There is a tendency for some Americans to roll their eyes when tea is brought up, they regard it as "English." The attitude parallels that of some Australians, but it is mostly invoked in poking fun.
I have a few English "coffee cans", the name for the mug-shaped cups used for coffee in England in the 18th century, before (foggy on exact dates) a blight of some kind destroyed many coffee plants. More and more tea was planted and imported, esp. from India and it became the drink of choice in the British Isles and the colonies.
The Boston Tea Party was about taxes according to the usual story, but a rumor was abroad that the Tea Act, to save a financially pressed East India Company, would create a monopoly. In one site, it is stated that "Since the patriots believed that the cheap price of tea would be too much of a temptation to the people, the patriots took steps to maneuver Britain into a difficult position." Three East India ships were boarded and 10,000 pounds of tea was dumped.
A site on the internet says the exporter is still in existence and sells a tea called "Boston Harbour." Three ships of the East India Company were boarded and about 10,000 pounds of tea were dumped.

A thread like this entices one to re-learn some history and myth, forgotten from school-days.