I have just recently been getting into brewing loose leaf tea. I know that Adagio is one source of high quality loose leaf teas, but I am also looking for other places as well. I have found a few. They are the following:
1) Darlene's Tea Port
2) Steamer Gourmet Loose Teas
3) Ambrosia Teas
4) teazonline
5) Anna Marie's
I was just wondering if anyone out there knows anything about these vendors or if anyone would be able to offer me some insight to the quality of their teas. I have tried tea from Darlene's Tea Port and I think their's is good and I just ordered some from Steamers Gourmet to try. Thanks om advance.
Andrew
Feb 25th, '09, 14:52
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It may be more productive to ask for a particular type of tea as each vendor tends to specialize. I order my blacks from one set of vendors, my chinese green from another, my taiwanese from others, etc.
Do something different, something different will happen. ( Gong Fu Garden )
I would like some recommendations for places to get flavored black teas from. The ones I have tried from adagio have seemed to have very little of the flavor in them, its just too subtle. So I am looking for a place that has flavored black teas that is not so subtle. Thanks in advance.It may be more productive to ask for a particular type of tea as each vendor tends to specialize. I order my blacks from one set of vendors, my chinese green from another, my taiwanese from others, etc.
Feb 28th, '09, 01:48
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I'm fairly new to loose tea as well, but I have discovered two black teas that are anything but lacking in flavor. In the custom blends section of adagio, check out the Capricorn tea. They sent me a free sample with an order earlier this week and it is AMAZING! I believe it is Irish Breakfast tea with vanilla and coconut.
Aside from that, I absolutely love the Earl Grey de la Creme I picked up from dragonwater. I'm also in CT, and waiting the week and a half for shipment from Washington was a bit harsh. But for that tea alone it was well worth the wait
The description at dragonwater is:
A sturdy blend of Assam, Ceylon, and Nilgiri teas flavored with a high quality oil of bergamot and just a hint of vanilla and cream.
I just googled it and apparently it is available at plenty of online suppliers, though I'm not sure if it is the same exact blend or not.
Good luck!
Aside from that, I absolutely love the Earl Grey de la Creme I picked up from dragonwater. I'm also in CT, and waiting the week and a half for shipment from Washington was a bit harsh. But for that tea alone it was well worth the wait
The description at dragonwater is:A sturdy blend of Assam, Ceylon, and Nilgiri teas flavored with a high quality oil of bergamot and just a hint of vanilla and cream.
I just googled it and apparently it is available at plenty of online suppliers, though I'm not sure if it is the same exact blend or not.
Good luck!
