Highly valued for its mild flavor and medicinal qualities, Singlo was among the taxed teas under the 1773 Tea Act, which ignited colonial outrage over taxation without representation, and Singlo tea became one of the specific types thrown overboard during the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. The destruction of Singlo and other teas symbolized the colonists' defiance against British economic control and helped galvanize support for the American Revolution.
