Still have some last minute gifts to buy in time for the holiday season? Don’t panic – here’s our Holiday Tea Gift Ideas part two!

• Did you miss part one? Click here for more Tea Holiday Gift Ideas 

We’ve spent a long time trawling the internet looking for good tea gifts. Before we make our latest suggestions, we thought we’d give a special mention to MightyLeaf Tea, whose range of tea gifts just about blew us away! They have such an extensive range that they’ve compiled a list of their Top 20 Tea Gifts. If you can’t find something there…

Adagio Tea Loose Leaf Holiday Tea Collection

Every year, just in time for the holidays, Adagio offers loose flavored black teas with a seasonal theme. Sure to instill the spirit of the season and bring a welcome warmth to the growing cold, the Adagio Holiday Tea Collection make the perfect gift for your friends and loved ones, as well as a great indulgence to savor for yourself.

But these are only available for until the end of December, so make sure that you stock your stockings full!

Price: $9.00

The Tea Farm’s Tea Gift Basket

This Hawaiian style Tea Gift Basket is presented in a custom Lauhaula Basket (10″x10″x4″) and includes a maroon glass teapot, can of 4.5oz Mauna Loa macadamia dry roasted nuts, two small 0.5oz packs of macadamis nut with Maui Onion & Garlic flavor and Ghirardelli chocolate flavor, and of course The Tea Farm’s quality best selling tea:

(2 oz) Jasmine Dragon Pearl, (2 oz) Lichee Tea, (2 oz) White Peony and (2 oz) Oolong rose tea

Price: $40.00

Tea From Taiwan’s Splendor Tea Gift Set

Looking for the perfect gift for the tea lover on your list? Look no further! Here are two of Tea From Taiwan’s best-selling teas packed in an attractive gift box.

The Splendor Tea Pack has two canisters of their most popular tea - Tsuei Luan and Shi Zuo. They are representative teas of the top two tea regions of Taiwan – Ali Shan (Mount Ali) and Li Shan (Pear Mountain).

Price: $47.50

MightyLeaf Tea’s Holiday Tea Box

The Abaca Holiday Tea Box makes the perfect eco-friendly holiday gift. Handcrafted of tree-free Abaca plant fibers and cogon grass, our sustainable Abaca Holiday Tea Box is fastened with a whittled coconut-shell button.

Each box comes filled with 30 of Mighty Leaf’s whole leaf biodegradable tea pouches that includes the following seasonally festive blends: Organic Breakfast, Bombay Chai, Marrakesh Mint, Organic Hojicha Green Tea, Rainforest Mate and Ginger Twist.

Price: $24.95

Tea Gift Certificates

It’s definitely easier when you don’t have to choose gifts! If you’ve still not found anything to inspire you, why not let your loved one decide for themselves by getting a tea gift certificate. Here are some particularly good ones…

• Adagio Teas Gift Certificate

• Silver Leaf Tea Gift Certificate

• Tea From Taiwan Gift Certificate

We hope that you’ve taken some ideas for tea gifts from either Part One or Part Two of our Holiday Tea Gift Ideas. Please have a happy and safe holiday season

Here’s a deal we had to tell you about right away. Newman from Teas Etc has emailed with a very special offer for Tea News Direct readers. It’s Beth’s birthday, so everything at Teas Etc is 30% off off until Monday 21 November 2011. That includes their whole tea range as well as all tea wares. You’ve only got a couple of days so act now!

Not only that, but if you’re in the continental USA, you’ll get free shipping on orders of $60 or more.

Use promo code BIRTHDAY at checkout and click Apply to activate your discount.

Sale Starts: Friday, November 18 at 12.00 Midnight. Sale Ends: Monday, November 21 at 11.59pm EST

For full details, click here

There can be no better gift to give than the gift of tea. There are some really great ideas for tea gifts this holiday season, and we’ve trawled through them all to bring you our recommendations. This is part one of a two part special. Here is Holiday Tea Gift Ideas part two.

Here are some tea gifts to delight any tea lover this holiday season.

