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My favorite is:
They have some of the finest teas I have ever had. It might be hard to pick if you don't know what you want because the selection is so extensive. I used to live near there and have favorites that I reorder. They have seasonal teas and you would not go wrong with picking what ever crop just came in. I have had no problems with the shipments to the US.
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jpr54_1
Aug 26, 2012 09:35 AM
there r several good sites to buy tea
different sites for different types of teaI enjoy oolong tea
I usually order from www.houdeasianart.com
www.shanshuiteas.com
www.redblossomtea.com
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re: Hachidori
Hi Hachidori,
I do not know what is meant by "monsoon chai" but there is a category of Darjeeling tea called the "monsoon flush". This is when the tea bushes grow very lush and strong, and frequent pickings are possible. Most of the tea you see marketed as Darjeeling in tea bags are from the monsoon flush. Naturally, with such rapid growth, there is little time for the plant to manufacture all the components that make for flavor, color etc. That is why the SPRING flush, coming after the winter sleep, is so prized; it grows slowly in very cold weather.
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It seems to me that while some tea vendors sell all kinds of tea, they may have strengths in certain areas. For example, a seller with a Taiwanese background may be the best source for Taiwan oolongs. (And sites like Tea Habitat and Shan Shui for other oolong types.) There are Darjeeling experts with sites (Kevin Gascoyne), Japanese tea sites, pu'er specialists, and more. I do find that once my preferences are set, I tend to gravitate to the more specialzed sites.
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re: comestible
http://www.silvertipstea.com/fusionec...
This is my favorite place to buy tea. The owner, Ms. Anupa Mueller, is extremely nice and helpful. She sells Makaibari teas, a high altitude tea estate in Kurseong/Darjeeling that has become famous for its social & ecological awareness. Try some out, including my favorite lower ends Autumn Flush for ordinary drinking. There are the high end teas as well, including the rarefied Silver Tips.
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DonShirer
Mar 6, 2010 03:18 PM
Savvy Tea (Madison) also has a website: Zhong Guo Cha, with many exotic blends. You can access it through
http://www.savvyteagourmet.com/
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omotosando
Jan 10, 2010 08:13 PM
Here is a prior discussion that might be useful.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/367181
Covers a lot of the online retailers.
I order from various places, but keep going back to Mariage Freres www.mariagefreres.com despite the fact that they might have the single most user unfriendly website in the world.
I have never been wowed by anything from Upton and my last offerings from Tea Gschwendner were awful, particularly a mint tea that turned out to have additives and has a repugnant smell.
I order my "house" green tea -- SPIRIT OF OHSAWA® ORGANIC GREEN TEA -- by the pound from Gold Mine Natural Foods http://www.goldminenaturalfoods.com/Teas/products/43/
I also order the OHSAWA® ORGANIC TWIG TEA (KUKICHA) bags from Gold Mine Natural Foods for the office, although I only drink loose leaf at home.
Tea Habitat http://www.teahabitat.com/store/ is a good source for high end oolongs. I'm not actually that enamored with oolong, but I emailed the owner explaining why I haven't liked ooling in the past and she got right back to me with some suggestions as to ones that might be to my palate. I ended up ordering one and I do like it when I want a change of pace from green tea or black tea. The owner is very helpful and they ship very promptly.
Would like to find a really good source for the world's best Assam.
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re: omotosando
Tea Gschwendner carries 8 different Assams. I've tried 5, and all have been excellent. The Assam Marangi is absolutely the finest Assam I have tasted outside of the region itself. The Assam Mokalbari is not as refined, but I prefer the earthier flavor for everyday drinking.
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re: EmmaToo
omotosando
Mar 6, 2010 11:20 AM
The only things I have purchased from Goldmine are the green tea, the kukicha tea (which is a style of green tea) and the lotus root tea powder. However, I am familiar with a lot of the other products offered by Goldmine, such as the various Ohsawa brand products, because they are available at my local health food store (Erewhon on Beverly Blvd. for those of you who live in Los Angeles). In my experience, Ohsawa products are always first-rate. I buy my tea online rather than at the local store because the local store only carries the smaller sizes and I drink so much tea that I find it more economical to order it by the pound from Goldmine.
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Jasz
Dec 22, 2009 06:23 PM
I really like Design-a-Tea
www.designatea.com/index.php
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Tea Gschwendner is by far the best online merchant I've found:
http://www.tgtea.com/Catalog/Default.aspx
I'd only recommend it if you already know what you are looking for in tea, however. It's not a great site for the beginner, or for an introduction to loose leaf tea.
For that I would recommend Adagio Teas: http://www.adagio.com/
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I strongly recommend Special Teas. Very good selection and info on their site, fair prices and free shipping for a $50+ order. If i order before noon, the tea often arrives the next day!
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re: lucyis
Special Teas closed end of 2011 and turned their mailing list over to Teavana, which I don't like the selections or prices.
I have wondered what became of Specisl T so suddenly and really miss them for the large variety, quality and very reasonable prices.
They suppliied the best Tie Kwan Yin. Have not found another supplier, yet.Due to the heavy metal toxicity, I only drink ORGANIC Greeen, OOlong and White teas.
Black teas have the highest like Flourides. Less chance of insecticides, etc. also.
Recent order was for Peony White Tea and organic Heavily Roasted OOlong from THE TEA DEPOT. They are out of stock for the Tie Kuan Yin favorite. Good pricing and prompt service.-
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Have you tried organic green and white tea from Darjeeling? See my post above. I have no commercial interests whatsoever, but being from Bengal, am curious to learn how these stack up against the best of the Chinese!!
These people also have completely organic black, and some oolong teas as well. I personally can attest that the Darjeeling blacks from this Makaibari estate are among the 2 or 3 best in the world, and the Silver Tips is the best in its class.
Happy hunting!
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