what store can i find unique tea at?!
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The only nation-wide chain I know of is a store called Teavana. They carry loose leaf teas, usually close to 50 different varieties but the people who work there can recommend different blends and mixtures that make up near-endless possibilities.
you can look up all of the locations here: http://www.teavana.com/shop.axd/StoreLoc… and if you look around the site you can see all of the different types of teas they offer.
If you really want unique and the finest tea in the World, you would have to go online( unless your near a Dean and Deluca).
This stuff is hard to find( super rare and expensive).
"Mariage Frere's" is without question the finest tea there is( Period).
http://www.mariagefreres.com/
I just came back from France and was in one of there shops( unreal).
They have a vast variety( 100's of blends).
I had the Marco Polo and the Imperial Marriage but there biggest seller is Darjeeling. We have stores and we can't even get them to sell to us.
They just can't handle what they have.
Next best but a far distant would be Taylor's of Harrogate, then Republic of Tea then Tea Forte ( non available in Walmart.
What you'll find in Walmart is Celestial( nothing great).
Gourmet market manager/owner/importer
It would be good if you told me what city you live in. In Los angeles, tehre are boutiques tar. Pasadena there is birdpick. They have cheaper stores in Monterey park and china town. The store is called wing hop fung in the last two stores. Sherman oaks westfield store has a tea shop but its expensice. You can find some interesting tea in Costplus and whole foods.
world market maybe