Best Tea Blogs & YouTube Channels to Take Your Tea Experience to the Next Level (2026 Update)

There are so many sites out there that talk about tea, but let me tell you straight the most useful and captivating tea blogs - and, new for 2026, the best tea YouTube channels - that would surely be worth your time to read.

Oolong Owl

Oolong Owl is a tea and shop website that reviews different kinds of teas and teaware. You could also easily browse the blog through its tea review index, categorizing the entries by name, brand, or type. There are also entries about travel and recipes using tea leaves.

Oh How Civilized (YouTube)

If you're new to tea and want it kept simple, this is the channel I'd point you to first. Jee Choe makes calm, good-looking videos on iced teas, lattes, and a whole lot of matcha. Her recipes are the kind that make you want to get up and whisk a bowl right away.

My Japanese Green Tea

This blog talks about everything about all kinds of Japanese tea. The entries are so intricate that they will take you through the history, processing, and health benefits of different Japanese teas. Still want to learn about Japanese tea while driving? This site has its own podcast that you can tune into!

Jesse's Teahouse (YouTube)

Jesse Appell is an American comedian who fell down the rabbit hole of Chinese gongfu tea, and his channel is proof that tea doesn't have to be stuffy to be serious. He teaches real brewing technique with a steady stream of jokes, which is exactly why I keep sending it to friends who find tea intimidating.

By Golly, Ollie!

This blog contains YouTube videos about tea and book recommendations, and I've been doing this for quite a decade now. As stated, though Jackie, the owner of this site, has made several changes and facelifts both to the layout and content, she keeps coming back to talk about her much-loved topics: tea and books. You won’t find the site boring, as there are lots of tea videos if you find reading to be tiring.

Cuppa Cha (YouTube)

Tania Stacey takes the slow, teacherly route - tutorials, tastings, honest reviews, and the occasional travel vlog. If you'd rather build real knowledge than watch a one-off how-to, this is where I'd settle in.

Teacups and Things

Kait, a Canadian-based lifestyle blogger, is an avid supporter of local tea and teacup shops. She collaborates with local shops that she can promote in her blogs. Her blog also has an online shop. Aside from tea, Kait also talks about lifestyle travel, food, and beauty in her blog. She makes sure to keep your browsing easy and breezy by category.

Tea Angle (YouTube)

Dawn and Matt film from Sydney, and their focus is oolong: calm, beautifully shot tasting sessions that quietly teach you to read aroma and texture. I find their videos genuinely relaxing to put on at the end of a long day.

My tea Vault

Lisa is also an avid fan of tea, and her blog is insightful about the dos and don’ts of drinking tea and its health benefits. Her blog reviews are so well organized that you could search her reviews depending on the type of tea you want to read. Even the tools and books related to tea processing are being reviewed in this blog.

TeaDB

This site is a favorite, with a comment section that you could find in every entry and that is really talked about. The category index is also easy to follow since it is on the sidebar of every page of this site. This site is usually commended for conducting all of the detailed research and having video reviews that are informative and actually worth watching.

West China Tea (YouTube)

You'll find this one under “Tea House Ghost,” and it's basically a free course in gongfu cha from the West China Tea crew. The series is structured enough that, if you actually want to get better at brewing, you can follow it like lessons.

Tea with Friends

Angela McRae’s Tea with Friends site talks about tea, not just the drink itself but anything related to it, from mugs to books and the arts. This is a well-updated site that has monthly entries in various quantities. Labeled hashtags are also provided in the sidebar for easy references. This blog and online shop have also been awarded as the Top 100 Tea Blogs and Websites For Tea Enthusiasts in 2020.

Eco-Cha Teas (YouTube)

Filmed in Taiwan, Eco-Cha takes you out to the farms and the families behind high-mountain oolong. I have a soft spot for this kind of content - knowing exactly who grew your tea is something we care about with our own single-origin Japanese green teas, too.

Life is Better with Tea

Mary Ann focuses on loose tea leaves for her readers. She educates her readers as to the different types of teas and how to brew them according to the instructions. She also explains all the health benefits of each tea. If you find drinking tea monotonous, she also has a variety of recipes and other uses for your tea.

Farmer Leaf (YouTube)

William and Yubai film straight from Yunnan, China, where the tea is actually grown. It's some of the most down-to-earth “from the garden” content out there, and you come away understanding how much hand-work goes into a single leaf.

Hanamichi Flower Path

This blog is owned by Heather Porter, a tea enthusiast and Certified Tea Specialist (STI) living in the Pacific Northwest. She is also a student and member of Kabuki Academy, where she has studied and performed classical Japanese dance for over fifteen years. The name of her blog is very interesting, as Hanamichi connotes two meanings. One, it consists of a raised platform or runway that leads from the main stage, through the audience, to the back of the theater, and two, it is also a reference to the tea fields and the lovely blossoms of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. The name itself says so much about what the blog owner loves.

Wu Mountain Tea (YouTube)

A warm, easygoing window into Chinese tea and gaiwan brewing. If you've been curious about gongfu cha but felt a little lost, Wu Mountain is a gentle place to start.

Steep Stories by Lazy Literatus

It could be said that there are only a few males in the tea blogging industry. Goffrey Norman tracks down unique teas, unique tea growing regions, epic tea stories, and interesting tea people behind those stories. The good thing about this blog is that, as admitted by Geoffrey himself, this is not a tea review blog but entries about tea stories and the people behind them.

Zhen Tea (YouTube)

Zhen Lu is a Canada-based tea sommelier, and his videos on sourcing and brewing Chinese tea are quiet and careful - the kind that are easy to learn from. Put one on when you want to slow down.

Tea Squirrel

The Tea Squirrel tea site has about one to three entries per month that talk about anything referring to teas, but focuses more on tea tasting and tea recipes. Blogger Anna talks about the perfect sweet combination for your favorite cup of tea, how tea captures the culture of a certain country, or how beneficial tea is to a stressful, busy life.

Tea for Me Please

The owner of this site, Nicole, who is from North America, is expressive with her love for tea. Her site focuses on the root of all causes—the Camellia sinensis—and has been doing this for a decade already. It has been featured on a lot of tea websites, such as worldtea, Nomad Tea Festival, The Daily Tea, and the Chicago International Tea Festival.

Hello Teacup

Hello Tea Cup concentrates more on Chinese teas and anything related to them, such as Chinese food, culture, and tea shops. The blog categories are extensive, where you could choose from tea guides, recipes, history, business news, starting a tea business, benefits, culture, videos, and others that you might find helpful to obtain information about Chinese tea.

Tea With Neldon

Neldon Hamblin is the tea blogger behind TeaWithNeldon.com, where he shares honest tea reviews, brewing tips, and a genuine love of tea from around the world. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Neldon for a candid live conversation about matcha, common tea myths, and what it takes to win global tea awards — you can watch our full live recording with Neldon here.