In this episode, Emeric & Alex Harney introduce you to three extraordinary Harney women who have helped shape the success of the family’s world-renowned tea business. Meet Elyse Harney, grandmother and matriarch, as she recalls fascinating stor

2.06 Sharing Tea Knowledge

Nov 13th, 2023 31m 49s

Contrary to rumor, all Harneys don’t come into the world full of knowledge of tea. In the sixth episode in season two of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric & Alex Harney interview two intriguing tea connoisseurs who helped them develop their taste and k

2.05 Artisan Tea Growers of Sri Lanka Unite! Simon Bell

Jul 11th, 2023 32m 46s

In our fifth episode in season two of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric & Alex interview Simon Bell, the co-founder of Amba Estate, whose teas and lemongrass are so popular with our Harney customers! Emeric and Alex share how Amba and Sri Lankan artisa

2.04 Sharing New Ideas

Mar 8th, 2023 18m 9s

Great products often start off as great ideas. In our fourth episode in season two of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric & Alex Harney interview Mike Harney and their uncle, Paul Harney. Hemp is the springboard for this conversation as Mike and Paul sha

2.03 Bonding with Our Global Tea-growing Family

Jan 27th, 2023 36m 40s

In our third episode in season two of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric & Alex Harney interview the delightful Beverly-Claire Wainwright. Learn about Beverly-Claire’s surprising adventures in tea and the global tea-growing families of which she is a pa

2.02 - Sharing Family

Nov 21st, 2022 20m 4s

In our second episode in season two of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric & Alex Harney meet with Tsuyoshi Sugimoto whose family has been producing exceptional tea for 375 years. For those of you who appreciate our Tencha and much of our Matcha, you’ll

2.01 - Sharing Creativity

Oct 26th, 2022 14m 21s

As the Tea Steeps - Sharing Creativity. Welcome to the first episode in season two of As The Tea Steeps, a podcast series about the Harney family, their tea business, and what they share over tea. In the first episode, learn how the business gr

06 - Sons & Daughters

Mar 29th, 2018 26m 27s

In the final episode of our first season of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric and Alex continue their interview with Paul and Elyse and learn about Paul's story, from his years in the military, into a family trucking company and back to the family tea

05 - It's All Relative

Mar 14th, 2018 14m 42s

In the fifth episode of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric and Alex introduce the 4th and 5th children of Harney & Sons Founder, John Harney. Paul and Elyse grew up in the earliest years of the company, working on weekends helping their father. They sh

04 - The World According to Mike

Feb 28th, 2018 26m 9s

In the fourth episode of As The Tea Steeps, we introduce our Michael Harney, 2nd son of founder John Harney. Mike shares how he ended up with the great gift of tasting and the early years of the company. Also joining for Episode 4 is renowned t

03 - There's No Business Like The Tea Business

Feb 15th, 2018 15m 7s

In the third episode of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric & Alex Harney continue their conversation with James Norwood Pratt and Elyse Harney, touching on the founding years of Harney & Sons Fine Teas, and how Elyse supported the tea company with a ven

02 - Memories of A Tea Connoisseur

Feb 8th, 2018 19m 2s

In the second episode of As The Tea Steeps, Emeric & Alex Harney sit down with International Tea Connoisseur James Norwood Pratt and their grandmother Elyse Harney. Find out how Norwood got his start in tea, and how he met and started a lifelon

01 - Memories of a Matriach

Feb 1st, 2018 18m 4s

Welcome to the first episode of As The Tea Steeps, a podcast series about how tea shaped our family and how our family shaped tea in 21st century America. In our debut episode, Emeric & Alex Harney sit down with their grandmother and wife of Ha

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