Japan, with its lush tea fields, centuries-old tea traditions, and the indomitable spirit of its tea makers, continues to be a source of inspiration for us as we continue to source teas to make you...

Our most recent tea journey brought my husband, Rob, and me back to Japan, a country that shares our profound passion for tea. Following a dynamic five days in Tokyo meeting our Japanese distributo...

It's so exciting to see our partners across the globe, who have come to be great friends. Hear more about my time in Australia and New Zealand!

I started the first few weeks of 2020 visiting our friends and partners in Korea, where we have a few Harney and Sons shops. It's a joy to travel and see familiar places and friends, as well as par...

I have been visiting China to buy teas for 23 years. As I get older, I do have some nostalgia, so I like to visit familiar places, see old friends, and temper that with new experiences.

Join the Harney family for a one of a kind tea-centered tour of Japan. Harney & Sons Fine Tea has been importing tea directly from Japan for over 35 years, and the family has decades-long perso...

John Harney’s years of hard work got our teas into the Dorchester. Who would think that one of the best hotels in London would use our teas? John Harney!

We have worked with Jane Pettigrew for over 30 years and enjoyed every minute. She spoke at our early Tea Summits. We are so happy that she has developed the U.K. Tea Academy into the best tea scho...

The second Harney & Sons London Tea has started.  It is a bit warm but we are a lot of fun. This was the opening reception at The Chesterfield Hotel. Tomorrow we are with Jane Pettigrew of The...

People wonder how great matcha is made. After hand plucking of great teas in Uji, the tea is made into Tencha by steaming and drying the tea. Later it is ground in between to rotating stones. 

Matsuda.  The man and the myth.  Decades of toiling in his tea fields near his house making the most distinctive Sencha have done him no harm 

Sometimes I am lucky. 16 years ago, I was very lucky to stumble across Tsuyoshi Sugimoto. He runs one of the best tea companies in the best tea town in Japan. We stopped by his factory and tasted t...

Takashimaya has a warm spot in my heart. One of our early projects was working with my dad to source great teas for the New York store on Fifth Avenue. It started us down the path. And we have kept...

The next morning we went to the Otsuka’s house. Mrs. Otsuka wants to make us some Matcha in her tea room. 

It was cold and rainy last Tuesday when we checked in with the Otsukas in central Japan. Kakegawa is in the heart of Japan’s largest tea area: Shizuoka. However the warm welcome more than made up ...

Most Springs we like to check in with our friend: Steve He in Changsha. He makes the black tea that we use in most black tea blends. So one of our most important suppliers. Also he always has some ...

I have been to many parts of China, so I assumed that I pretty much knew China. Good to see at 62, I can still learn. Enshi is a city located in western Hubei Province. 6 hours by bullet train from...

We drove down to Xianju. It is a lovely town of 100,000. There we were welcomed by Mr. Wang. Yes it was a different Wang. In China, many people are named Wang.  His season was ending soon. He makes...

We went up to lovely Anji and our friend Mr Wang. There the frost caused less problems. So we bought the Anji Bancha and Anji Black. We love these teas because they have so much of mouth filling a...

I’m not entirely sure what I expected on my sourcing trip to Nepal. Prior to this trip my exposure to Nepalese teas was limited. After a mild encounter with the Indian Border Patrol (Note to self, ...

It is such an honor to assist the famous Dorchester Hotel in London with their teas. So we had to have tea there with all of our new tea friends. And what better place than their historic Penthouse...

My father and our Founder: John Harney was always proud that our teas were served in The UK, especially the Royal Palaces. Here I am a Kensington Palace with our teas.

Saturday we spent the whole day with Jane Pettigrew. We have worked with Jane for more than 20 years. Jane now runs the UK Tea Academy. All of us had great fun and learnt about tea.   Jane is the s...

It was the first morning of our tour and we started by enjoying the best of British pastries at Newen's Original Maids of Honour. Turns out that Maids of Honour are a traditional pastry from the ti...

Brigitte & I are excited to meet our travel mates in London. Our first stop is at Kew Gardens outside of London. We will have a lovely breakfast at Newens maid of Honor. And then we will get a ...

Yesterday, I had some English Breakfast at Centrale train station. There is a nice chain of caffes called Pan Brioche that use our teas in Milano. I was quite impressed by the city and its attracti...

We visited a newly acquired estate today by a group called Tea Promoters International, a group that makes some of our most favorite Darjeelings. They've built a brand new processing facility and a...

I found evidence of tea while at Bauer Palazzo on the Grand Canal. Such fun to be able to drink our tea while the gondolas go by. The Bauers (they have several properties here) have used our teas f...

After a brief visit to Kolkata (a city where large tea auctions take place), Robert & I flew into Guhawati, the largest city in the Assam region.  From there, we drove 5 hours to our first es...

Where do people in Europe drink the least amount of tea. I was always told it was Italy. The love of espresso and cappuccino was too strong. So I said let's visit Italy and encourage tea drinkers. ...