The Palais des Thés Tea Advent Calendar, with its published contents and packaging compared for 2026.
Palais des Thés is based in France, and its Palais des Thés Tea Advent Calendar is the one calendar from the brand in our 2026 reviews, rated 8/10. Twenty-four teas from the Paris house in a book-like box, each in a hand-stitched cotton tea bag with a quote or proverb. Thirteen flavoured blends, seven single-estate teas, three herbals and a holiday-exclusive Organic Céleste Tea. We also reviewed one Palais des Thés tea gift set, listed separately below the calendar.
Palais des Thés was founded in Paris in the 1980s by François-Xavier Delmas, who moved early to buying directly from the origin countries.
Most advent calendars are a sampler of whatever the brand sells best. This one is built by a house founded in Paris in the 1980s that decided early to buy directly from the countries where tea grows.
Palais des Thés opened its first Paris shop in 1987 and built its name on buying leaf directly and selling it loose, so a box of mini tins is the house in miniature: no bags, no paper tags, no pretence that loose tea is convenient. The recipient needs a basket infuser or a pot with a filter, and some curiosity about why one flavouring behaves differently on four bases.
Palais des Thés
Twenty-four teas from the Paris house in a book-like box, each in a hand-stitched cotton tea bag with a quote or proverb. Thirteen flavoured blends, seven single-estate teas, three herbals and a holiday-exclusive Organic Céleste Tea.
Gift boxes, not countdowns: no doors and no day count. All tea gift sets →
Palais des Thés
Palais des Thés' Christmas signature N°25 in four organic loose leaf mini tins: black, green, rooibos and herbal, in a plastic-free gift box. A tasting set of one recipe on four bases, with no doors to open.