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Default Good online stores in the EU?

I used to drink Indian black teas exclusively. Which was good, because I'm
firmly in Indian tea territory here (Vienna, Austria).

A couple of months ago I lost my taste for black teas and started drinking
Chinese green teas. I like them a lot. Unfortunately, the selection of
green tea here is rather poor. While I can get at least a dozen different
Assams and a dozen different Darjeelings at any given tea store I'm lucky
if they have ten Chinese greens in total.

Asian (Chinese) stores are not an option as they are quite small and most
have about five different low-quality teas in small paper bags, many of
them flavored.

So I went looking for good online shops that carry a good selection of
Chinese greens. I didn't find any. The usual suspects like Mariage Frères
and Le Palais des Thé aren't too remarkable in that regard IMO, apart
from their high prices that is.

So, can anybody recommend either an actual (maybe even Chinese) store here
in Vienna that I haven't found yet or an online shop in the EU? I would
prefer Austria or Germany (shipping costs) but any EU country would be
fine. EU is a must; I don't think it's worthwhile to deal with the cost
and hassle of getting thing through customs.

Thanks,
Stefan
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