HARNEY & SONS Family Celebrations... The Holidays are a time of celebration with family and friends. They are FINE TEAS gatherings around the hearth and the dining table, to reminisce and build new toll-free: 1-888-427-6398 memories. Children have grown since the last year. Some are now even taller than their parents (always a traumatic event for the parent). There are also 1-888-HARNEY-T successes to celebrate, challenges to overcome, and, unfortunately, sacrifices www.harney.com to memorialize. It is thus at our house and many others around the fax: 1-518-789-2100 country. Over the years, tea has email: [email protected] been an integral part of this season. The weather is cooler, so we all Art Teas . .Page 25 appreciate the warm comfort. Assam Teas . .9 Sharing a favorite tea and a quiet Black Tea Blends . .24 moment with a loved one does Brewing Instructions . .28, 29 wonders for the soul. For those who Ceylon Teas . .14 like to cook with tea, John Harney, China Black Teas . .32 our Master Tea Blender, has Classic Sachets . .16 re-issued his book, Eat Tea: it is now called Tea Cuisine. Darjeeling Teas . .8 Decaffeinated Teas . .14 However, we know, better than some, that the Holidays can be frantic. So Earl Grey Teas . 26 much to do. We stand ready to help to make sure you have your favorite tea Filters . .10, 31 or a gift, perhaps a special tea or a beautiful teapot. We will do what ever we Flavored Black Teas . .12 can to make your holidays special. Please let us know how we can help. Flavored Green Teas . .13 Fruit “Teas” . .17 For even more personal attention, please come by our Tasting Room. It is Gifts 2-7 12, 16, 27, 29, 33- 34 even more charming around the Holidays, and a light bite makes the trip Great City Teas . .11 particularly worthwhile. Green Teas . .10, 13, 33 Best wishes, Herbals . .15 HT: Tea Blends . .34 Hot Chocolate . .21 Iced Teas . 17 Jasmine & Floral Teas . .25 MIKE’S TEA RATINGS Master Tea Blender . .28 In response to pleas from our customers, we rate many of our teas on three attributes. Oolong Teas . .22 Michael gladly tastes each and every tea, and rates each tea on a scale of 0 to 5 in three Order Form . 19-20 categories. A rating of 0 indicates the tea has none of that particular characteristic, and a Organic Teas . .30 rating of 5 indicates that it is a primary characteristic. Ratings . .2 Briskness refers to a tea’s ability to make your mouth pucker. This is also known as Tasting Room Info . .18 astringency. Some astringency makes a tea brisk and desirable (like white wine). Tea of the Month . .11 Too much briskness can be a problem, but may be controlled by reducing the Tea Scoops . .14 brewing time. Teapots . .2, 26, 31 Wedding Tea . .23 Body refers to whether or not a tea feels thick in the mouth, such as Assam, or is White Teas . .23 very light or watery. Many green teas have very little body. Wrapped Sachets . .33 Aroma refers to whether or not the tea has a pleasant smell. A tea with a great aroma is prized by many drinkers, yet it may not have the body that others would expect. On the Cover: Gracing the cover is a pretty red tea pot with a decorative and unique shape. The cups are also distinctive, reminiscent of waterlilies. This ceramic pot is made in Provence, France. It holds about a quart or 34 oz. It comes with matching “waterlily” cups. Shown in the background are hand-blown glass ornaments from Gilmor Glass, in Millerton, NY. You can find Gilmor Glass right across the street from our Tasting Room. For more information about our Tasting Room, please see page 18. G00142 Cover Teapot $160.00 2 G00143 Cover Teacup $38.00 Holiday Pleasures Our Holiday Pleasures gift was such a hit last year, that we had to bring it back again this year as our featured holiday gift. We have filled an elegant white box with two tins of 20 count Holiday Tea sachets, which might be enough to last you through the season, and a Harney 2 cup teapot to brew the tea. For the sweet tooth in everyone, we’ve added Salem Bakery’s Moravian Spice Cookies, Jo’s Peppermint Crunch candies which are a Harney favorite. We tie it all together with decorative ribbons and a Hammond Candies candy cane atop the box. G00559 Holiday Pleasures Gift, $65.00 3 A. C. B. D. A) Holiday Spice Gift C) Tea for the Present A festive red box with a 20 count tin of Holiday Tea, a Harney logo Mug (we Try our fragrant Holiday Blend, filled with the aromas that make the season so have these again!) and Moravian Spice Cookies from Salem Bakery. Tied up special, together with our permanent tea filter, made to fit any mug and with ribbons and a candy cane. designed to make loose tea easy to brew. Set in a black gift box and tied with G00313 Holiday Spice Gift $39.00 ribbon. G00952 Tea for the Present $19.95 B) Holiday Sparkle Make the Holidays sparkle with one of these beautiful patterned purses with D) Dreaming of a White Christmas beaded handles. The Red Purse includes a tagalong tin each of Holiday Tea and A beautiful green box contains a tin of our delicious White Christmas tea Big Red Sun, a box of Chocolate Pecan cookies (1.4 oz.) and a Natural Lip sachets, a Harney Mug, and Salem Bakery sugar cookies. This gift is wrapped Balm from Savannah Bee Co. The Gold Purse includes a tagalong tin each of in festive ribbons and tied with a candy cane. Vanilla Comoro and Peach Ginger Twist, a box of Vanilla Almond cookies G00485 Dreaming of a White Christmas $39.00 (1.4 oz.) and a Tupelo Honey lip tint from Savannah Bee Co. G80135 Gold Purse & Tea Gift $36.00 G80130 Red Purse & Tea Gift $36.00 HOLIDAY TEAS & TEA GIFTS a gift for everyone Holiday Tea, however you like it... Our Holiday Tea is a delightful blend of black teas, citrus, almond and spice A) G44232 Holiday Tea, 4 ounce tin $7.00 flavors. A perfect tea to enjoy on crisp fall days, and chilly winter mornings, B) G46480 Holiday Tea Tagalong Tin, 5 Silken Sachets $3.75 and bring a bit of holiday warmth to the table, no matter what the season. C) G30096 Holiday Tea, 20 teabags in box $6.00 Perfect all alone, or in any one of the gifts we’ve created around this special D) G31613 Holiday Tea, 20 sachets in tin $8.00 blend. We offer our Holiday Blend many ways: G41642 Holiday Tea, Loose by the pound $20.00 (not shown) As a loose tea, our Holiday Tea comes in a 4 ounce tin. The tin is a specially labeled decorative holiday tin.We find that many of our customers White Christmas keep the tins from year to year. Holiday tea loose is also available by the The newest addition to our line-up of seasonal teas is our White Christmas pound, in a bulk bag. This bag is not pictured here, and please note that it is Blend. Created by Michael’s son Emeric, it is a blend of Mutan White tea not a decorative bag. It is, simply, our holiday tea in bulk. Holiday Tea is with vanilla, almond, and cardamom flavors. The tea is accented with white also available in a seasonal box filled with 20 teabags, perfect for a holiday chamomile flowers ... you’ll find our White Christmas in stunningly beauti- party. Last but certainly not least, our Holiday Tea is available in our ful packaging. increasingly popular silken sachets. Available in a round tagalong tin filled with 5 sachets, which make great stocking stuffers, or in a Holiday Tin filled E) G35010 20 Sachets in Decorative Tin $8.50 with 20 sachets, these were both hugely popular last year. G72300 Loose tea by the pound $39.00 (not shown) E. D. C. A. B. 5 TEA GIFTS the list goes on and on... Fruit Tea Gift Fruit Teas are wonderfully aromatic, bright in color, full of flavor and naturally caffeine-free. We selected a 4 oz. tin of our best selling Kiwi- Strawberry for this gift which includes White Tea & Strawberry Tea cookies (4.9 oz.) from Amai Tea & Bake House, a medium permanent filter, a Perfect Tea scoop, and a box of amber sugar crys- tals. Packaged in a garnet gift box & tied with ribbons. G00646 Fruit Tea Gift $30.00 Chai Gift We’ve bumped it up a notch, our Chai Gift that Total Tea Selection is! Gift boxed and ready to give, you will find an A glorious selection of our best teas - eight 2 ounce 8 oz. tin of Indian Spice tea, a box of Demerara tins of our finest green, black, herbal and flavored sugar cubes, a perfect Tea scoop, and Medium teas. Includes Raspberry Herbal, Chamomile permanent filter. Also included is our recipe for Herbal, Chocolate Mint, Vanilla, Japanese Sencha, making the best (in our opinion) hot or cold Citron Green, Earl Grey and English Breakfast. Chai. The perfect way to introduce someone to the world G00647 Chai Gift $24.00 of loose tea. Pair it with our permanent filter for a complete gift set! G00951 Total Tea Selection $44.95 This gift is available for corporate gift programs.