The 10 Best Tea Subscription Boxes for Tea Lovers

Best Overall: DavidsTea

From $35, davidstea.com

Why We Chose It
Tea Tasting club subscribers will love DavidsTea's exclusive tea blends and seasonal favorites, along with membership to a private tea group on social media with just one rule: "positivitea." Subscribers can enjoy free shipping, access to rewards, and complimentary teas as a frequent steeper.

Pros

• Hundreds of teas
• Good price point
• Frequent sales
• Useful search filters

Cons

• Certain tea styles are phasing out of subscription

If your tastes change with the seasons (looking at you, pumpkin spicers), then DavidsTea should be on your radar. This tea subscription delivers a box to your door every three months during the spring, summer, autumn, and holiday seasons packed with seasonal favorites sure to please. DavidsTea Tea Tasting Club is available to those who have already registered as a Frequent Steeper customer on the website. This monthly tea club is a pay-as-you-go subscription, meaning you pay $35 per box and can pause, skip, or cancel at any time. You can also earn points toward your Frequent Steeper account through your purchases and apply those points toward future purchases.

With a wide selection of flavors and tea types, DavidsTea will treat you to fan-favorite selections, such vanilla, chai, Earl Grey, mint, and rooibos, along with some additional surprises. You can also sort tea by format (bagged vs. loose leaf) and by health benefit. All teas include ingredient and allergy information for those with dietary restrictions. With the DavidsTea tea subscription box, you'll receive new teas to try in every box.

In addition to tea, your subscription will allow you access to a private Facebook Group for tea lovers, exclusive blends and recipes, and some surprise behind-the-scenes content. Shipping is free on orders at or over $39; otherwise, there's a flat fee of $9.75. For Canadian orders, use the Canadian website.

Best Loose Leaf Tea: Dollar Tea Club

From $3, theteaclub.com

Why We Chose It
If you can't stomach the high cost of exclusive teas, meet Dollar Tea Club, an affordable tea service that brings you ethically-sourced, loose-leaf teas each month. Subscribers receive complimentary HoneyStix, steeping bags, and a journal to chronicle the tea tasting experience sip by sip.

Pros

• Affordable teas
• Zero membership fees
• Add samples starting at $1 each
• Subscribers can choose the teas they love

Cons

• Shipping can take up to 10 days

If you prefer the quality of loose leaf tea without the crushing price, Dollar Tea Club is your new best friend. Say goodbye to overpriced tea products and hello to premium teas shipped right to your door for $1. You read that correctly. Dollar Tea Club offers a monthly subscription called The Explorer that sends you three sample blends of loose leaf tea for $1 each. Each sample makes between two to three cups of tea, and the blends switch every month so you can experience different varieties.

For those who require slightly more tea content throughout the month, there is also The Sommelier plan, which lets you customize how much tea you'd like to receive. "A couple of cups per week" sits at $11 per month, "one cup per day" costs $19 per month, and "three cups daily" is priced at $27 per month. Each plan also includes samples of the month, as well as tea filters and a free infuser on your first order. There is no membership fee—you only pay for the cost of the tea, and you can pause or cancel your subscription order at any time. Dollar Tea Club currently ships anywhere in the U.S. and Canada.

All tea packaging includes information on steep times and temperatures. Blends are all sustainably sourced and Ethical Tea Partnership certified, so you can feel good about how your tea tastes and where it comes from.

Best Calming Tea for New Moms: Rae's Roots

From $14, raesroots.com

Why We Chose It
Designed for moms at every stage, Rae's Roots sources organic teas from family-run farms to aid with overall wellness. With several collections, Rae's Roots makes a great gift not just for mothers but for anyone who needs a little TLC.

Pros

• Gift sets designed for mothers
• USDA-organic ingredients
• 30-day, 100% satisfaction guarantee
• Helpful reminder email before shipping

Cons

• Mainly focused on postpartum moms
• Shipping nationwide, not international

Early motherhood can be exhausting, and Rae's Roots founder, Joanna Linton, understands the need for rest and calm during this time. That's why she created a tea for mothers that uses ingestible Chinese herbs called adaptogens that naturally reduce stress in the body. Essentially, these guys work on your central nervous system to reduce fatigue and stress while increasing focus, per the NIH. Adaptogens can help you function better during those first few crazy months of midnight feedings, long days, and general exhaustion while you get to know your bundle of joy. The Rest Easy tea from Rae's Roots works to calm your body with a caffeine-free approach that uses flavors and aromatherapy scents like chamomile to drive stress away.

To purchase Rae's Roots tea, simply add items to your cart as you would when shopping. Then, to sign up for a subscription rather than purchasing à la carte, click "subscribe & free shipping" instead of "one-time purchase." You can set your delivery schedule at the same time, choosing to receive deliveries every two, four, or six weeks. You'll choose the quantity of each product when you check out.

