Harney & Sons Black Currant Loose Leaf Tea

About This Black Tea

Black currant is the whole point here. Five of eleven reviewers name it as the standout note, and the flavor carries the cup rather than sitting behind the black tea base. A few reviewers note a floral aroma above a currant-driven body, and a handful describe the cup as rich, smooth, or bright. One drinker compares it favorably to the black currant tea at Corner Bakery.

We'd reach for this over ice. Four of eleven reviewers brew it cold, and one calls it an everyday favorite they come back to every morning, all year. The repeat-purchase signal is strong — six of eleven reviewers indicate they keep restocking it — so it earns a slot in the everyday flavored-black rotation rather than the special-occasion shelf. One reviewer pairs it with lemonade on a hot day, which tracks with the iced-brewing pattern.

Serve hot or iced; the reviewer evidence leans iced, but morning hot cups show up too. One reviewer mentions blending it one-to-one with a decaf black tea to soften the caffeine, which is a useful trick if you want the currant flavor later in the day without the lift. As a full-caffeine black tea, it isn't the cup for evening or bedtime.

No material caveats surfaced in the eleven reviews synthesized — no off-notes, no quality complaints, no brewing pitfalls flagged. That's a small sample, so treat the absence of negatives as encouraging rather than definitive. The strongest signal in the data is consistency: black currant leads clearly, the aroma is fragrant, and people come back to it.

If you want a flavored black tea that holds up over ice and reads as fruit-forward without tipping into syrupy, this is a defensible everyday pick — especially through warmer months when the iced use case lines up with how reviewers actually drink it.