Luxury calendars trade up on presentation, provenance, and blend quality. These 2026 picks start at $70 and include heritage names like Fortnum & Mason and Mariage Frères, plus Newby.
Premium calendars usually justify their price with reusable boxes, better materials, and teas you would not easily sample elsewhere.
Newby's pagoda box is a shorter 12-day countdown; Mariage Frères and Fortnum's Tea & Biscuits Sharing calendar sit at the top of the price range. Use our comparison table to weigh price against day count and our ratings.
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DAVIDsTEA
DAVIDsTEA's 24 Days of Tea is a gingerbread-house box with a festive loose leaf tea in every compartment, two 250 ml servings each, 48 in all, from bold to fruity to spiced, with caffeine and without.
The Roasters Pack
A Toronto subscription company better known for coffee gathers twelve ceremonial matchas from twelve different brands into one box of sealed tins, with four made only for this calendar, a tasting journal and a short video for each day.
Harrods
The Knightsbridge department store's own calendar: a green and gold box printed with the Harrods building and 24 drawers, each holding two silken tea bags, black, green, flavoured and fruit teas from the store's numbered range.
Fortnum & Mason
Fortnum & Mason's Tea & Biscuits Sharing Advent Calendar holds 24 tea and biscuit pairings: 48 silky tea bags and 88 biscuits, two servings a day. The page invites you to brew, sip and dunk through the festive season.
Newby Teas
Newby's 2026 calendar takes its look from a Chinese pagoda: a red and gold box with 12 drawers, each holding four whole-leaf Silken Pyramids, 48 in all, in 12 named tea and herbal varieties. Pre-order delivery starts on 20 October.
Fortnum & Mason Tea & Biscuits Sharing, Mariage Frères Christmas Rhapsody and Newby lead our luxury picks above $70. Newby suits buyers who want a shorter 12-day countdown.
They can be, especially as gifts. You pay for packaging, brand heritage, and harder-to-find teas. If you mainly want everyday variety, a mid-range or budget calendar may suit you better.
Most luxury calendars still use 24 days, but Newby uses 12 days. Always check the day count before comparing prices.