Meghan Markle's As Ever Tea Collection, Ranked
As Ever's three herbal teas, Lemon Ginger, Peppermint and Hibiscus, ranked and reviewed, with a look at how they measure up to Britain's own royal tea houses.
Three cream-and-gold boxes, twelve sachets apiece, and a price tag that has drawn nearly as much comment as the tea itself: that is the entire As Ever tea collection, at least for now. Since launching in April 2025, Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand has kept its tea range deliberately narrow: just three herbal blends, Lemon Ginger, Peppermint and Hibiscus, each $14, while the jams, honeys and candles around it have multiplied.
A short list is still worth a proper look, particularly from a corner of the world that takes its tea rather seriously. Court & Capital worked through all three, checked every ingredient against the label, and ranked them against one another, then, for good measure, against the tea houses that have supplied the British monarchy for centuries.
Here is how the As Ever tea collection actually stacks up, cup by cup.
What’s in the As Ever tea range
The line launched alongside As Ever’s now-famous raspberry spread in April 2025, part of an eight-product debut that sold out within the hour. Each tea comes in a 0.9-ounce (27g) box of twelve pyramid sachets, priced at $14, and each is a caffeine-free herbal infusion rather than a true tea. None contains a trace of the Camellia sinensis leaf that defines classic English blends.
The ingredient lists are notably short. Lemon Ginger combines organic ginger pieces, lemongrass, lemon peel, liquorice root and spearmint; Peppermint and Hibiscus each contain exactly one ingredient: organic peppermint, and hibiscus flowers, respectively. That single-note simplicity runs through the whole As Ever pantry, and it is the first thing worth knowing before ranking the three against each other.
No. 1: Herbal Lemon Ginger Tea
The most complex blend earns the top spot, and rightly so. Five organic ingredients (ginger, lemongrass, lemon peel, liquorice root and spearmint) give it real layering: a bright citrus opening, a warming ginger undertow, and a faint natural sweetness from the liquorice that means most drinkers won’t reach for sugar. One taste-test reviewer noted the brewed cup carried “a surprising kick,” which tracks with a blend built for a genuine slow steep rather than a quick dunk.
As Ever suggests drinking it iced with honey, brewed slowly in a favourite mug, or even sipped in the bath by candlelight: earnest branding, but not bad advice. It is the closest thing in the range to a proper afternoon restorative, and the one worth pairing with shortbread or a slice of lemon drizzle cake.
No. 2: Herbal Peppermint Tea
A single ingredient, organic peppermint, makes this the plainest blend in the range, and also the most reliable. Reviewers have been split, with one calling it simply “your average peppermint tea,” but average peppermint tea, brewed well, is a genuinely good thing: clean, cooling and useful after a heavy meal in a way that owes nothing to marketing.
It is the most versatile of the three. As Ever recommends it steeped hot to close out dinner, frozen into ice cubes for a refreshing lift through the day, or taken warm with honey when a cold is setting in: the classic uses of peppermint tea the world over, As Ever’s presentation aside. Where Lemon Ginger rewards patience, Peppermint asks nothing of the drinker at all, which is exactly its appeal.
No. 3: Herbal Hibiscus Tea
Hibiscus takes third for a simple reason: on its own, one ingredient is not quite enough to sustain a full teatime cup the way the other two do. What it lacks in complexity, though, it makes up in colour and versatility elsewhere. Steeped, the dried flowers release a ruby-red liquor with what As Ever accurately describes as “gentle flavour, subtle tang, and robust hue”: tart rather than sweet, closer to a fruit infusion than a classic tisane.
That makes it less a stand-alone cup and more a building block: As Ever itself suggests steeping it with sugar into a hibiscus simple syrup for cocktails, or freezing it into ice cubes to colour lemonade or sparkling water. For entertaining at a summer garden party, it earns its place on the tray, just not, on its own, at the top of this ranking.
How As Ever compares to Britain’s royal tea houses
It is a fair question, on a blog devoted to royal Britain: how does a three-strong American herbal range compare to the houses that actually supply the Crown? Not closely, and that is rather the point. Twinings received its first Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria in 1837, well over a century after Thomas Twining opened his Strand tea shop in 1706, and has supplied every monarch since. Fortnum & Mason, founded on Piccadilly in 1707, was granted fresh warrants by both King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2024, its first new warrant in 28 years, and a distinction shared by only seven British businesses.
