Holiday Tea Lights Up Social Media

Tea companies, wholesalers, shops and customers are showing their holiday spirit on social media by sharing their favorite seasonal teas. From France to California, the upcoming season of festivities is inspiring a variety of holiday teas full of special spices. Here are a few flavors of the season trending on social media.

Straight Out of Scotland

Wee Tea Co., a wholesale tea shop in Dunfermline, Scotland, is promoting its online Christmas shop on Twitter, starting with its Highland Christmas Chai, which has Scottish-grown black tea from the Dalreoch Tea Garden, mixed with cinnamon, cloves, star anise and orange peel.

This week we check out some amazing products in our online #Christmas store. First up is the incredible #highlandchristmaschai from @WeeTeaPlants. Scottish Black Tea with festive fruit and spice. The perfect #ChristmasTea? #ChristmasIsComing https://t.co/9Y8C29dJQV pic.twitter.com/0wJuN6g364

— The Wee Tea Company (@WeeTeaCompany) November 11, 2017

Noir Noel

Dissay, France-based Compagnie Coloniale endorses the indulgence of its Thé de Noël, "Christmas Tea" with its playful Instagram post that says, "No need to present it: our Christmas Tea is back. In a metal box or Christmas ball, it will enchant your end-of-year parties! To be enjoyed without moderation." Its Christmas tea is a blend of black tea, almonds and cherries.

Plus besoin de le présenter: notre Thé de Noël est de retour. En boite métal ou en boule de Noël, il enchantera vos fêtes de fin d'année! À déguster sans modération 😉

A post shared by Compagnie Coloniale Officiel (@compagnie_coloniale) on Nov 15, 2017 at 12:13pm PST

Les Fruits

Paris in a Cup Tea Salon & Cafe in Old Towne Orange, California, offers a Christmas tea that features loose leaf black tea by Paris, France-based tea purveyor Betjeman & Barton. The tea is blended with caramel, cherry, pineapple and sweet orange. "Oh, I bet this smells and tastes heavenly!" said Instagram poster fphbakery.

The holidays are in the bag @parisinacup #christmastea #parisinacup #frenchtea #teasalon #teatime #oldtowneorange #hostessgift #holidayseason

A post shared by Paris In A Cup (@parisinacup) on Nov 13, 2017 at 8:57am PST

Spices of Ayurveda

YogiTea brings back its Ayurvedic Christmas tea blend of rooibos, cinnamon, star anise, orange, vanilla and cloves. A few of the ingredients came from Madagascar.

🎄Back again 🎄 Less than 6 weeks until Christmas! There is no better way to celebrate the festive season than with a hot mug of our delicious Christmas Tea. 🎅 What do you like most about this season? #yogiteaeurope #yogitea #christmastea #teacup #teatime

A post shared by YOGI TEA® (@yogiteaeurope) on Nov 16, 2017 at 12:07am PST

Winter Traditions

Bigelow's Winter holiday teas, Peppermint Bark and Eggnogg'n were posted on Instagram by an enthusiastic customer who enjoys drinking them at work.

Festive tea for work...I'm a sucker for cute packaging 😍🎄

A post shared by Michelle (@michellewanderlust) on Nov 14, 2017 at 7:41am PST