Tea Drinkers - What Online Stores Do You Use?

[elguapo]

Just wondering what online stores everyone uses. I drink loose leaf tea, and order most of it online through

http://www.dragonflyteazone.com/, but I just placed an order with Adagio for the first time. I like to keep a lot of varieties of tea on my shelf just for the fun of deciding what to drink each day (I'm the same way with pipe tobacco and cigars) so I'd love to hear suggestions if any of you order online.

 

[atskywalker]

David's Tea is my favourite tea store.

 

[conlejm]

I use TeaSource.com. Excellent selection, great prices, and fast shipping.

 

[elguapo]

These both look like great sites. I'm going to have to ask my wife to get me some more canning jars.

Thanks for the recommendations.

 

[fmgee]

Upton's Tea. Great selection and service.

 

[ben88]

Local middle eastern and oriental groceries.

Always found great selection. Just need to remember that good tea is not cheap

 

[lochinvar]

Mark T. Wendell of Boston. Love HuKwa.

 

[vink]

If you like japanese green tea you have to take a look at o-cha.com!

Fast shipping and incredible products!

 

[yazamitaz]

Pruss is the man to ask when it comes to all things coffee and tea. I am sure he will respond if he sees this.
I have recently placed an order with Enjoying Tea and was happy with their shipping prices and selection.

 

[daimyo]

If you are serious about tea, this is one of my favorites. They supply top quality oolongs that are difficult to find outside China and Taiwan. The prices are reasonable although these are not cheap teas. These should only be brewed in Yi Xing clay pot or a gaiwan, be sure not to burn them.
http://www.redblossomtea.com/tea/oolong.html

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

W*lm@r7

Sorry, I didn't want to soil this thread with such foul speech. But they sell bulk bags of Twinings Earl Grey. I'm sorry. I know my tea is probably a shadow of what it could be. Old habits die hard.
I've heard good things about David's Tea.

 

[elguapo]

"Sorry, I didn't want to soil this thread with such foul speech. But they sell bulk bags of Twinings Earl Grey"
It's not foul to me, I drank Twinings for years and their Earl Grey was my favorite, but once my wife gave me the slightest nudge towards trying loose leaf tea I was hooked and haven't used a bag since.
Thanks for all of the recommendations everyone.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I just remembered that this is actually a good example of something where many members here may fall on the "old Codger" side of the "OTC vs. Premium Blend" debate. I'm not sure if I would ever put up with having only a single blend of tobacco, but tea? I've been drinking the same flavour of Twinings for about a decade now.

Yes I tried other stuff locally available and it was horrible.

 

[napulitano215]

I use arborteas.com great products/tea! I drink Green and Black teas

 

[hedgehog]

+1 for uptontea.com. Phenomenal selection and service. I've been buying from them for 20 years.

 

[sw0snuff3r]

I'm fortunate to have a tea shop around the corner from where I work in Middle-of-Nowhere Ontario so if I'm feeling adventurous I'll try something from there. I once ordered from Distinctly Tea Inc. It's in Canada so if you find something interesting maybe the exchange rate could save you a few bucks. I'm mostly a "codger" tea drinker though, perfectly content with PG Tips, Typhoo, or Barry's Irish Breakfast.

 

[xrundog]

Peets. My taste is pretty pedestrian. I like their Earl Grey and Scottish Breakfast teas.

 

[troutface]

If you are serious about tea, this is one of my favorites. They supply top quality oolongs that are difficult to find outside China and Taiwan

Check out TeaTrekker, they have a larger selection of Dan Cong teas , some of them rested, and cheaper than Red Blossom. I've had great service from them so far.

 

[jessicac]

http://www.t2tea.com/top-gifts/t2-top-teas/french-earl-grey-2/
That's pretty much the only tea I drink. Which I do on a daily basis,.

 

[carbonmated]

I use arborteas.com great products/tea!

I can second this online vendor. I order tea for my mom and have it shipped to her door every three months, great service