Harney & Sons is an American tea company founded in 1983 in

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, and now located in

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. It specializes in high-quality

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s and

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s, and offers several products that are

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and certified

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. In addition to loose teas, the company offers selected blends packaged in

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"silken

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s, and other teas in standard tea bags. Harney & Sons distributes to

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s, and specialty shops. Institutions that serve its teas include

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cafés,

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, and the Hotel Affinia in Chicago. A Harney & Sons tasting room and tea shop is located in Millerton, where the company has a factory. On November 16, 2010, the company opened a tasting room in

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, New York City. ''The Harney and Sons Guide to Tea'', co-authored by Michael Harney (son of company founder John Harney), was nominated for a

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book award in 2009. The company reports about $30 million in annual sales and employs 150 people. It imports about a million pounds of tea each year, which it sells in the United States and abroad in a wide variety of styles and packages at prices ranging from $2 to $500 a pound. The founder, John Harney, died on June 17, 2014, in his home in Salisbury, Connecticut, from a heart attack at the age of 83.

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External links

Official Site

Edward Linsley, F&B director, Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia discusses Harney and Sons TeaAn Interview with Emeric Harney of Harney & Sons Fine TeasKelle Marlow's podcast Interview
Tea brands in the United States Companies based in Dutchess County, New York {{tea-stub