Good online stores in the EU?

Hi,

Well, yes, they're not bad (not great either; in their smaller branches they have tea in paper bags sitting on the shelves for weeks) -- they're a big local chain.

But to be honest I find their range of greens somewhat lacking. At least compared to other tea shops in Vienna. I guess what I'm looking for is something that comes close to Upton's.

Stefan

You could try Nothing But Tea in the UK,

JB

This is where I buy my tea;

As far as I know it is the best tea shop in Scandinavia. They also export vast amounts of tea to far away. I hear they ship surprising quantities to the US.

I live nearby and always shop right there. Only now did I check out their web site. It looks very good, available in English and Swedish, kronor, Euro or Dollars.

Check it out. I would be interested to see comments from tea aficionados on the prices etc, compared to other web shops.

Lars Stockholm

Thanks, looks good. Their prices are roughly comparable to local tea shops and the Austrian/German web shops I know; most of their green teas are a bit more expensive, some are cheaper. But who knows, maybe their tea is better...

Stefan

Wow Lars, I note looking at that site that they carry both Bangladeshi tea AND Georgian tea (weren't some people on this list looking for one or both sometime in the last year or two?) I may have to get some at some point...have you tried either of those two?

Melinda

I am afraid I have not. I am so much in love with their Oolongs that I have just about stopped experimenting with other sorts.

I feel very fortunate to be on a good footing with Mr Mauris, I respect him highly and he seems to be genuinely happy with my appreciating his suggestions. Once in a while he offers me samples of new tea he has acquired and I suppose should he suggest I try Bangladeshi or Georgian tea I would do so.

He is a thorough gentleman originally from Sri Lanka and with quite a British air about him. His shop is rather small but quite a marvelous place. Should any of you come to Stockholm I really suggest you go there. It is often crowded though.

Lars Stockholm

Interesting. I've never seen it here. I only really know Bourbon vanilla. We used to buy powdered Bourbon vanilla in small jars at the supermarket but now it's sold in small 20 gram bags for ever-increasing prices. Last year it was 15-20 Euros. I don't know if it's getting any better; even those small bags generally last for many months here.

Stefan

I just read up on the topic and it seems that vanilla prices went back to normal in the second half of 2005. I just hope that the retail prices here will reflect that.

Stefan