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When you’ve been buying Indian teas as long as we have, you can taste the difference rain, sunlight and soil make. We primarily source exceptional Assams and Darjeelings, with some seasonal Dooars when conditions are optimal.

Our founder, Gerry Vandergrift tastes the day’s production at a premier level estate in The Nilgiri Hills.

Ceylon — Natural harmony on one of our Assam estates.

Tea fields at Keyhung Estate in full luxuriant 2nd flush. Shade trees create a micro climate.

Some of Our Travels

Did You Know?

Tea has always been best enjoyed “slowly”

During the great Age of Sail, clipper ships raced from the Far East to England with their holds full of tea. The first ship into the harbor would fetch the highest price per pound of that year’s crop.

Despite their speed for the day, ocean-going tea traveled slowly. The round trip from London to China and back took upwards of 120 days!

METROPOLITAN LUXURY TEA GROUP

METROPOLITAN LUXURY TEA GROUP

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Some of Our Travels