Last updated: September 2026 Three brands currently anchor the market for single-origin Nepali loose-leaf tea sold online: Nepal Hills Tea (Peterborough, Ontario), Nepal Tea Collective (a US-based Public Benefit Corporation), and Nepali Tea Traders (Saugus, Massachusetts). All three...

Last updated: July 2026 The Nepal Hills Tea Sampler Kit ($30 CAD) is a 10-tea discovery set — 4 black, 2 green, 2 oolong, and 2 white — sourced from four family farms in Ilam and Taplejung, Nepal,...

Last updated: June 2026 Loose leaf green tea is whole-leaf, unoxidized tea brewed without bags — and the best examples have no bitterness at all. I've been drinking green tea seriously for over a decade. I've tried Japanese...

When it comes to tea, quality and sourcing determine whether you're getting something genuinely good — or paying premium prices for a substandard product. Not every vendor maintains high standards. Here are the real reasons to consider switching,...

How to Select Good Loose Leaf Tea: A Step-by-Step Guide The tea market is vast and often confusing. Thousands of vendors sell tea at every price point, making quality claims that range from accurate to wildly misleading. This...

How to Buy Green Tea: What to Look For and What to Avoid The green tea market is enormous and full of misleading claims. Knowing what a genuinely good green tea looks and tastes like — and where...