There is no better feeling than sitting on the couch in the cold weather with a heavy blanket, some biscuits, a book in one hand, and a warm tea in the other. The only thing that could make it better is a brand new T2 x Penguin Books collaboration.
After waiting and hoping for another collection, the third chapter has just landed in store with brand new teas and books to add to your bookshelf, plus an exclusive Wizard of Oz gift pack.
Now, you can create a little tea library in your kitchen with limited-edition teas, stunning book boxes, fine-china mugs, and exclusively designed classic novels.
There are a few gift packs to choose from, including a fantasy and general fiction box. These each come with three tea books, a classic novel, and a beautifully patterned mug with a popular quote from the novel. They’ve also launched a little library of nostalgic classics and two large tea books of Emily Dickinson and Lewis Carroll.
We want them all. Have a look for yourself, and if you are a book lover, or know one, these are the best gifts you could buy.
Our top picks from the T2 x Penguin Books gift boxes
- The Little Library of Nostalgic Classics, $50, T2 (here’s why)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Gift Pack, $135, T2 (here’s why)
- The Night Circus, $70, T2 (here’s why)
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The Little Library of Nostalgic Classics Tea Bag Gift Pack
$50, T2
Everyone has a favourite tea – even the characters of your favourite stories.
This gift pack is filled with T2 blends that reflect the nostalgia of your favourite childhood books, such as Anne of Green Gables, The Jungle Book, Peter Pan and more from Penguin Books’ classic stories.
Includes:
- 36 individual tea bags in 12 book boxes
- Black, green, fruit and herbal teas
- Packed into a little library of miniature book-style boxes
- Each box features a childhood favourite matched to classic T2 bag
- 100% of tea is sustainably sourced
- Teabags are compostable
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Tea & Books: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Gift Pack
$135, T2
A limited edition gift pack.
This T2 x Penguin Books exclusive features a specially designed book of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, fine bone china tea set for one and loose leaf teas and tisanes.
Includes:
- A limited edition gift pack featuring a T2 exclusive designed book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, fine bone china tea for one and loose leaf teas and tisanes.
- 12 x Loose Leaf Teas & Tisanes sachets. 4 x French earl Grey, 4 x Green Rose, 4 x Melbourne Breakfast and 4 x Sleep Tight.
- Packed into a colourful, recyclable cardboard box, perfect for storing your tea.
- It makes the perfect gift for a book and tea lover (or better, for yourself!).
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Tea & Books: The Night Circus Fantasy Gift Pack
$70, T2
Start your day with two of life’s greatest escapes!
T2 and penguin Books have paired their most imaginative tea with a story just as captivating. Inside, you’ll find The Night Circus printed with an exclusive T2 cover, a matching mug and tea that captures the magic of Erin Morgenstern’s beloved novel.
Key features:
- A limited edition gift pack featuring a T2 exclusive designed book, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, fine bone china mug and tea bags.
- 10 x French Earl Grey tea bags.
- Packed into a colourful, recyclable cardboard box, perfect for storing your tea.
- It makes the perfect gift for a book and tea lover (or better, for yourself!).
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Tea & Books: The Great Gatsby General Fiction Gift Pack
$85, T2
Blends and books to set your imagination alight.
Get ready for a moment for the one of the most tragically beautiful love stories, The Great Gatsby. T2 and Penguin Books have paired three teas with a limited edition mug for you to enjoy.
Key features:
- A limited edition gift pack featuring a T2 exclusive designed book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, fine bone china mug and tea bags.
- 10 x New York Breakfast tea bags.
- Packed into a colourful, recyclable cardboard box, perfect for storing your tea.
- It makes the perfect gift for a book and tea lover (or better, for yourself!).
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Emily Dickinson’s Coconut Cake 100g Loose Leaf
$35, T2
Want to start your day like a literary great? This rich black tea blend will do just that.
Emily Dickinson is known to have been quite reclusive, but she is said to have shared baked goods with neighbours and local children. Perhaps, that also includes the coconut cake that inspired this T2 tea. With flavours of freshly grated coconut, butter and cake mix, each sip of this tea will bring you into the poet’s world.
Key features:
- A limited edition gift pack featuring a Penguin Classic book, My life had stood a loaded gun poetry by Emily Dickinson.
- Black tea with notes of coconut and sweet vanilla cake.
- Sealed fresh inside a compostable poly bag, packed into a colourful recyclable cardboard book-shaped box.
- Perfect sipped in the morning or as an afternoon pick-me-up.
- Best brewed for 2–4 minutes using freshly boiled water. One teaspoon per cup. Perfect on its own or with milk.
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Lewis Carroll’s Cherry Pineapple Tart Loose Leaf Tea Book 100g
$35, T2
Ready to venture down the rabbit hole with Alice? One sip of this sour cherry and sweet pineapple tea will transport you straight to Wonderland.
Sweet yet tart, this caffeine-free blend is inspired by the “DRINK ME” potion in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Tropical pineapple swirls with deliciously sour cherry on a base of juicy fruits. Sip it quickly, before it disappears back down the rabbit hole.
Key features:
- A limited edition gift pack featuring a Penguin Classic book, O frabjous day! a short story by Lewis Carroll.
- Fruit tisane with tart cherry and sweet pineapple.
- Sealed fresh inside a compostable poly bag, packed into a colourful recyclable cardboard book-shaped box.
- Perfect sipped all day.
- Best brewed for 5–7 minutes using freshly boiled water. Two teaspoon per cup. Perfect on its own or served over iced.
