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Colonial Bohea

New Mexico Tea Company
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  • Spoon 1 tsp Per Cup
  • Kettle 195°F
  • Timer 5-5 Min

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Drink a bit of history...

Bohea tea, (pronounced “Boo-hee” - was by far the largest tea import during colonial times. Sometimes called Bohea Souchong or Lapsang Bohea, the blend originated in China with trade to the British and Dutch East India Companies. It was so popular that the word bohea became the slang term for tea. The blend varied wildly, consisting of broken orange pekoe, pekoe, and souchong dumped in a pile and then sifted, typically the scrap tea of lower quality leaves, but was considered high quality by the colonists. 

In the Boston Tea Party, 242 chests of Bohea were destroyed.

Limited Release

Drink a bit of history...

Bohea tea, (pronounced “Boo-hee” - was by far the largest tea import during colonial times. Sometimes called Bohea Souchong or Lapsang Bohea, the blend originated in China with trade to the British and Dutch East India Companies. It was so popular that the word bohea became the slang term for tea. The blend varied wildly, consisting of broken orange pekoe, pekoe, and souchong dumped in a pile and then sifted, typically the scrap tea of lower quality leaves, but was considered high quality by the colonists. 

In the Boston Tea Party, 242 chests of Bohea were destroyed.

Price: $6.00

Amount
Free Sample (one total per month)
1oz$6.00
2oz$12.00
4oz(20% off)$19.20
8oz(35% off)$31.20
16oz(45% off)$52.80
Packaging Options
Gift Tin w/ Label$5.00Holds approx. 4oz. of this tea.
Extra Label$.50For your own tin (3.75" x 2.4")
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3/24/2026
4 Stars

Colonial Bohea comes off as a lighter version of Lapsang Souchong, which has been "watered down" with a light Chinese black tea. Brewing with a heaping teaspoon for 5 minutes produces a light tasting tea with a little smoke and no bitterness. As one that finds most Lapsang Souchong to be too smoky for me, I find Colonial Bohea to be smoky but not too smoky. I enjoyed the historical aspect of being able to drink the most popular tea in Colonial America, which most American tea lovers have never even heard of let alone tasted.

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