↑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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↑Recent Reviews — Browse All 347 — RSS 
This is a well rounded tea - it is mellow and smooth, but has a good amount of earthy flavor too. The aroma is quite pleasant and it is offered at a good price.
Read Full ReviewUpton Naturally Flavored Peach Sky Black Tea
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: ?????Jul. 19th, 2019
Here is another of Upton's new naturally flavored series. This does have a pleasant, believable peach taste, and it is enjoyable both hot and cold. The price is pretty high though - I think it is the most expensive flavored tea I have seen from Upton, and I wonder why. Maybe because it contains some flower petals as...
Read Full ReviewUpton Naturally Flavored Lemon Drop Black Tea
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: ?????Jul. 17th, 2019
I got some of this because the Upton website said it was a favorite in their office, and I figure that they know what is good. This is clearly a cut above your average lemon-flavored black tea (like Bigelow's Lemon Lift, e.g.) The lemon flavor is fresh and tangy, and seems very much like the real thing. The base tea...
Read Full ReviewA pleasant, fruity aroma is the outstanding feature of this tea. This contains some juniper along with orange and lemon zest flavors, which gives it a dash of piny zing. It is pretty mild overall, and tastes better lukewarm than hot or iced, interestingly enough.
Read Full ReviewThis is a nice tea to look at, but the flavor is weak and bland. A little nutty taste. No plans to get more of this.
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↑Top Reviewers
| Rank | User | # | % |
| 1 |  Alex Zorach | 173 | 44 |
| 2 |  Trailesque | 61 | 16 |
| 3 |  JGS1122 | 34 | 9 |
| 4 |  Amanda | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | marlena | 8 | 2 |
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↑Most-Rated Teas
Holy Basil Purple Leaf
| Style: | Tulsi / Holy Basil |
| Region: | India |
| Caffeine: | Caffeine Free |
| Leaf: | Loose |
TB05: Mincing Lane Breakfast Blend
| Style: | Black Tea |
| Region: | Blend |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
Kenilworth Estate OP
| Style: | Ceylon Black Tea |
| Region: | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
↑Top-Rated Teas
Holy Basil Purple Leaf
| Style: | Tulsi / Holy Basil |
| Region: | India |
| Caffeine: | Caffeine Free |
| Leaf: | Loose |
Formosa Amber Oolong Select
| Style: | Amber Oolong |
| Region: | Taiwan / Formosa |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
TB05: Mincing Lane Breakfast Blend
| Style: | Black Tea |
| Region: | Blend |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
River Shannon Breakfast Blend
| Style: | Irish Breakfast |
| Region: | Blend |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
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