By Jennifer Bechem
Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you about having a euphoric reaction, when you try the ‘Paris’, a vanilla and caramel blend with lemon Bergamot. Tea lovers rejoice as Harney and Sons brings you over 250 flavors of tea in an ultra luxurious tasting room where walls are covered -floor to ceiling-in the finest tea. Chocolate and Mint, Green Tea with Coconut, Vanilla Comoro, Tropical Green, – you name it, they have it. And I thought London was tea capital.
Tea Chef Marcus Samuelsson , has created a selection of tea blends that reflect more than just the standard tea drinking varieties. These blends include worldly ingredients like lingonberries and choco nuts.
A New York staple for tea drinkers since the 80’s, Harney and Sons have tasting rooms in Millerton, NY and SOHO, NYC. These tea masters made it their mission to provide the finest teas to the world, as well as educate the populace about tea’s history and taste.
Upon arrival to their Soho tasting café, try the Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea paired with Minnie’s Bakeshop’s Brown Sugar Cake. The Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea is a liquid candy dream. The Mini Brown Sugar Cake, delivered from Harlem, has frosting that tastes like brown sugar air sitting atop a cake with perfect spongy density. Send your taste buds on a vacation because your tongue will finally understand what your eyes experience when it watches a Key West Sunset.
Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you.
Harney and Sons
433 Broome St, New York, NY 10013
212.933.4853
-JB
