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87
drank Paris by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

I think there is a little more than a hint of Bergamot in Paris, but there is a fruity/chocolaty taste.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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87
drank Paris by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

Craving a black tea? Paris always hits the spot!

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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87
drank Paris by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

Great black tea. Very aromatic and very smooth. I got this with the Gift of Three Towers, which I highly highly recommend.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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79
drank Bangkok by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

Tastes exactly as you’d expect cold. Not exactly what I was hoping for, however.

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more

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79
drank Bangkok by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

I like a little ginger in my tea, but I’ve had trouble finding a palatable technique for brewing with ginger. Usually I cut a thin thin slice and throw it in the bottom of my thermos, but the ginger gets pretty strong after a few hours. This time I cut (and peeled) a thick slice and brewed it directly with the leaves and it worked out really nice.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec
Cofftea

lol I’ve never thought of doing it any way but steeping it right with the leaves.

joshuasbones

I always thought you should add it like milk or sugar, right into the tea.

Cofftea

No, I think treat it like an herb. But that’s just me.

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79
drank Bangkok by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

Good on a cold spring day.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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79
drank Bangkok by Harney & Sons
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185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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79
drank Bangkok by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

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79
drank Bangkok by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

The ginger and the lemongrass are strongest here, I think they overshadow the coconut so that it is very hard to notice.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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79
drank Bangkok by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

It smells a little spicy to me but it tastes a little sweet.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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79
drank Bangkok by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

This tea smells much stronger than it actually tastes, so I ended up making it a little weaker than I would have normally. Regardless, a very nice tea. A little green, a little sweet.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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80

HarSha is the last tea that we are presenting this weekend. It has the highest quality leaves of the three blends, as well as the smoothest flavors and aromas. You don’t need to add a thing!

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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85

Another one of our tea flights for the weekend, Stanley’s blend has a smooth malty flavor of Assam, lightened by Darjeeling.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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87

This nice strong tea has a rich malt from the mixed CTC and Broken Assams and the vibrant brightness of Ceylon and Darjeeling. Steep 3 minutes for a great morning blend, or more for a tea that holds up to milk and sugar.
-RA

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205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec
ashmanra

I just read about how the Germans serve it with rock sugar and a cloud of cream that doesn’t get stirred in. Last night when I was buying your Organic Black Currant tea I also bought some cream to try tea that way!

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87

This black tea blend is named for East Frisia, an area of Germany’s North Sea Coast where tea is extremely popular, specifically black tea. This tea blends Assam, Darjeeling and Ceylon. It is also complemented well with a bit of cream and sugar and is a wonderful way to kick off this snowy day!

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87

This weekend we’re tasting three different Assam Darjeeling blends at the tea shop. East Frisian is a blend of hearty Assam that is lightened by Darjeeling and Ceylon. It’s a great tea to put milk and crystallized sugar in.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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45

So me and my compadres went on an outing today and ended up in a Barnes and Nobel. Thusly, I had to check out the cafe for tea and saw 10 tins of beauty. Harney & Sons? Do my eyes deceive me? I know my contacts need to be replaced, but seriously? Seriously. Needless to say it took me forever to pick out the kind I wanted and went with this one due to the outbreak of Vanilla and Almond. I regret nothing. I also bought Candy Cane Lane earlier in the evening, so expect a epic Virgel style on that later tonight.

The first thing I noticed about the tea was that the water was way to hot, and that the white was definitely being mistreated. Then across the store after stopping and examining books, that I forgot to take out the bag in a timely manner. Needless to say, the white was being prissy and bitter about the whole thing. After the initial shock of “how can a white be so bitter?” comes very enjoyable notes of almond with vanilla, vanilla lingering a bit longer on the tongue. There is some astringency that is ill-fitting with the texture of the tea, not as crisp as it usually feels. I want to say more and feel like I would have more great thing to say, if only the circumstances had been different. Thus, a relatively low grade, as it is very bitter.
This tea and the other Christmas tea are selling for like 16 bucks together (60 satchels overall), and there is no isolated tin of White Christmas. However, the other tins are like $10 for one so I might just have deal with having another tea when I return to buy it. Life is so cruel.
Also, mentioning being a “tea fiend” in conversation has become a new hobby, that annoys most of my friends.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec
Suzi

I saw these at a B&N Starbucks! Debated buying the white tea, but mostly because I thought the tin was pretty :-p

Jillian

They were selling this tea together with H&S’s Holiday Tea as a giftbox at Chapters Bookstore, so naturally I made sure the boyfriend-creature knew that it would make a very nice X-mas gift. :D

But yeah, hot water and oversteeping can be death to white tea as I’ve learned to my sorrow. :/

Rena Sherwood

It’s fun annyoing friends, isn’t it?

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76
drank Florence by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

I’ve had this tea for about a year and a half or so. I’d say my particular batch is definetly starting to go stale. If you have any I’d recommend trying to drink it up within the first year.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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76
drank Florence by Harney & Sons
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Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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76
drank Florence by Harney & Sons
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76
drank Florence by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

Made a cup.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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76
drank Florence by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

Yum yum yum yum.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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76
drank Florence by Harney & Sons
175 tasting notes

Oh so good! The hazelnut taste comes through the strongest for me.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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67
drank Holiday Tea by Harney & Sons
11 tasting notes

I like this tea a lot, but it’s a very strong spice-flavored tea. It’s finish is black, but the orange, clove, and almond are strong, so I have to be in the right mood for it. If Christmas had a flavor, this would be it. It is good alone or with sweeteners and milk.

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