MEM Tea Imports
Based just across the Charles River in Cambridge, MEM Tea has been sourcing whole leaf teas for nearly 30 years. Back in 1999, MEM founder, Mark Eli Mooradian, tasted Armenian tea samples that his friend brought back from the former Soviet Union. After brewing them, Mark was blown away by the pure taste & quality of the tea, a stark contrast to the broken-leaved tea bags that dominated the market at the time.
To this day, MEM focuses on importing the most delicious teas possible while coming up with delightful and harmonious blends. MEM tastes over 2,000 teas annually from hundreds of farms to curate their ever-evolving selection of teas. They strive to establish direct farm relationships whenever possible. Beyond flavor & quality, MEM focuses on constant education for both consumers at their Cambridge headquarters as well as check-ins with their wholesale customers.
Served in large, convenient, pyramid tea bags, all of our lobby teas are whole leaf teas, letting the full range of the tea’s flavor to come forth, while also being convenient to brew! In contrast to typical teabags, which are filled with tea “dust” and broken pieces of tea leaves, whole leaf teas have more nuanced & deeper flavors and may require a little more time to steep.