The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea
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The country’s leading connoisseur presents a comprehensive guide for developing your tea palate .
The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea transforms tea drinkers into tea experts. Written by one of theMore Read Michael Harney's posts on the Penguin Blog.
The country’s leading connoisseur presents a comprehensive guide for developing your tea palate .
The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea transforms tea drinkers into tea experts. Written by one of the country’s leading tea professionals, The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea is an illuminating resource for tea drinkers interested in developing and refining their palate as well as their understanding of the complex agricultural, historical, and cultural significance of tea.
Drawing on his singular experience, Michael Harney masterly explores the full range of teas, revealing how each tea is distinctive, with a taste that derives from a precise combination of cultivation and production techniques, and influenced by the geography as well as its history. These lively profiles of diverse tea varieties—from delicate white tea to aged black puerh tea—include brewing instructions and vivid descriptions of the beverage scent, taste, and appearance; everything you need to become a connoisseur.
Tea has long been popular in the United States, but only recently have Americans treated this nuanced beverage with a deeper curiosity, more refined approach, and wider appetite. The Wall Street Journal reports that total U.S. tea sales are nearly four times what they were in 1990, and this growing population of discriminate consumers will celebrate the new vocabulary provided in The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea .
Unique in scope, candor, and accessibility, The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea will quickly become the classic reference and staple in the library of every serious tea drinker. Less
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John rated it liked it
over 7 years ago
I browsed through this rather than reading it.
This handsome book would look great on your, er, teatable, and it's the sort of book that's fun to pick up every once in awhile in a spare moment -- say, while you're waiting for your tea to steep.
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Eileen rated it really liked it
about 8 years ago
While reading about tea is not as good as drinking it this book comes close. Harney gives a great introduction of how he got in the tea business and learned the trade. Then he describes the joys of drinking and what to expect by type. I've visited the Connecticut store an. Read full review
Amanda Freeman rated it it was amazing
almost 3 years ago
Today's tea themed page turner is The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea by Michael Harney. yes, it is that Harney & Sons, so in all honesty you know that the book is going to be good. I am going to start out by saying this might be my favorite stand alone guide to tasti. Read full review
Huma Rashid rated it really liked it
over 5 years ago
A solid guide to tea. It covers all the different groups, discusses not only the quality of each different type of tea but also the history behind it, provides instructions as to brewing as well as a tasting guide, and includes stories from the author's travels as a tea d. Read full review
Alexander Smith rated it liked it
about 3 years ago
This book is a very good primer on culinary aspects of hot tea of the "true tea" variety. My major reasoning behind giving this book 3 stars is that there are several other better, more complete books out there at a competitive price to this one.
Mark Hiser rated it really liked it
about 6 years ago
first began drinking tea when I was in England in the early 1970's. Here in the United States it was difficult to find anything but Lipton's tea in tea bags at the local grocery store. Now tea is experiencing trememdous growth in this country. In fact, according to this. Read full review
Suzanne rated it really liked it
about 6 years ago
Not gonna lie. I'm a flavored tea kind of person. Harney & Sons' Boston is my current addiction. Michael Harney's book has inspired me to be a bit more adventurous - to seek out pure tea and discover the pleasure of it. I've got my sights on a couple Chinese black t. Read full review
Letitia rated it liked it
about 1 year ago
Solid tasting guide with gorgeous and thoughtful descriptors for dozens of major cultivars. He thinks most Chinese green teas taste like grilled leeks or grilled endives, I'll have to look out for that next time I taste my Bi Luo Chun.
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Avenue Olive rated it really liked it
about 3 years ago
I actually bought two copies of this book, one for my tea buddy,we love trying/tasting new teas and attending tea tasting events. We feel that this is a great reference to understand and explore not only about the flavor and the subtle nuances but to understand diversity. Read full review
Rebecca Huston rated it it was amazing
about 6 years ago
This is another 'must have' book on the topic of tea, written by one of the top importers of tea to the US. Lore, brewing tips, and information about tea and enjoying it, and all kinds of nifty tidbits. Very much recommended!