↑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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Browse by region of production: China (124) • India (98) • Blend (35) • Sri Lanka / Ceylon (33) • Taiwan / Formosa (18) • (more...)Browse by style (type or variety); Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis) (322) • Black Tea (198) • Green Tea (65) • Flavored Tea (39) • Oolong Tea (29) • (more...)
↑Recent Reviews — Browse All 343 — RSS 
This 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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I had one called China Panyang Congou from Upton, which is also currently unavailable. I'm guessing this is the same thing. It is very enjoyable and tastes different from most of the teas I can think of. There is a pronounced barley/pumpernickel flavor. I've been brewing beer lately and this reminded me of the taste...
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Mist Forest Naturally Flavored Colombian Green Tea
Style: Fruit Green Tea – Region: ?????Mar. 19th, 2019
Colombian green tea with pear guava and soursop, and apparently some added flavor. Very floral, sweet, and fruity - almost candy-like. This would be nice in the summertime, but I probably won't get it again because of the price.
Read Full ReviewVery good. The gunpowder tea is a touch smoky and that helps it mix well with the mint.
Read Full ReviewMore floral and perfumey than a typical EG. It is not Upton's best but it is a worthwhile tea.
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↑Top Reviewers
| Rank | User | # | % |
| 1 |  Alex Zorach | 173 | 44 |
| 2 |  Trailesque | 57 | 15 |
| 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 |
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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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