Harney & Sons Japanese Sencha Green Loose Leaf Tea, 4 Ounce Tin

November 11, 2014 - Comment

Thirty years ago in Salisbury, Connecticut, proprietor of the historic White Hart Inn, John Harney, developed a passion for fine teas. Starting production out of his basement in 1983, John began his own journey in mastering the craft of tea blending. Serving his distinctive blends to inn guests, he soon found they were coming back

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Thirty years ago in Salisbury, Connecticut, proprietor of the historic White Hart Inn, John Harney, developed a passion for fine teas. Starting production out of his basement in 1983, John began his own journey in mastering the craft of tea blending. Serving his distinctive blends to inn guests, he soon found they were coming back for more. Never did John Harney imagine that his small home-run business in Salisbury, Connecticut would turn into a global operation. The company, which sources, blends, and packages their own product from start to finish, has grown from their original six teas, to more than three hundred. Harney & Sons was founded on a commitment to deliver customers the finest quality tea possible. This promise, made 30 years ago, serves as the company’s guiding principle. Whether through their dedicated customer service team, their published guides to tea drinking, or their two tea tasting shops, the Harney & Sons team works to pass on their passion of tea to a wide audience. Harney & Sons remains committed to delivering their customers a superior tea drinking experience.

Product Features

  • Nice blend of green teas from the central Shizuoka province in Japan, and it is a very pleasant everyday tea
  • We buy from a family well known in Tokyo and throughout Japan as a preeminent supplier of tea
  • Blend of mid-season leaves with a pleasant flavor and the antioxidants
  • Medium-bodied tea with pleasant spinachy notes and slight roast flavors
  • Steep for 1-2 minutes in hot water before drinking

Comments

Amazon Customer says:

Fine Green Tea This tea has exquisite taste to it. Unlike the green tea bags available in most grocery stores this is real compressed tea leaves and they look and brew green! Yes, the leaves look greenish in color and brews sparkling green tea. The taste is completely different from the cheap store bought green tea bags.As per instructions on the tin measure one tea spoon into an 8oz cup and steep in 180F degrees water for 3 minutes. You can alternate between 1.5 and 3 minutes for different shades…

KAPB says:

I am a beginner green tea drinker As a beginner green tea drinker, I got this to try what I was told and read was very good brand. It is my first foray beyond grocery store green tea bags, so I intentionally tried sencha. It is nothing like the grocery store green teas (which may or may not be sencha, but it is all I have to compare it to). It is a beautiful green color when brewed and if you used the right lower water temp for green tea and a tsp or less per 6-8oz water, it is very smooth yet full of flavor. Note if you…

Steve says:

Identical to Teavana Sencha but cheaper 0

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