↑About Upton Tea Imports
Upton Tea Imports is a loose-leaf tea company, founded in 1989, and headquartered in Holliston, MA. Upton originally was located nearby in Hopkinton, MA. Upton is the tea company that inspired the creation of RateTea; Alex Zorach started ordering teas from Upton and created RateTea as a tool to keep track of teas they were drinking.
Upton mostly sells single-origin teas, and often sells ones in limited batches; their catalogue changes frequently. Their offerings include many organic teas, certified by Baystate Organic Certifiers, as well as a few fair trade certified teas. Many of their organic teas are comparable in price to corresponding non-organic counterparts. In addition to tea, Upton also sells a few teapots and tea-related accessories.
Upton publishes the Upton Tea Quarterly, a mail-order catalog and newsletter which also contains educational and historical information about tea. Past editions of the Upton Tea Quarterly are available on Upton's website, going back through 2006. An incomplete archive going back to 1998 can be found on archive.org.
In order to ensure freshness, Upton tea packages tea only when it is ordered, marks the date of packing, and personalizes the labels on each package of tea ordered.
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I was very pleasantly surprised by this. I just finished disrespecting another fruit flavored tea from Upton, so I was not expecting much, but this is, as advertised, very fruity and tropical. It is made with sunflower, papaya, maracuja, and pineapple (both natural bits and in the form of flavoring). The aroma is qu...
Read Full ReviewWith a name like mango indica, I don't know if I am supposed to smoke this or drink it (lol). The aroma is nice, strong, and fruity, so I give them credit for that. But the flavor is dominated by - surprise, surprise - Lifesavers candy-type artificial fruit flavor. When will I learn? It is time for me to stop purcha...
Read Full ReviewThis is pretty robust for a Ceylon tea, with some tannin bite and a woody aroma. It was quite a bit better with milk than with lemon and sugar, which surprised me. With just a little vegan milk added, it makes a very good breakfast style tea. My intention in buying this was to mix it with a Darjeeling for iced tea (...
Read Full ReviewNo. 1 Tippy Orthodox GFOP Darjeeling
Style: Darjeeling Black Tea – Region: Darjeeling, IndiaMay. 21st, 2024
I decided to try something different. Instead of getting Upton's iced tea blend (which I like a lot) that is made from Ceylons and Darjeelings, why not get some Ceylons and Darjeelings and mix them together? This way I can also get to know the individual teas. This one did not let me down. It is on the mild side, b...
Read Full ReviewThis is a fruit tisane, nothing groaty about it. It is pretty tangy in the nostrils. The flavor is hibiscus mixed with blueberry and strawberry. It turns out that this is made of hibiscus, grapes, elderberries, blueberries, and flavoring. An enjoyable fruit tisane that would be probably be nice on ice.
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1 | Alex Zorach | 173 | 40 |
2 | Trailesque | 109 | 25 |
3 | JGS1122 | 54 | 13 |
4 | Amanda | 11 | 3 |
5 | marlena | 8 | 2 |
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Holy Basil Purple Leaf
Style: | Tulsi / Holy Basil |
Region: | India |
Caffeine: | Caffeine Free |
Leaf: | Loose |
Baker Street Afternoon Blend
Style: | Russian Caravan |
Region: | Blend |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |
River Shannon Breakfast Blend
Style: | Irish Breakfast |
Region: | Blend |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |
TB05: Mincing Lane Breakfast Blend
Style: | Black Tea |
Region: | Blend |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |
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Formosa Amber Oolong Select
Style: | Amber Oolong |
Region: | Taiwan / Formosa |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |
Holy Basil Purple Leaf
Style: | Tulsi / Holy Basil |
Region: | India |
Caffeine: | Caffeine Free |
Leaf: | Loose |
Kenilworth Estate OP
Style: | Ceylon Black Tea |
Region: | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |
East Frisian BOP
Style: | East Frisian Tea (Ostfriesentee) |
Region: | Blend |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |
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