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Springtime is tea time
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By John Fladd
jfladd@hippopress.com
The Hippo, April 4-10, 2024, p. 24.
March and April are when the highest-quality teas — the “first flush” teas — are harvested.
“This is an exciting time of year for teas,” said Danielle Beaudette, the owner of The Cozy Tea Cart (104A Route 13 in Brookline, thecozyteacart.com, 249-9111).
Later in the year there will be other tea harvests across Asia — the second flush in late spring, the monsoon flush during the summer, and the autumnal flush in September and October — but the first flush teas are something special. Tea plants spend the winter months gathering nutrients and minerals . . .