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drank Panyang Congou by Harney & Sons
259 tasting notes

This tea is from the TTB. I am not totally certain it is Harney & Sons. The tea came in a small attractive black tin with a picture and an elegant description: “A simple Chinese black tea that has been made over 200 years. The brew is a nice easy-going tea that is round in the mouth. It is a favorite at our Tasting Room where its simple charms are appreciated.” These words do not come up via a Google search, although the first two sentence do come up as a description of tea sold at the Cincinnatian Hotel for afternoon tea.

This small black tin resembles a miniature Harney & Sons tin and has the same type of black tape so I’m going to assume that it is likely to be a Harney & Sons tea with different and creative packaging.
I took it from the TTB because there was so little. It was a very skimpy teaspoon.
With tea, I am like Julia Child with cooking wines and liquers. I tend to add more than the “recipe” calls for. I taste the dry leaf; I fool around a lot. The dry leaves here were about 3/4 of what I would use for one serving. Keeping that in mind, I used less water and did not make a full cup.

The results are pretty decent. It seems to be a very smooth, medium-bodied “basic black” with a pleasant aroma. Perhaps its biggest virtue is that it is not offensive in any way, but it also lacks some of those distinctive properties that make me fall in love with certain blends. I wish I had some more of this to muse upon.

Preparation
4 min, 30 sec
JacquelineM

Yes, it’s a Harney :) They sell a black tea sampler which has different packaging with the small black tins:

http://www.harney.com/prodinfo.asp?number=72230&variation=

ru06

Yea, it’s Harney’s. I love this one. I just ordered 1/2 lb. actually its so delicious and satisfying and medium bodied.

SoccerMom

Okay that did it I’m adding this to my shopping list I’ve been meaning to order a big tin of Florence but wasn’t sure what I’d buy with guess I know now.

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JacquelineM

Yes, it’s a Harney :) They sell a black tea sampler which has different packaging with the small black tins:

http://www.harney.com/prodinfo.asp?number=72230&variation=

ru06

Yea, it’s Harney’s. I love this one. I just ordered 1/2 lb. actually its so delicious and satisfying and medium bodied.

SoccerMom

Okay that did it I’m adding this to my shopping list I’ve been meaning to order a big tin of Florence but wasn’t sure what I’d buy with guess I know now.

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I really love big, bold, brash teas. Smokiness enthralls me. I don’t seem to do subtle.
I don’t do rooibos.

My rating system:
0-30:
Never again in a hundred million years

31-55: This tea probably has some redeeming qualities but I won’t would not seek it out again.

56-70:
Shows some promise but also has a fundamental flaw. I probably owe these a second taste but am unmotivated.

71-80:
Good with at least one strong quality; I probably would not buy it but would drink it cheerfully.

81-90: Worthy contenders; they might be ranked 100 on somebody’s else’s scale. I like them a lot but have not fallen in love. Will probably buy and use.

91-95: These are the true loves, the chosen ones, the ones I dream about and crave. Unless they are in a limited edition—la! how you tease me!—I will always keep in my cupboard.

96-100: I cannot be separated from these teas and would develop a panic attack if I were to run out.
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Tea which must be in stock always:

Black Dragon LS by Upton Teas: My choice every morning.

Florence & Lapsang Souchong by Harney & Sons

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Samovar: Russian Blend, Maiden’s Ecstasy, Ryokucha

Mariage Frères: Confucious, Vivaldi, Eros, Aida, Marco Polo

American Tea Room: Brioche

Leland Teas: Bogart

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