Rae's Roots works with small family owned farms around the world, sourcing organic ingredients from India, South Africa, Croatia, and Egypt, to name a few. Currently, tea deliveries are only available in the U.S. and Canada. You'll get a reminder before any order automatically renews, and you can change your order amount and delivery frequency at any time. If you don't love the tea, let the customer service team know within 30 days, and you'll receive a full refund.

Most Personalized Tea: Sips by

From $13.75, sipsby.com

Why We Chose It
Female-led and founded in Austin, Texas, Sips by creates a boutique tea tasting experience from the comfort of your couch. Each month, you will receive four unique teas curated and sourced from around the world. Simply take a personalized quiz to identify your preferred flavor profiles, and then sit back, relax, and start sipping.

Pros

• Engaging blog with recipes and tea-inspired beauty tips
• Reusable tea filters
• Free shipping with subscription
• Fair monthly price point

Cons

• Shipping isn't free for à la carte tea purchases

For those who want to explore different teas, but are tired of making decisions, Sips by can take the reins and personalize a custom tea box for your unique tastes. Every month, you'll receive four tea varieties—enough to make 16 cups—based on your preferences. Teas are chosen from an inventory of more than 150 tea brands from around the world, giving you access to products you might not find on your own. Your Sips by box also includes steeping guides and tasting notes, biodegradable tea filters (for loose leaf tea), and exclusive offers from different tea brands.

To create your tea subscription box, simply make an account and take the Sips by preferences quiz. The questions will ask you about your preferred level of caffeine, whether you'd like loose-leaf or bagged tea, and questions about flavors and different types of tea. For instance, if you choose flavored over unflavored tea, you can further select what flavor profiles you'd be interested in trying, like berries, spices, herbs, floral notes, or pumpkin, among others. You can also note which kinds of tea you usually like, such as green, herbal, and black. Finally, you'll note if you have any dietary restrictions that could affect your tea choices.

After the quiz, you can choose the frequency of your order. Monthly orders cost $16 ($1 per cup of tea), with price decreases for longer subscriptions—three-month subscriptions cost $15 per month, with six-month and annual subscriptions costing $14 and $13.75 per month, respectively. Accounts and subscriptions can be managed online at any time.

Sips by tea is available only in the U.S. and Canada. Shipping is free for the Sips by tea box (individual products bought in the shop do not qualify for free mailing). As a subscriber, you can also participate in a rewards system for referrals and product ratings. If you want to share the love, you can purchase a Sips by subscription as a gift for someone else.

Best Black Tea: Vahdam India

From $6, vahdamteas.com

Why We Chose It
Vahdam India brings tea lovers fair-trade, ethical tea sourced directly from India. For fans of black tea, Vahdam offers a popular tea bundle that contains an assortment designed to promote wellness and energy.

Pros

• Environmentally- and educationally-conscious company
• Tea is sealed at the source
• Site searchable by wellness benefits of teas
• Deep discounts available

Cons

• Must spend $50 to unlock free shipping
• FAQs on website need updating

For those who need a caffeine boost in the morning but refuse to join the coffee community, black tea can get the job done. For the best black tea with authentic Indian flair, look no further than Vahdam India. With varieties such as Applause CTC Assam Black Tea, Earl Grey Citrus Black Tea, and Blooming Rose Black Tea, Vahdam has a large selection of brews to choose from. Vahdam rigorously cleans, sorts, and tests each tea for impurities before sealing it in airtight packaging to ensure the freshest product arrives at your doorstep. In addition to supplying fresh and sustainable teas across the world, Vahdam India also supports local farmers and the environment. This Certified Climate Neutral and Certified Plastic Neutral brand offsets its footprint through recycling, renewable energy, and other energy efficiency initiatives, while setting aside one percent of all revenue for the education of its farmers' children across India.

To sign up for a tea subscription, simply select the "subscribe and save" option when adding a product to your cart, and you'll save 20 percent on that order and all future orders. The delivery schedule can be set for every 30, 60, or 90 days, and orders can always be managed in your account, if you need to skip, reschedule, or cancel. For added convenience, you can also add one-time products to your existing subscription order. Shipping is free to most states on orders at or over $50.

Best Organic Tea: Art of Tea

From $70, artoftea.com

Why We Chose It
Take a short quiz to help narrow down from the 300+ teas available on the Art of Tea or join the Tea Club, which features several sipping options. Art of Tea's offerings are all quality-tested and contain over 100 USDA organic teas and blends.

Pros

• Informative tasting notes with Tea Club
• Variety of customization options for subscribers
• Helpful educational resources

Cons

• Tea club memberships are prepaid
• Cannot use coupon codes for tea club

For those who feel best knowing what they ingest is chemical-free and good for the environment, Art of Tea is here for you. Best known for its organic and specialty teas, Art of Tea offers a wide variety of unique flavors and blends such as Pacific Coast Mint Tea, Earl Grey Crème Tea, and Tali's Masala Chai Tea. If you're unsure of your tastes, Art of Tea offers a tea quiz to assess your preferences and help you get started.

