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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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