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May 29, 2010

WE love Taiwanese oolongs. However it has been hard to get samples of great teas. We did find a few ones that are close to 2009 teas.

Here is some comments from our Taipei supplier:

This year, almost buyers are same felling for our Taiwaness tea. Especiall for high quality teas.
The main reason is weather. During February and March when tea leave growing period, the weather was too cold so made the tea leaves growing slowly. This is why sweetness missed. This is depend on weather and beyond our control.

By the way, stocks for these teas will be exhausted soon, your buying quantity for each item to be our further confirmation. Sorry , due to too much Chinese people come to Taiwan and all buy Oolong Tea back home. The more high quality the more better. Please let me know your further instructions as soon as possible.

We will keep you posted.

Mike Harney

Michael Harney has been the tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for twenty years. He travels to Asia and meets with tea producers from all the major tea countries, looking for the season's best teas. A graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, he lives with his wife and their three sons in Salisbury, Connecticut.

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