↑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 441 — RSS 
There is a good amount of strawberry in this fruit cocktail flavored tisane. It is one of the better examples of the style.
Read Full ReviewA tisane made of dried fruit and natural flavorings. It did not have a lot of maracuja taste, but it was all right, pretty much what I expected. I notice that Upton gets its fruit tisanes from a company in Germany, and this makes me wonder if that is a style that is very popular there. What part of the world drinks ...
Read Full ReviewThis tisane provides an excellent combination of ingredients (rooibos, ginger, spices, and flowers), leading to a warm, unique overall flavor. I did not try it cold, but it is just fine hot. This is probably the best rooibos blend I have tried to date.
Read Full ReviewThis is a mild EG that goes easy with the bergamot. Pleasant aroma and an unbeatable price.
Read Full ReviewVictoria's Peak 2026 First Flush Darjeeling
Style: Darjeeling First Flush – Region: Darjeeling, IndiaJun. 12th, 2026
This is a light, pleasant tea. It is only my second time drinking a first flush release, and it seems located halfway between a green tea and a black tea. The taste is mild, with a gentle nip, and it goes well with a little milk. There is nothing wrong with it, but I was expecting more, since it is labelled and pric...
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| 1 |  Alex Zorach | 173 | 39 |
| 2 |  Trailesque | 125 | 28 |
| 3 |  JGS1122 | 61 | 14 |
| 4 |  Amanda | 11 | 2 |
| 5 |  marlena | 8 | 2 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
East Frisian BOP
| Style: | East Frisian Tea (Ostfriesentee) |
| Region: | Blend |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
Tie-Guan-Yin Oolong First Grade
| Style: | Tie Guan Yin |
| Region: | China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
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