delivered at 15, 30, or 60-day intervals for a 20% discount.
- Pricing varies widely depending on the tea.
Use the code BETTER to get 10% off HERE
The Tea Crane
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Organic and natural Japanese teas founded by tea-master Tyas Sōsen. First certified Belgian Japanese tea instructor and Tea-ceremony teacher in the Enshū school.
The Tea Crane specializes in safe, environmental, and healthy organic teas from Japan.
WHAT YOU GET:
- $25 USD for 1-month, $125 USD for 6-month and $250 USD for 12-month subscription.
- One package of 30 to 50 grams of an authentic, naturally produced tea, which otherwise cannot be obtained elsewhere.
- A different package of artisan Japanese tea selected for you each month.
- A course on artisan Japanese tea comprised of detailed information on natural farming techniques, interviews with farmers, brewing guides, and much more.
- A monthly newsletter concerning artisan Japanese tea.
- Access to exclusive subscriber-only videos.
- Direct access for answers to your questions on Japanese tea.
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Best Indian Tea Box Subscription
Teabox
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Teabox is an Indian based online tea company specializing in high-quality single estate Indian grown loose leaf teas. They source fresh teas from Indian tea estates in Darjeeling, Assam, and the Nilgiris as well as freshest teas from Nepal.
Darjeeling and Nilgiri black teas are some of my personal favorites. And you can’t make a good English Breakfast tea without a good Assam.
WHAT YOU GET:
- $ 35.99 USD per month
- 5 premium teas each month 1.06 oz of each tea totaling 5.3 oz (60 -70 cups)
- Each month is a different themed tea subscription box
- EXAMPLE: The Blue Hills Box includes: Burnside Classic Spring Green Tea, Nilgiri Jasmine Green Tea, Kodanad Classic Winter Clonal Black Tea, Havukal Special Winter Frost Black Tea, and Korakundah Special Winter Frost Green Tea.
Teatulia
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Specializes in Indian teas. A Denver based company co-founded by Dr. Kazi Anis and Linda Appel Lipsius, they focus on sustainability, 100% organic fresh tea, and the women of Bangladesh. Teatulia teas are single garden teas, grown and hand-plucked in the beautiful tea gardens of the Kazi & Kazi Tea Estate in Northern Bangladesh then delivered directly to the consumer.
Teatulia offers a Tea of the Month.
WHAT YOU GET:
- 3-months for $35 USD, 6-months for $65 USD, 12-months for $120 USD
- A new tea every month selected for you.
- Each canister includes convenient, compostable tea bags with handy tips for hot and cold brewing.
- Tea education: Learn something new about tea each month.
Best Matcha Tea Subscription Box
Matcha Source
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Maccha Source specializes in everything matcha. So if you’re a matcha fan this is the place for you. Everything from ceremonial to culinary grade. All of their matcha is sourced from the highest quality Japanese matcha.
WHAT YOU GET:
- Every other month shipments from $39 -$59 USD per month.
- You select the grade and quantity.
- Each canister contains 20 – 100 servings depending on the selection.
- Free shipping.
More Tea Of The Month Clubs?
Whew! So much tea so little time!!! That’s quite a list but I’m sure there are more tea clubs I’ve missed. Post your favorite club in the comments.
Hi Mary Ann,
great post, thank you very much for the overview! I shows the wide variety of tea subscription businesses in the market from low-cost sample-based tea bag subscriptions up to high quality loose leaf tea subscriptions from dedicated origins. I would like to take the opportunity to add another tea subscription box service, which we have launched in Germany end of 2019.
It is called B.TEALY (www.b-tealy.de or https://www.b-tealy.de/collections/teebox-teeabo), a German-based tea company which provides 5 different tea subscriptions based on your personal tea drinking habits. All our teas are certified organic teas. Each box consists of 3 different teas served in recyclable tea cans. With each tea box you get between 150-180 servings per tea box. You can order monthly or bi-monthly. Subscriptions start at 39,95€ per box incl. shipping. Currently we serve Germany and Austria. Our English shop will open soon. Until then please reach out to service@b-tealy.de for any international shipping requests!
Sending you all the best wishes from Germany!
Chris
Thanks so much for including us in your list! This is such a great resource, and breaks it down in a concise and easily absorbable way! Thanks for your skilled presentation! When you have a chance, please correct the typo in our company name: Eco-Cha (currently, it says Echo-Cha😊).