If you're a tea person like me and you've read Lu Yu's Tea Classics (茶經) before, you'll appreciate good tea. The one that I usually purchase is from Japan--and

If you're a tea person like me and you've read Lu Yu's Tea Classics (茶經) before, you'll appreciate good tea. The one that I usually purchase is from Japan--and it is now orderable online, including to overseas addresses. The tea purveyor is IPPODO (一保堂) and their gyokuro (玉露) is some of the best. IPPODO has been around since 1717, so they are likely to have a good idea, especially since they have supplied tea to the Japanese king. Gyokuro is a pleasant tea because its flavors are so subtle that it's not like any green tea you've had. Theirs is very light yet sweet and full-bodied. IPPODO's gyokuro, in particularly their Below Heaven tea (天下一) or Tenka-ichi, has a savory flavor that almost tastes a bit like nori. https://shop.ippodo-tea.co.jp/shop/en/ https://shop.ippodo-tea.co.jp/shop/en/ http://www.ippodo-tea.co.jp/ http://www.ippodo-tea.co.jp/