The Teahouse & Coffeepot want you to get high … high tea, of course

Cocktails were more evident than teacups in last night’s Oscar-winning “Best Picture,” The King’s Speech. But the British tradition of afternoon tea — a tradition that never really caught on in America — dates back to the 19th century.

“High tea” has come to mean a fancy tea in the United States, but Keith Buchanan, the co-owner of Westport’s Teahouse & Coffeepot, would like to table that discussion.