One of several Harney and Sons samples I got recently. This turned out to be a great tea to have with a weekend brunch.
The dry tea smells distinctly of caramel, but once brewed, the aroma is of a sweet black tea with lemon—not too cloying, and very inviting. There are definitely a lot of flavors in this tea, but none of them dominate except for the citrus, which brightens the tea as it would in a good Earl Grey. The fruit and caramel flavors blend into the background to make the tea just a little sweet, and gentler than the average black tea. The tea leaf itself is also of good, enjoyable quality. I’m finding that the tea base is still the most important component even in a “noisy” blend with many ingredients like this; if the tea is poor then none of the other flavors will taste good. Overall, this is a definite repurchase, and will be great in the cooler months.