This Tea Club offers three memberships. Depending on how much tea you drink, you can sign up for a three-month, six-month, or yearly subscription. When signing up, you'll have to select one of five options: caffeine free, classic, single origin, explore, or pyramid sachets. The caffeine-free option offers tea without stimulative effects. Classic simply refers to the most popular teas from the Art of Tea collection. Single Origin features rare teas sourced from around the world. The Explore option refers to a large variety of teas and blends, and Pyramid Sachets are popular teas in convenient and eco-friendly bags. In each box, you'll receive six varieties of tea packaged as either 12 bags of tea or two to four ounces of loose leaf tea. Each tea is seasonally selected and rotates each month.

Art of Tea sources from the top two percent of all teas produced worldwide, which are then quality tested in the Los Angeles-based lab. To ensure consistency, the team at Art of Tea frequently samples the tea to check color, leaves, and other factors that impact the look, taste, and smell of the tea that arrives at your door. Currently, the company only delivers within the U.S. For more information, Art of Tea has a blog called Tea 101 with tasting notes, recipes, and the history of different teas.

Best Iced Tea: The Tea Smith

From $50, theteasmith.com

Why We Chose It
The Tea Smith makes it a cinch to brew your iced tea no matter the season. With a robust FAQ resource section, tea aficionados and novices alike will enjoy learning about tea with helpful hints, like learning how to pronounce "rooibos" properly (hint: roy-bows).

Pros

• Shipping frequency options
• LoyalTEA rewards program for discounts
• Free shipping

Cons

• On the more expensive side
• Rewards points expire after two years

For all the folks like me who grew up south of the Mason-Dixon line, iced tea is a staple. The clink of ice against the glass is enough to send tingles down your spine. Sweet or unsweet, it doesn't matter—iced tea is always on the table. It refreshes on hot summer days (hot fall days, hot winter days) and goes with pretty much everything. If you're looking for a little pick-me-up in the form of this cool beverage, The Tea Smith features a Tea of the Month Club with a special subscription for iced tea.

There are options for three-, six-, and twelve-month subscriptions, which include two two-ounce selections of both traditional and unconventional teas. This service ships anywhere in the U.S. for free and outside the U.S. with international shipping costs. In addition to sending tea right to your door, The Tea Smith also offers an instruction card with four recipes to make the perfect iced tea.

Best Sleepytime Tea: Celestial Seasonings

From $27, amazon.com

Why We Chose It
Celestial Seasonings has been crafting teas for over 40 years, and it shows: Its offerings are extensive. But after a long day, nothing beats the tried-and-true Sleepytime tea, which has been a staple of evening bedtime routines for decades.

Pros

• Available in different flavors and styles
• Recyclable packaging

Cons

• Specifically for sleep

If you're one of many who constantly battles insomnia, you should try Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea. With more than 4,000 customer reviews, many people cite how well this tea helps them fall asleep, with one reviewer writing, "This is my night-time ritual. [...] The taste is mild, aroma is pleasant, and even if its contribution to my sleepiness is 80 percent psychological, who cares. It's little daily rituals like this that make us who we are and life so much more enjoyable."

The classic herbal variety features ingredients like chamomile, spearmint, orange blossoms, and blackberry leaves, in addition to floral notes. Sleepytime tea is caffeine free to help achieve sleep, but it's also gluten free and free of artificial flavors or preservatives. This sleep aid tea is also available in vanilla, peach, honey, and mint.

To get this tea as a subscription through Amazon, you can select the "subscribe and save" option next to where you add the product to your cart and choose from a range of delivery schedules, starting at every two weeks and going up to every six months. Auto-deliveries through Amazon qualify for free shipping, can be skipped or canceled at any time, and often provide additional discounts on the products you're purchasing.

Best Matcha Tea: The Republic of Tea

From $16, amazon.com

Why We Chose It
Known for its antioxidant benefits, Matcha is an ancient tea that tastes delicious an with only half the amount of caffeine as coffee. Have fun trying out The Republic of Tea's frozen matcha latte recipe and other tea-inspired beverage ideas online.

Pros

• Made from premium Japanese Tencha leaves
• Free samples included in shipment
• Award-winning, airtight packaging

Cons

• May yield a slightly bitter taste
• Minimum purchase of $59 to unlock free shipping

Matcha, like other forms of green tea, is packed with antioxidants, which help your body live its best life. It's made from ground green tea leaves, which create a strong vegetal flavor. If you just can't get enough matcha, The Republic of Tea has a Japanese Daily Matcha Powder that can make 20 cups of tea and is available for a subscription on Amazon.

Matcha is somewhat potent, so a little goes a long way with this stuff. This 1.5-ounce tin contains caffeine and can be used for a little morning energy boost or an afternoon wake up. If you have dietary restrictions, matcha is completely gluten free, sugar free, and Kosher certified. To prepare, you can either serve this drink cold, mixing the powder with water or milk and serving over ice, or hot, mixing with steamed water until frothy. An organic version of this matcha powder is also available.

To set up an auto delivery and receive further discounts, check the "subscribe and save" box when adding the product to your cart. Set your delivery schedule and manage your subscription through your account, pausing or canceling whenever you want.