Both houses built their reputations on blended black and green teas, refined over centuries. As Ever’s range, by contrast, is caffeine-free, herbal and barely eighteen months old: a newcomer’s pantry staple rather than a rival to Jermyn Street’s tea merchants, and a reminder of how differently “tea” is understood on either side of the Atlantic.
Brewing As Ever tea, the British way
Because none of the three contains actual tea leaves, the usual British rules bend slightly. There is no need for milk, and no risk of the bitter over-steep that ruins a rushed builder’s mug. Herbal infusions can happily sit for five to seven minutes, longer than the three to four minutes recommended for a proper English breakfast blend. For the best cup, warm the mug first, use freshly boiled water, and let the sachet steep fully rather than dunking it twice and moving on.
For the fuller British tea ritual (water temperature, steeping etiquette, the whole quietly precise choreography), Court & Capital has covered it properly in how to make the perfect cup of tea. As Ever’s sachets follow the same core principles; they simply skip the milk jug entirely.
Price, shipping and what to know before ordering
At $14 for twelve sachets, each cup works out to roughly $1.17, a genuine premium against a supermarket box of herbal tea, though in line with other small-batch American wellness brands. As Ever ships only within the fifty United States, with no international delivery, so UK readers hoping to try the range will need a US address or a specialist import service.
It is also worth stating plainly, in the interest of full transparency: As Ever runs no affiliate, creator or commission programme of any kind, which is why this piece links directly to asever.com rather than through any partner arrangement. For more on the wider brand, see our guides to As Ever, the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle brand, the As Ever raspberry jam, and the best of the As Ever gift sets.
The verdict
Three teas is a modest range to rank, but modesty suits it rather well. Nothing here is trying to be more than a well-made herbal infusion, and on that narrow brief, all three succeed. Lemon Ginger is the one worth reordering, Peppermint the one to keep as a reliable standby, and Hibiscus the one to reach for when there is a jug of something cold to colour. Should the range grow, as the rest of As Ever’s pantry has, there will be a proper new ranking to write.
Readers curious about Britain’s own centuries-old tea houses might enjoy browsing our wider British Living stories, from royal-warrant food and drink to the art of the perfect cuppa.
Frequently asked questions
How many teas does As Ever sell?
Three: Herbal Lemon Ginger Tea, Herbal Peppermint Tea and Herbal Hibiscus Tea, each priced at $14 for a box of twelve sachets.
What is the best As Ever tea?
Herbal Lemon Ginger is the strongest of the three, thanks to a five-ingredient blend of ginger, lemongrass, lemon peel, liquorice root and spearmint that gives it more depth than the single-ingredient Peppermint or Hibiscus.
Are As Ever teas caffeine-free?
Yes. All three are herbal infusions rather than true teas, made from ingredients such as peppermint leaves and hibiscus flowers rather than the Camellia sinensis plant, so none contains caffeine.
What ingredients are in As Ever’s teas?
Herbal Lemon Ginger contains organic ginger pieces, lemongrass, lemon peel, liquorice root and spearmint. Herbal Peppermint contains only organic peppermint, and Herbal Hibiscus contains only hibiscus flowers.
Does As Ever tea ship to the UK?
No. As Ever currently ships only within the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, with no direct international delivery option available yet.
Does As Ever have an affiliate or discount programme for its tea?
No. As Ever runs no affiliate, creator or commission programme, which is why this article links directly to the brand’s own website rather than through a partner link.
How does As Ever tea compare to Twinings or Fortnum & Mason?
They are different categories more than direct rivals. Twinings and Fortnum & Mason are centuries-old royal warrant holders built on blended black and green teas, while As Ever’s range is a caffeine-free herbal pantry line launched in 2025.
How should I brew As Ever tea?
Use freshly boiled water and steep for five to seven minutes, longer than a traditional black tea, since herbal infusions resist turning bitter. No milk is needed for any of the three blends.
This guide is based on As Ever’s published product listings, ingredients and pricing on asever.com, and on independent taste-test coverage, current as of September 2026. Prices and availability may change; As Ever has no affiliate or creator partnership with Court & Capital.
