Ah, World Market. The imports store where you can buy an ottoman, a dozen cloth napkins, and some ramen noodles and Swedish candy, all in the same place. Now that we’re entering hot-beverage season, it seems like the perfect time to point out that World Market also has an unexpectedly wide selection of interesting and unusual teas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are teas that promise to soothe your stomach, help you sleep, and wake you up. And there are flavors\u2014so, so many flavors. And we’re not just talking about Earl Grey<\/a>, lemon ginger<\/a>, or English Breakfast<\/a>\u2014the variety here puts your usual grocery store’s selection to shame. Here’s some World Market tea to take home and mix things up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s safe to say that Bridgerton<\/em> is a bit of a cultural phenomenon. And like most cultural phenomenons, it’s being merchandised. You can buy Bridgerton<\/em> coffee creamer<\/a>, <\/em>Bridgerton<\/em> petit fours<\/a>, and, naturally, Bridgerton tea. There were a few options in the World Market tea section, but this blood orange mimosa tea\u2014made with hibiscus, orange peel, apple bits, and “natural Champagne flavor”\u2014sounded like the most intriguing thing to sip while you binge your favorite bit of history porn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read our roundup of Bridgerton<\/em> products<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n\n\n\n\n\n This World Market tea assortment is a little tricky. It’s marketed as an advent calendar, which is why I was drawn to it in the first place. On further inspection, it\u2019s actually eight sets of three bags of each flavor. That still equals 24, meaning you can<\/em> use it as an advent calendar, it\u2019ll just get a little bit repetitive. The offerings range from concepts\u2014\u201csleep and dream\u201d and \u201ccalm and relax\u201d\u2014to more tangible flavors, like sweet apple. We have a hunch those “calm and relax” tea bags are going to come in handy as 2025 approaches.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n\n\n\n\n\n Can tea really taste like s’mores<\/a>? We’re not so sure, but this World Market tea claims to be able to deliver notes of chocolate with hints of marshmallow<\/a> and graham cracker<\/a>\u2014yep, all in a cup of tea. Which is, as you know, really just flavored water. Not very heavily flavored, for that matter. Basically, we don’t expect this to bring big s’mores flavor, but rather a soothing whisper of s’mores. It’s certainly a lot easier (and neater) to consume than a smushy melted chocolate and marshmallow sandwich.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n\n\n\n\t\t Stollen, or German Christmas bread, is a sweet, spiced bread filled with cranberries, raisins, candied citrus, and a luscious almond filling. If s’mores tea sounds like too much of a stretch, this probably sounds a little more reasonable. And good, too. I mean, just picture yourself sipping this sweetly spiced World Market tea on Christmas morning. Heaven.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n\n\n\n\n\n There are a lot of World Market tea bags on this list, but the store also stocks mixes, like this canister of Red Panda Pumpkin Chai. This stuff is perf if you’re not quite ready to say goodbye to pumpkin spice season. It promises the flavors of black tea, warm spices, and sweet pumpkin. Before you go looking at the ingredients, no, this doesn’t actually contain pumpkin, but the spices do the heavy lifting. All you have to do is add hot milk and, voila, chai tea latte, baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read our rankings of the best chai concentrate<\/a> and the best chai tea bags<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n\n\n\n\n\n We’ve covered teas that are perfect for a British-style tea time and some Indian tea, too. Now it’s time for something even bolder: Thai tea. Thai iced tea is an experience. It’s way more powerful than the iced tea you’re used to, but if you want a World Market tea that really packs a punch, this is the stuff to buy. You get 23 tea bags for 23 individual cups of iced tea. Yes, you still need to steep the tea in boiling water and then refrigerate it until it’s cold (we do love those iced tea bags that can steep in cold water), but the extra steps will be worth it when you’re sipping something that slaps you in the face with flavor.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n\n\n\n\t\t I think a lot of people are intimidated by loose leaf tea. What is this stuff, why does it look like catnip, and what do I do with it if it doesn’t come in a bag? Well, all you need is a tea ball or tea infuser, which they just so happen to sell at World Market (including this cute frog-shaped one<\/a>) and the world is your loose-leaf-tea oyster. This World Market tea sampler pack is the perfect way to dip your toe into the unfamiliar waters of loose leaf tea. You get a mix of black, white, and herbal teas, including honey bush rooibos tea, rosehip and lemon Infusion tea, ginger and licorice white tea, and raspberry black tea. If you want to get serious about tea, this is the best World Market tea to buy.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n\n\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n\n\n