5 unique and classy ancient tea gift sets

Choosing a gift for special occasions is always a difficult problem for everyone regardless of situation or relationship. Tet gifts are even more special because Lunar New Year is the biggest holiday of the year in Vietnamese culture.

1/ Tea in Vietnamese culture

Tea has appeared in Vietnamese culture and history for thousands of years. Since ancient times, our elders have known how to drink green tea to quench their thirst on hot summer days. The image of a water shop or tea shop under a banyan tree has become a symbol of the village, even being included in literature, art and movies.

Tea stalls in the village have become symbols of Vietnamese village culture

People use green tea to bathe and wash children as a safe way to kill bacteria instead of other substances that can easily irritate the skin: lemon, soap, shower gel... In important events in Vietnamese life such as wedding, funeral.., a cup of tea is always used to invite guests as an indispensable and irreplaceable cultural feature. Until today, in every Vietnamese family, there is always a reception space where the majority of drinks used to invite guests is tea.

Tea has penetrated so deeply into the lives and culture of Vietnamese people that we do not realize how important it is. Vietnamese tea culture is very simple, it exists naturally, not highly religious or sophisticated, but simple, close to daily life.

This is also the difference of Vietnamese tea culture compared to the tea culture of other countries in the region such as China, Taiwan and Japan, where tea is like a belief, a religion, mentioned and approached from a completely different perspective.

2/ The meaning of choosing tea as a Tet gift

With all the cultural and historical significance mentioned above, choosing tea as a gift during the Lunar New Year is an extremely ideal choice, helping the giver and the recipient express their style and personality through tea boxes containing rich national culture.

The image of a family gathering during Tet with a pot of tea is also a symbol of the connection between generations. Tea is a conductor, helping people get closer together, sharing love and spiritual connection.

3. Criteria for choosing tea as a Tet gift

The taste of tea is suitable for the person receiving it

This is an important criterion when choosing Tet gift tea. Everyone has different drinking tastes and likes different flavors, so choosing the right flavor is very important so that the gift recipient can have the best drinking experience.

Tea has many different flavors: strongly, moderately and mildly astringent, strongly and mildly sweet, acrid mixed with sweetness...

Tea flavor is the next important factor

Natural, rustic scented tea will be gentle and suitable for sophisticated and simple people. Tea marinated with external scents such as lotus or jasmine will have a stronger and clearer scent, suitable for the purpose of using tea to receive guests, creating excitement for meetings and work exchanges.

Age & health status of the recipient

It may sound unrelated, but this criterion is very necessary when giving tea as a gift. The age and health status of the recipient will determine what type of tea they should drink and what they should not?

For older people, symptoms of sleeping difficulty often appear, so drinking tea that does not cause insomnia is the priority choice. Some types of fermented tea suitable for this group: ripe tea, deep aged tea, black tea, herbal black tea.

For people with a history of underlying medical conditions such as blood pressure or heart disease, they also need to choose the right type of tea and avoid using tea that directly affects their health. People with high blood pressure should not drink green tea (tea that kills yeast), but should drink fermented tea: black tea and herbal tea will help regulate blood pressure and reduce blood fat.

For young, active people who need alertness and creativity to work, green tea is very suitable to experience.

Packaging

Although we know that product quality is a decisive and important factor, packaging is the first thing that appears in the eyes of the gift recipient. It will bring the initial experience, deciding on the psychology and excitement of the recipient when they do not know what the product inside is like.

Therefore, choosing the right product form will immediately create a first impression on the gift recipient.

4/ 5 unique and classy Tet gift sets

Tea nourished in jar - Ancient snow shan tea

Tea nourished in jar is a unique, nutritious tea product, with impressively designed packaging, very suitable as a gift for holidays and New Year.

Tea nourished in jar is a type of tea that is naturally fermented. The surrounding environmental conditions will directly impact the fermentation process and product quality of the tea. Ceramic jar (crock jar) helps tea avoid harsh weather conditions such as high humidity but still circulate air between inside and outside the jar, thus helping the tea "breathe" and the fermentation process take place in stability, this is an important condition to help produce the best quality tea.

Some types of tea nourished in jar that are hot today: May white tea jar, Raw tea jar, Ripe tea jar. Shanam branded tea jars are unique products in Vietnamese tea market, highly appreciated for their tea quality as well as complete packaging. 

Box of Zodiac tea cakes - raw tea cakes (raw pu-erh)

With a unique idea, Shanam tea brand has researched and produced the first 12 zodiac animal ancient tea cakes mastering every step from raw materials, production to finished products.

This is an extremely unique, meaningful and classy product to give to especially important people during the Lunar New Year.

Choose a flexible zodiac animal suitable for the recipient. The packaging is exquisite and luxurious, worthy of being a unique gift, unlike any other products on the market.

Triple flavor gift set of ancient snow shan tea

A suitable choice for those new to snow shan tea including green tea, black tea and herbal red tea flavor. A box of teagift meets all the family's tea enjoyment needs: green tea for dad, black tea for mom and herbalred tea for children.

Elegant packaging is suitable for family gathering atmosphere during the year-end Tet holiday.

Khue Van Cac tea cake - Hanoi cultural symbol

Inspired by the symbol of Hanoi capital - the image of Khue Van Cac, Shanam tea makers use tea ingredients from the ancient snow shan heritage tea tree population of Ta Xua, average age of over 200 years, processed according to Ta Xua fermenting method and pressing it into cakes with the image of Khue Van Cac as a way to introduce Vietnamese culture to tea lovers and international friends.

The product has entered the Top 5 of Vietnam Design Week 2021 held at the Temple of Literature. An extremely impressive and classy product, worthy of being a diplomatic gift on special and important occasions.

Double Green Tea Set - rich in flavor of Northern tea

The “Thu green tea” gift set is a precious gift from nature with a traditional green tea flavor, conquering all those who are looking for the deep flavor and unique characteristics of ancient snow shan tea.

With an extremely reasonable price, the “Thu green tea” double set box has an elegant packaging design, just enough to be a Tet gift with a gentle nature, suitable for a moderate individual or group budget.