Hey, local tea drinkers! Want some TASTY TEA that, uh, old?

[rmd]

I went through my tea collection recently when I was finding some samples to send to someone, and I realized that I have a bunch of sample packs and other collections of loose-leaf teas that are, frankly, REALLY FUCKING OLD. Ages range from a couple of years to well over a decade. Most of these have been stored in the same sealed foil wrappers they were in when Upton sent them to me as freebies when I got refills on my usual Irish breakfast blend of theirs. Some of them have been stored in non-airtight fold-top bags. I assume it's all still good, but may have had flavors fade a bit, particularly the stuff that's not air-tight. It's almost all black tea (might be some herbal or green tea sample packs in there), mostly from Upton Tea Importers.

Anyone want a box of tea packets? Available for pickup in Somerville.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

You could use it to tea smoke things!

[tshuma]

Not being local, I can't help you with the overstock problem, but speaking of Irish tea, do you still prefer Upton's? I'm about to be out of the massive stock of basic Barry's, and I wouldn't mind shifting to something else.

[rmd]

Yep. My usual tea is their CTC Irish Breakfast Blend.