Dobra Tea

The story of Dobr? Tea begins in Prague during the last few years of Communism, where as a group of young tea lovers began meeting to sample rare Indian, Chinese and Japanese teas smuggled into Czechoslovakia. Because of a shortage of foreign currency, high quality teas were then available exclusively to the Party, State and Military elite.?Then came the ?Velvet Revolution? and the Fall of Communism in 1989. In 1992, ?The Society of Tea Devotees,? was formed and the following year our first Bohemian-style tearoom, Dobr? ?ajovna, opened in Prague. The ?ajovna (tearoom) became a shelter, a place for safety, where like minded individuals could gather and taste the world of tea. Much success blossomed with Dobr??s idea and the company began to spread its tea concept to many small towns throughout Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. In 2003, Dobr? Tea opened its first U.S. tearoom in Burlington, Vermont. As years followed more tearooms opened on the east and west coast. Tearoom owners are passionate about making a connection with tea, farmers, and producers through Dobr? Tea?s traditions.