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Tea Store Evaluation- Harney

by Jason on July 16, 2010

in Voices of Tea

Part of a series on evaluating online tea stores.

A look at Harney & Sons in the areas of quality, selection, and tea community.

Quality: Harney has done well in telling the story of how they travel to origin to source their teas. As a result, their Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Taiwanese teas generally range from good to very good. Of those I have personally sampled, I found their Chinese and Japanese greens especially noteworthy. That is not to say, however, that their other collections should be completely ignored.

Selection: Among Harney’s clientèle, the tea chatter often gravitates towards Harney’s blends. There is plenty of reason to buzz about Harney’s unblended selection. You’ll find a solid collection of around 8 Darjeelings (1st or 2nd flush), over 15 Chinese blacks, about 12 oolongs, several Japanese greens, and approximately 15 Chinese greens.

Tea Community: Harney may look like a stodgy traditional tea store, but their Facebook fans sing praises of their teas, and interact with a member of the Harney team. On the other side is Harney’s Guide to Tea. Although the company offers Twitter, a blog for their book and store, I suspect their book has created a significant but less traceable following.

Conclusion: Go to Harney for a fine tea collection and experience, then catch the enthusiasm of fellow Harney drinkers on their Facebook page.

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Tasting Comparison: Formosa Fancy

by Jason on January 27, 2010

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Tasting Review 128: Harney’s Jin Jian Hui Ming

October 29, 2009

Join WTR’s online tea tastings. Try new tea. Learn about preparation. Interact with other tasters. Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages for more. Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Price (as of post): 4oz = $10 Buy Harney’s Jin [...]

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Tasting Review 116: Harney’s Panyang Congou

October 1, 2009

WTR Online Tea Tastings Learn about tea and tea preparation. Interact with the tea tasting community. Try new teas. Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages to learn more. Click the video to watch. Click the dots on the video timeline to jump to a scene. Price (as of post) 4oz = [...]

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Tasting Review 107: Harney’s Jin Shan

September 10, 2009

WTR online tea tastings Develop your tea appreciation skills Interact with the tasting community Try new teas Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages for more. Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Price (as of post): 4oz = $39 Buy [...]

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Review 98: Harney’s Li Shan Oolong

August 20, 2009

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Voices of Tea: Michael Harney

July 10, 2009

Michael Harney is Vice President and second generation face of Harney & Sons Fine Teas. His book, Harney and Sons Guide to Tea came out last year. I recently had a chance to talk with him about his family and their connection to tea at the 2009 World Tea Expo in Las Vegas. 1. You recently wrote [...]

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