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| This year's take-home tea from Harney & Sons, Garden Party |
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a tea lady in possession of her right mind, when in New York, must be in want of a trip to Harney & Sons.
Taking liberty with Jane Austen's opening line from "Pride and Prejudice", I feel she would understand my delight in shopping for tea in the big city, for she wrote enthusiastically about such excursions to London back in her day. She would surely give her approbation to our latest tea trip, where, last month, we enjoyed much felicity and good fortune when making a return to Harney & Sons with my son, Matt and girlfriend, Jenna, just as we did almost a year ago (see blog: "So-ho much tea fun: A visit to Harney & Sons in Soho, NYC").
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| Shopping and sampling at Harney & Sons in Soho in 2022 |
Here at BTS, we are longtime fans of Harney & Sons. As noted in our blog last year, we met up with Michael Harney, VP of Harney & Sons, and son of founder, John Harney, twice when he came to visit The Townsend Hotel in my hometown of Birmingham (MI). So, it was a thrill in 2021 to finally enter through the doors of Harney's tea shop and cafe in the Soho section of Manhattan.
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| Barb and Rachel of BTS with Michael Harney in Michigan, 2018 |
Our second trip was much like the first - we sampled, we shopped and we purchased. This year, I bought Harney's Wedding Tea as part of a gift package for a lovely couple whose wedding we were attending the following weekend in Long Island. For me, I selected "Garden Party" to enjoy when I returned home to the Mitten State.
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| Garden Party tea inspired by lush English gardens, but can be served on humble patios, too. |
This week, with Michigan temperatures cooperating, I've enjoyed tea time in our small patio garden with Harney's Garden Party. It is a green tea blend which includes the following flavors: rhubarb, raspberry, elderflower, cornflowers and lemon. The aroma is delightful, sweet and fruity, and the taste echoes those notes, but are a bit more subtle. Both work their magic in evoking warm summer afternoons embraced by flora and fauna. Not surprisingly, per the label, this blend was inspired by summer parties in lush English gardens.
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| Our visit to Harney & Sons, 2021 |
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While we do not have a lush English garden ourselves, we can understand how Garden Party may bring to mind a seasonal gala on the grounds of Pemberley or similar elegant country estate.
And, most certainly, upon our next visit to New York City, this tea lady will be in want of a visit to Harney & Sons once again.
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| Shopping at Harney's in Soho, a new tradition |
2 comments:
Where can I purchase Harney Tea in our area? I used to get it at a tea shop in Berkley.
I usually get mine on-line directly from the Harney website (or at the Harney store when I'm in NYC, lol!) but locally, I know you can find some at Papa Joe's. However, it's not an extremely big selection.
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