Golden Moon Tea has a great range of tea gifts. Here’s our favorite:

Tea Taster’s Sampler

Someone you know will no doubt savor this treasure chest of Golden Moon Tea’s 31 best-selling premium teas. They call them Monologues – single-servings carefully packaged and labeled with their name, description, and serving instructions.

Packaged in a beautiful Pandan Leaf Sampler gift box. Perfect as a remarkable but inexpensive gift.

Price: $29.95

Teatulia’s gift box makes for a substantial and classy gift:

Tea Gift Box

A variety of Teatulia teas and herbal infusions in a beautiful, handcrafted tea chest made from reclaimed Rocky Mountain pine. Each chest contains a 2oz variety of loose leaf teas such as Black, Green, White, Earl of Bengal, Peppermint Herbal and award winning lemongrass herbal. This is a high quality tea chest filled with great tea; a really special gift

Price: $75.00

ThePuriTea has some very nice tea gifts. This is a particularly good choice:

Tea Starter Kit

They’ve included their most popular products into one affordable package. The set consists of ThePuriTea’s Personal PushTop Teapot (24oz), four sampler sets of the tea of your choice and a Double Layer Glass Cup.

It makes a for an attractive and practical holiday gift, and inexpensive, too – it’s exceptional value.

Price: $25.00

Art of Tea has a wonderful range of tea gifts, perhaps the best we found. It was hard to pick one out:

Complete Matcha Set

Ceremonial matcha 30 gram tin, matcha whisk, container, bamboo scoop and ceremonial matcha bowl, all of the highest quality. Reviews include ”You must get this set.  The matcha bowl is a great piece.” and ”My friend was completely bowled over. I did the right thing to choose this gift for a tea lover. Art Of Tea has the best tea gifts. I’ll be coming back for more.”

Price: $97.00

And this is a really neat idea. Make any tea into a gift with Tea District’s clever gift packing range, eg.:

Gift Bag Tote

A unique, two-compartment jute gourmet bag with separator and bamboo cane handle.  Order with your tea selections and they’ll prepare it for your gift recipient. The gift bag tote will arrive as shown in the image. If you’d like a special note to the recipient enclosed with the gift, just include this in the comments section at checkout. These bags are durable, eco-friendly, sustainable and reusable!

Price: $7.50, plus price of tea

Still don’t know what to get for that special tea gift? Make it easy on yourself! Buy the tea lover in your life a tea gift certificate from California Tea House. All you have to do is select the amount and you’re done!

Price: $ Your Choice

Hopefully this will give you some ideas for the perfect tea gift this holiday season. If it hasn’t, look out for part two of  Tea News Direct’s Holiday Tea Gift Ideas…

We’ve been searching for special offers again, and here’s what we’ve found for November 2011…

15% off all tea at Art of Tea + a free sample of Santa’s Little Helper

David Oliver from Art of Tea has emailed with two very special offers for Tea News Direct readers. Art of Tea is one of our favorite tea vendors, with high quality teas at good prices, so we’ll be taking advantage of these special offers ourselves…

Enter Coupon Code: SANTA15

Free shipping for orders over $50 + get a $5 Art of Tea gift certificate for next time

These discounts from Art of Tea will be available for the rest of 2011, so there’s plenty of time to find the right tea and get that holiday gift for a fellow tea lover.

Enter Coupon Code: MERRY50

10% off all products plus free shipping at California Tea House

Great news! Will from California Tea House has emailed with a special Thanksgiving offer.

California Tea House is offering Tea News Direct readers 10% off all products plus free shipping, until 11/30/2011.

At checkout, just enter coupon code: THANKFUL10

25% off Kabusecha Plum Tea at American Tea Room

A 25% discount is excellent value for a tea of this quality. Kabusecha is a rare, shade-grown Japanese green tea that is typically reserved for special occasions and visitors in Japan. For Kabusecha Plum, American Tea Room have combined the sweet, oceanic taste of this rare tea with sweet plum.

