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What is it you want. I used to ship in tea from Ireland to Another country, but what Australian tea can't you get everywhere?


I drink gyokuro and unfortunately I've been unable to find anything local here in Perth that is decent.

I know it can be expensive when compared to other teas, but I'm able to get about 4 infusions out of every serving so the price is much less than originally thought, plus its still significantly cheaper than other options (eg soda drinks)


Borderline, no?

That stuff's about $1 p/g isn't it?


It can be, theres varying grades in gyokuro depending on the region its from.

I generally go for a lower to middle grade of gyokuro, My palette isn't developed enough to tell the difference (heh) but I pay about $22 Aus for 50g (inc postage) which does me around 120-130 cups of tea.

I have found it can be cheaper to buy it directly from Japan, but I'm not entirely sure if I want to go through the hassles of importing it as I've always had troubles with Australian customs.


Customs shouldn't be an issue. Quarantine's the kick. But they should be making trouble going West too.




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