loose-leaf tea

[firecat]

I recently bought myself a little Japanese cast-iron teapot (tetsubin) with a mesh strainer. I want to brew loose-leaf tea in it. Do you know a source for good loose-leaf tea on the web? What brands do you especially like?

I especially like strong black tea that can stand up to milk, and toasted rice tea.

Comments

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

I'm not a big tea-drinker, but people say good things about Upton Tea
http://www.uptontea.com/

I bought some Darjeeling and some Sencha from Tea Gschwender recently:
http://www.teamerchants.com/US/en/Homepage.TG The company is based in East Frisia where people tend to drink tea with milk, so you might check out their recommendations. I used to usually drink black teas with milk, but I've been enjoying the Darjeeling straight up. I think you might want a heavier-bodied tea for milk, though.

My SO swears by the Taiwanese company Ten Ren http://www.tentea.com/
but he doesn't drink much black tea and never uses milk.