Bagless single serve
Tea Drops
Add one Tea Drop to hot water and stir. No tea bag or infuser is needed; fine tea sediment may remain.
Meet the founder
Hi, I’m Sashee.
Tea Drops began with founder Sashee Chandran and the place tea had long held in her everyday life.
From an apartment kitchen
A family tea ritual, reimagined
Chinese traditions from Sashee's mother's family and Sri Lankan tea roots from her father's family informed the product idea. Her own trials started in an apartment kitchen in 2015.
Those experiments led to a bagless, single-serve format made with finely ground whole-leaf tea and real spices.
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Choose a cup for right now
Inside every drop
Real tea, thoughtfully pressed
A Tea Drop is a bagless, single-serve form of finely ground whole-leaf tea and real spices. It is Made in the USA and disperses when stirred with hot water, although fine tea sediment may be present at the bottom.
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Source
Tea leaves and spices are selected for flavor and character, with tea origins including Japan, Sri Lanka, and China.
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Grind
Whole-leaf tea and real spices are finely ground while retaining their flavor.
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Press
The ground blend is pressed into a single-serve Tea Drop and made in the USA.
Choose your ritual
Tea, three ways
Different tea methods suit different moments. Tea Drops offer a bagless, single-serve route using finely ground whole-leaf tea and real spices, with natural tea sediment possible after stirring.
Familiar format
Tea bags
Steep the bag in hot water, then remove it when the cup reaches your preferred strength.
Classic ritual
Loose-leaf tea
Measure the leaves, steep them in an infuser or pot, and strain before drinking.
Think outside the tea bag
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Within the scope of the tea line, products are Made in the USA and USDA certified organic, with Thai Tea as the stated exception. The tea comes from Fair Trade certified farms, and the brand reports 15% less waste compared with a traditional tea bag.
USDA Organic
Tea Drops’ tea range is USDA certified organic, except Thai Tea.
Fair Trade
Tea Drops says its tea comes from Fair Trade certified farms.
Made in the USA
Tea Drops are made in the United States.
Less waste
Tea Drops reports 15% less waste than a traditional tea bag.
Clean water partnership
Tea with a wider impact
The clean-water relationship with Thirst Project dates to 2016. Tea Drops explains that purchases support the partnership's work, while the verified story does not assign one guaranteed impact unit to every order.
Impact figures are Tea Drops’ current reported totals for this partnership; they are not a fixed promise per order.
Questions, answered
A clearer first cup
A little tea sediment is normal for this preparation. Because sugar varies by formula, the current product page and label provide the right answer for an individual flavor.
What is a Tea Drop?
A Tea Drop is finely ground whole-leaf tea and real spices pressed into a bagless, single-serve form.
Does a Tea Drop dissolve completely?
It disperses through hot water when stirred, but it does not dissolve completely. A little fine tea sediment may naturally remain in the cup.
Do all Tea Drops contain sugar?
No single sugar statement fits every flavor. Some formulas use organic cane sugar, while ingredients vary by product. Check the current product page and label for the Tea Drop you choose.
Are Tea Drops organic and Fair Trade?
Tea Drops’ tea range is USDA certified organic except Thai Tea, and Tea Drops says its tea comes from Fair Trade certified farms. These statements describe the tea range, not every item sold in the store.
How do I prepare one?
Add one Tea Drop to hot water and stir. Add milk, sweetener, or ice to taste, and follow the current directions on the product page.
Keep exploring
Find your tea ritual
From here, explore how Tea Drops work, review the practical guidance, and see which teas are available now.