↑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 421 — RSS
This inexpensive Ceylon offers little to get excited over, for better or worse. It is a fairly standard tea, with some light, woody tannins and a dash of caramel flavor. I noticed that it tasted best at a lukewarm temperature; it is pretty bland when hot. It is good with lemon and sugar, and would probably be fine o...
Read Full ReviewThurbo Estate Second Flush FTGFOP1 Darjeeling
Style: Darjeeling Second Flush – Region: Darjeeling, IndiaJul. 18th, 2024
This is a very mild, bland tea. Lemon and sugar overwhelms it, but it is decent on its own or with a splash of milk - then it is pleasant and bready, with some mild tannins coming in to the mouthfeel. Priced too high given the quality, imo.
Read Full ReviewThere is not much flavor here, but there are no unpleasant flavors or aromas either. I have certainly had stronger gunpowder teas, but this one is very easy to drink, and offered at a low price.
Read Full ReviewI 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...
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1 | Alex Zorach | 173 | 40 |
2 | Trailesque | 112 | 26 |
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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