In Pursuit of Tea is a tea company based in Wakefield, MA. Last updated October 1, 2026 by My Tea Explorer.
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About In Pursuit of Tea
In Pursuit of Tea was started in 1999 by Sebastian Beckwith, a former trekking guide in Nepal, India and Bhutan. It began in New York, where it supplies restaurants such as Eleven Madison Park, and now ships from Wakefield, Massachusetts. The SoHo shop on Crosby Street is closed; sales are online and wholesale.
The catalog is single-origin, picked on harvest visits to small farms in India, Nepal, Taiwan, Japan and Sri Lanka. It sells sample sizes and 1 lb wholesale bags of many teas. Order the Jungpana Estate 1st Flush Darjeeling and Himalayan Black together to compare two Himalayan black teas.
Founded in 1999 in New York; now ships from Wakefield, Massachusetts
- Headquarters
- Wakefield, MA, US
- Founded
- 1999
- Founder
- Sebastian Beckwith
- Known for
- Darjeeling estate flushes; Nepal and Himalayan black tea; Taiwanese high-mountain oolong; aged and compressed Chinese tea
- How they source and sell
- Single-origin importer whose founders visit small farms in Japan, Taiwan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka at harvest to select lots.
Signature teas (5)
The teas In Pursuit of Tea is best known for. We have not pulled this brand's full catalog, so there is no stock count or price spread here yet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does In Pursuit of Tea have a shop?
No. It sells online and to wholesale accounts and ships from Wakefield, Massachusetts. Its former Crosby Street shop in Manhattan is closed.
Does In Pursuit of Tea ship outside the US?
Yes. It ships worldwide by USPS, with free standard shipping on continental US orders over $50.
What should I order first from In Pursuit of Tea?
Darjeeling 1st Flush, Jungpana Estate, then Himalayan Black from Nepal for comparison.