Harris Tea

EXPERTISE

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Tea Buying/Sourcing/Testing


Our tea buyers travel the world to personally inspect and qualify the tea estates we do business with. Teas and herbs from around the world are then blended and packed in one of our four manufacturing plants to exacting standards. Each blend is cupped and approved by our expert tea tasters before packing. Each tea component is traceable from the estate to the final retail pack.

Like wine, the properties of teas and herbs vary according to the country of origin, weather conditions, and soil quality. Our dedicated team of tea tasters works to ensure that all components are blended perfectly to meet quality and flavor specifications. Our experts taste each component as well as every completed blend before it is packed. Teas and herbs are evaluated based on a variety of characteristics including flavor, aroma, stringency, clarity, and color among others. Tea tasting is both art and science. Our staff has over 150 years of combined experience in the tea industry.