Our passion for tea began in the late seventies when tea shops opened up everywhere in Germany. We loved the enormous variety of teas that were available and the lovely accessories to go with it.
After touching down on Terra Australis on a bright Queensland day in 1982, we were slowly finding our bearings in this – for us – new world. The range of food choices available at the time took some getting used to, particularly the lack of variety and quality of tea. Determination to change this situation compelled us to start our own tea-company. We just knew there had to be others out there yearning for more than the sad-specks-of-dust passed off as tea; we searched for the real thing. And we found it.
So we started importing fine teas and accessories in 1982. 1988 saw us re-locating to Hobart where we opened our first tea specialty shop in 1995 in Cat & Fiddle Arcade. More than a decade later and in true “trader” style, we….. Jeffersons are on the move again. This time to 12 Bank Arcade, Wellington Court (off Liverpool Street)……..it will be superb!!!
By visiting us you will experience the flavours of far away places, being transported in an instant and enjoying the moment. You have now come to the place where you can enrich your life with the little things that count every day.
