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The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea |  | Author: Michael Harney
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1594201382
Dewey Decimal Number: 394.12
EAN: 9781594201387
ASIN: 1594201382
Publication Date: October 2, 2008
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Product Description
The countrys leading connoisseur presents a comprehensive guide for developing your tea palate.
The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea transforms tea drinkers into tea experts. Written by one of the countrys leading tea professionals, The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea is an illuminating resource for tea drinkers interested in developing and refining their palate as well as their understanding of the complex agricultural, historical, and cultural significance of tea.
Drawing on his singular experience, Michael Harney masterly explores the full range of teas, revealing how each tea is distinctive, with a taste that derives from a precise combination of cultivation and production techniques, and influenced by the geography as well as its history. These lively profiles of diverse tea varietiesfrom delicate white tea to aged black puerh teainclude brewing instructions and vivid descriptions of the beverage scent, taste, and appearance; everything you need to become a connoisseur.
Tea has long been popular in the United States, but only recently have Americans treated this nuanced beverage with a deeper curiosity, more refined approach, and wider appetite. The Wall Street Journal reports that total U.S. tea sales are nearly four times what they were in 1990, and this growing population of discriminate consumers will celebrate the new vocabulary provided in The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea.
Unique in scope, candor, and accessibility, The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea will quickly become the classic reference and staple in the library of every serious tea drinker.
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 Basic tea August 11, 2009
Darlene C. Thornton (Northern New Jersey)
This is excellent book covering everything one needs to know about tea. Well written, simple, understandable language. Just facts . Presentation simple and easy to follow. Twas exactly what I was looking for.
Highly recommend it as a "" basic tea textbook "" tho it covers the subject completely.
 A little troublesome on the Kindle August 3, 2009
Skulleigh (DFW TX)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love the text describing each tea, and it makes for wonderful reading. However, the chart with the information on each tea (such as leaf description, temperature, etc) is in image form, and as such is a little too pale for easy reading. Since it's an image, you can't bump the font size up and read that section easier. I'm disappointed in that, but I can make out the info if I take my glasses off!
Harney & Sons Guide to Tea June 25, 2009
Joseph T. Marino
This is an excellent book. Although it limits the teas that are reviewed, there is a broad enough range to give the reader an overview. The most fascinating aspect is how the author explains and intertwines the history of tea with the history of the nations involved. The author's descriptions of flavor and body of the brewed teas are very accurate. I have five books on tea. This is the best.
 A book for nearly all the senses February 14, 2009
S. Hoyt-McBeth (Portland, OR)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I cannot do it the same justice as the first two reviewers, but I am in the middle of reading this thoroughly enjoyable book and the quality of writing, command of the subject, and passion for the product compelled me to comment.
This is a lovely book. I think Ralph White's suggested reading sequence is a good one. My only wish is that the publishers and/or Mr. Harney had included photos of all the teas.
Bravo Michael Harney!
Destined to be a Classic February 12, 2009
Ralph White (New England)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Michael Harney's new book is exceptionally attractive and will make a fine gift for any occasion. But the stunning beauty of this book is far from skin deep. It's clear that Michael Harney approached this project the way he, his Father, John, and his brother, Paul, approach tea making itself. He clearly wanted the book itself to be elegant, but he also required that it illustrate the dimensionality and substance for which his teas are known.
Let me recommend a creative approach to this book. Start with the Appendix, From Tree to Tea, The Chemistry of Tea. How, otherwise, will you know what tea even is? Then treat yourself to a very succinct, five page, History of Tea. Okay, now flip back to the front and read the Introduction. Here Harney tells what led him to the business and what led him to write the book. You come away assured that his credentials are exactly what you wanted in a guide to teas. Michael Harney is a tea person's tea person, the ideal personal trainer for teas.
The Guide to Tasting Teas is an eye opener. Who knew that there was something to be learned from examining the dry leaves? Who knew pot type affected a tea's taste? Who knew about filtered water, and the impact of brewing temperatures, and brewing times? Who knew what to look for in the liquor? Who knew what intelligence there was to gain from smelling the wet tea leaves after pouring the liquor off? And who even thought that there could be a vocabulary dealing with the nuances of a tea's body and flavor? In fact you'll know all of this before you get to page 17, which is where your tour of the tea world will begin.
Start with a tea with which you feel familiar, say a Ceylon Black Tea. In this section you will find that there are three categories of tea, depending on the elevation of the tea gardens. You will learn that "The high grown teas, between four thousand and six thousand feet are what make Ceylon Teas' reputation. That rarefied air produces exceptional teas like the wintergreen Uva Highlands." Imagine! You learned something so basic about a tea you thought you already knew; imagine what you'll learn about teas with which you are completely unfamiliar.
In time we'll wonder how we limped along in the tea world before Michael Harney wrote this classic.
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