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Favorite Places: Harney and Sons

Published on February 19, 2009 By Emily. Updated on February 19, 2009

Disclaimer: Tea is one of my most favorite things in the world.  Even if that’s not true for you, you should still read this post.

It’s somewhat unlikely that you’d ever find yourself randomly in Millerton, NY.  However, if you ever find yourself anywhere near Millerton, NY (like, in any state between New Jersey and Maine), you must stop by Harney and Sons Fine Tea on Route 22.The store/tea tasting bar/tasting room was a wonderful experience which I’d been looking forward to since receiving Harney and Sons teas as a gift last year.

My Man, his parents and I started with a delicious lunch in the Tasting Room.  There have been moments when I’ve felt frustrated by my decision to not eat meat for lunch–the mushroom strudel with gruyere cheese I ordered was not one of them.  It was incredible.  And, of course, we drank tea, Lapsang Souchong my Man picked out, which was smoky and definitely worth trying .  But even if you for some bizarre reason weren’t going to have any tea, the food is still worth it.

After lunch we moved on to the tea tasting bar.

It’s probably a bad idea to take me to a place which provides me with the opportunity to sample any one of 200 varieties of tea, the vast majority of which I’ve never heard (or dreamed) of.  I have a hard time deciding what color socks to wear on any given day. However, the staff at the tea bar are incredibly knowledgeable (I’d just about die for their job if I had any hope of ever retaining all the information the man behind the counter did.)  Chances are while you’re there, sipping and smelling tea and trying to consider what to purchase, John Harney will wander through and say hello, because it is a family business, after all.

Harney and Sons makes excellent tea.  The Plaza Hotel thinks so (they serve H&S “Palm Court” black tea), and so does Barnes and Noble.  The experience of the tasting room and tea bar only enhance the experience (and make me want to buy more tea).  Highly recommended.

Unable to visit?  Fear not, you can order all their tea online, at http://www.harney.com.

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Comments

  1. carol says

    May 5, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    The future in-laws had a great time too. Great company!

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  1. Relishments » Highlights: Tea says:
    December 5, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    […] introduced it to be a few years ago and I’ve been a fan ever since.  I especially love their tea room in Millerton, NY.  They also just opened a store in […]

  2. Coffee and Tea in Millerton, NY » Relishments says:
    February 21, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    […] done lunch at Harney and Son’s a couple times in the past and always enjoyed it, but opted to try somewhere new this time around.  I’d […]

  3. » HarneyFest: Tea, a Tour and More says:
    August 19, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    […] NY.  I’d seen it announced and, given my love for Harney and Sons Tea (which I wrote about here and here and here), I knew I had to be there.  The flier looked like fun.  Unfortunately, […]

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