Buying Tea Gifts - Christmas Guide

The traditional tea drinker is someone that Britain is particularly proud of. The level of the tea drinker in question depends entirely on their process. The highest level of tea preparation involves: 

• Heating the teapot with hot water 
• Boiling the kettle and putting tea bags in the teapot
• Pouring the boiling water into the teapot 
• Waiting patiently for the tea to stew
• Pour the tea into a classic teacup with saucer 
• Add milk to taste 

The lowest level of tea preparation (and probably the most used):

• Boil the kettle 
• Throw a tea bag in a mug and pour over boiled water 
• Remove tea bag and add milk to taste 

The important thing to remember here is that the traditional tea drinker will never add milk before the water goes in or before the tea bag is out. So if your friend upholds the highest level of tea preparation you know you have a true tea connoisseur on your hands. If they flourish at the lowest level of tea prep but talk about tea A LOT, then you probably have a tea lover to buy for.  So what can you get a traditional tea drinker. This is someone who passes on herbal tea in favour of a builder’s or milky brew. Naturally, you can buy them a mug, a cup, a cup and saucer, a new high-speed kettle, or one of our beautiful teapot collections. The teapot is the cornerstone of quintessentially British tea making and we have a design for everyone.  So what kind of tea drinker is your friend?

Quintessential Tea & Cucumber Sandwich

We stock a wide range of Churchill China and London Pottery teapots that are great quality examples of fine tea drinking. This Churchill China blue willow Georgian teapot combines heritage with high-quality ceramics for the traditional blue and white teapot. 

20 Brews A Day 

The high capacity teapot for the excessive tea drinker. They stay hydrated as one of their happiest past times is drinking tea. Seeing them without a mug or cup in their hand is a rarity. The 6 cup London Pottery rose pink teapot has a timeless traditional look. A classic British teapot that makes a lovely gift. 

Tea For One 

Bombay Duck do a lovely range of one cup teapots. This is for someone who enjoys a good cup of tea and abides by the brewing process but can only manage the one cup. Or, prefers a fresh brew for each cup. It makes a lovely gift and keeps the traditions of quality tea drinking alive. 

Token Stocking Filler

For the tea drinker that has everything, you can not beat a beautiful ceramic tea tidy. Keep all of those used tea bags in a tidy pile and then tip them in the bin in one trip. It makes tea drinking that little bit less messy and is also a nice feature for the worktop. A great secret Santa for the work colleague who is mad about their morning brew! 

The High Flyer 

The morning cup of tea (or coffee...sorry to swear) is probably the most important one of the day. Nobody who loves drinking tea really wants to drink it out of a travel mug...but if it is between missing your morning cup or not then there is no comparison. This one has the playful theme of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and is made from porcelain to give you that heightened drinking experience on the go! 

Never Enough Mugs 

We have a huge range of cups and mugs so there is something to drink every drinking style from a builder’s brew to a fine drinking experience. Whether you choose a Cornishware mug set or opt for a personalised letter mug from Bombay Duck you have a thoughtful gift. You can't beat a high-quality mug at Christmas because you know they will use it and it might even make it into their favoured mug cupboard.  We hope you enjoy browsing our tea making collection. It is an area we are particularly proud of because like the rest of Britain, we love a good cup of tea!