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Best for flavoured blendsWATTB85/100

Bird & Blend Tea Co. — Tea Subscribe & Save

Our verdict · The go-to for restocking flavoured, dessert-style and caffeine-free blends at a standing discount.

Buy it if

You love flavoured, dessert-style or caffeine-free blends and want to restock favourites at a standing discount.

Skip it if

You specifically want a curated surprise box or unflavoured single-estate tea.

Where to get it

Bird & Blend Tea Co. — Tea Subscribe & Save

WATTB Score

85/ 100

Our research-based editorial assessment.

How we score →

10% off chosen teas; subscription shipping ~£1.99

Indicative price at the time of review.

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Bird & Blend is the choice for flavoured-blend fans who want to restock favourites rather than be surprised. Its Subscribe & Save gives 10% off your chosen teas with subscription shipping at an indicative £1.99 (versus a standard £3.95), and you can skip, pause, change frequency or cancel anytime through the subscription portal. The draw is the range: this is an award-winning UK blender known for dessert-style and wellness flavoured blends, with a matcha subscribe option and a large physical shop network, plus carbon-neutral, compostable packaging. Worth knowing up front — and the reason it isn't higher for discovery-seekers — is that the model is now subscribe-and-save on teas you choose; the brand's historic curated 'Tea Tasting Club' surprise box (which delivered around three 20g blends, roughly 30 cups) appears to have been superseded, so treat any 'surprise box' framing as historic. The trade-off versus the single-origin picks is style and intent: you gain playful flavoured blends and a standing discount, but give up curated single-estate discovery.

The good & the bad

Pros

  • Standing 10% discount for restocking chosen blends, with cheaper subscription shipping
  • Big range of flavoured, dessert-style and caffeine-free blends, plus a matcha option
  • Skip, pause, change frequency or cancel anytime; carbon-neutral, compostable packaging

Cons

  • The curated 'surprise me' box appears to have been retired — it is now subscribe-and-save on teas you pick
  • Not for purists who prefer unflavoured single-estate tea

How it compares

PickWATTB ScorePriceBest for
1.Curious Tea — Discovery / Classic Monthly Subscription92/100From under £12/month (indicative)overall
2.Postea Loose Leaf Tea Subscription (build-your-own + wildcard)87/100~£13.99/month for 3 teas (indicative)beginners
3.Rare Tea Company — Loose Leaf Tea Subscription Boxes86/100From ~£9.49/box (indicative)premium and for gifting
4.Bird & Blend Tea Co. — Tea Subscribe & SaveThis pick85/10010% off chosen teas; subscription shipping ~£1.99 (indicative)flavoured blends
5.Canton Tea — Subscribe & Save83/10020% off first 3 orders, then 10% (indicative)matcha
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Key facts

Best for
flavoured blends
Typical cost
10% off chosen teas; subscription shipping ~£1.99 (indicative)
Model
Subscribe & Save on chosen blends
Discount
10% off chosen teas
Shipping
~£1.99 subscription (vs ~£3.95 standard)
Style
Flavoured dessert/wellness blends; matcha option
Flexibility
Skip / pause / change / cancel anytime

Insider tip · If you're near one of its shops, taste blends in store first, then set the ones you like onto Subscribe & Save for the discount.

Researched by WATTB

Published
19 September 2026
Updated
19 September 2026
Last verified
19 September 2026
Sources
8 sources

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