Stash Tea has a unique story behind it
The Stash Tea Company is headquartered in Tigard, Oregon. Founded in 1972, Stash Tea originally operated out of an old Portland Victorian style house, supplying loose herbal teas and bulk herbs to natural food stores. In 1975, the company broadened its focus to include bagged teas and then began to sell a full line of traditional, specialty blend and herbal teas directly to restaurants and through a mail order catalog to consumers.
The company gets its name from tea folklore. In earlier centuries, tea was a valuable commodity traditionally transported by clipper ship. The ship's captain often was presented with some of the finest teas for his personal use. This supply was his "stash," stowed carefully as his "private reserve."
Did you know that when you purchase brand name bag tea your mostly paying for packaging, and corporate advertising. The worst part is that it doesn't taste half as good as loose tea.