Normal Price: $33.80 - Sale Price $25.35

37.5% off Premium Teabags at Generation Tea

Generation Tea produce some of the best teabags in the world. Using their exclusive loose leaf Oolong, Pu-erh and White teas, they’ve created top quality teabags. They were already at a great price of $8 for a box of 18, so an extra 37.5% off  is truly outstanding value!

Normal Price: $8.00

Sale Price: $5.00

20% off Teatulia 100% Organic Green Tea Pyramid Bags

Teatulia is named for the region in Northern Bangladesh where the tea is grown. Teatulia Organic Teas reflect the pristine and delicate environment from which they hail.

This premium green tea is medium-bodied with earthy and grassy notes. A light finish with a refreshing cooling quality.

Use Promo Code: gr2011

20% off three green teas at The Tea Spot

Great offer from The Tea Spot. Buy these three great green teas and get 20% off the bundle.

- Thin Mint Green
- Meditative Mind
- Boulder Blues

We hope you take advantage of one or more of these great deals. We’ll have more for you soon…

Tea News Direct Exclusive!

Rose Chinese Tea is offering Tea News Direct readers two free 10g tea samples, just for sending an email and then giving the company your feedback about the teas you chose.

What a great deal! Click here to email Rose Chinese Tea for your free samples.

You can select from:

• Tie Kuan Yin Premium
• Tie Kuan Yin Selective
• Dragon Well Premium
• Dragon Well Selective
• Bi Luo Chun Premium
• Bi Luo Chun Selective
• Jasmine Tea Premium
• Jasmine Tea Selective

OFFER 1:

15% off all tea + a free sample of Santa’s Little Helper
Ends: 12/31/2011
Enter Coupon Code: SANTA15

OFFER 2:

Free shipping for orders over $50 + get a $5 Art of Tea gift certificate for next time
Ends: 12/31/2011
Enter Coupon Code: MERRY50

These discounts will be available for the rest of 2011, so there’s plenty of time to find the right tea and get that holiday gift for a fellow tea lover.

Tea News Direct Exclusive

Tea News Direct readers can take advantage of a special Halloween offer from Eat Green Tea.

Why eat green tea? Eating just 1 teaspoon of edible green tea leaves is equivalent to drinking 30 cups of brewed tea!

Halloween Deal: Get 10% OFF green tea purchases of $25 or more
Coupon Code: PUMPKIN

This promo is valid until November 2, 2011 only, so don’t delay… click here.

Here at Tea News Direct, we love to search for the best deals and bring them to you. The good news is that there are some really exciting savings to be made on high quality tea this month.

We looked through a bunch of  different tea vendor’s websites and these were our favorites deals… enjoy!

Generation Tea

33% off White Peony – 1 lb for just $40!

This top variety brews a smooth and flavorful cup with an amber liquid. Consists of some buds and leaf to create a balanced taste. Generation Tea always offers great value for outstanding quality teas, so this is a particularly good deal.

» Click Here For Details

Teatulia Tea

20% off Black Tea - Use Promo Code: bl2011

Teatulia is named for the region in Northern Bangladesh where their tea is grown. Teatulia organic teas reflect the pristine and delicate environment from which they hail.  Their black tea is fresh and full-bodied with a sweet finish, perfectly balanced with slight hints of honey.

» Click Here For Details

Tea From Taiwan

10% off Four Seasons Oolong Tea

Four Season oolong tea (wu long tea) is a varietal grown in the Alishan (Mount Ali) tea region of Taiwan. Alishan is one of Taiwan’s most famous tea areas. The rich soil combined with the daily fog produces ideal conditions for growing tea.

» Click Here For Details

American Tea Room

25% off Kabusecha Plum Tea

Kabusecha is a rare, shade-grown Japanese green tea that is typically reserved for special occasions and visitors in Japan. For Kabusecha Plum, we have combined the sweet, oceanic taste of this rare tea with sweet plum. The result is a thoroughly enjoyable blend studded with tiny, tightly closed blossoms that resemble elaborate, miniature origami.

Click Here For Details

We really enjoy looking out for special tea offers and presenting them to you, so we hope you’ll be able to take advantage of them while they last. We’ll look out for more special offers soon…