Green Tea Forum

Dylan23 · Guest

Hi

just wondering if higher quality Green tea contains more antioxdiants, or more the the healthy stuff?

Also i'm located in Australia and the green tea is expensive to get shipped over here, Any ideas as to where i could buy it in Aus?

i've never had anything except supermarket green tea..and i love that.

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 928 Location: Japan

It costs the same to ship our green teas to Austrailia as it does to the United States - not that much.

Dylan23 · Guest

how much exactley is the cost of postage to Australia? also can anyone aswer my other questions?

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 928 Location: Japan

Hi,

To answer your question, first harvest green tea has higher amounts of antioxidants (health benefits) than later harvests. So when you say "high quality", I assume you mean a fresh 1st harvest green tea compared to a later harvest.

Shipping depends on how much you order. A typical 100gm bag of tea runs $US 4.25 to Australia.

Regards,

Kevin

Dylan23 · Guest

oh wow. only that much. i was expecting like $20. any recommendations for a first green tea to try?

Ryan · Sensei Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 475

The Yutaka Midori and the Miyabi are in my opinion the two finest of senchas.

The Asa Giri is more economical than the Miyabi and has the same flavor profile. Not quite as good but still very good.

I've tried almost all of the senchas offered and find them all great. The only sencha that my personal palate is not crazy about is the Hatsumi. I much prefer the Yutaka Midori over it. Hatsumi is a quality tea just that my personal taste buds aren't crazy about it.

The daily sencha is good for a 2nd flush sencha.