Tea lovers will know: drinking tea from a tea bag usually means sacrificing the quality that long tea leaves bring. Most teabags use tea dregs -- the tiny little leftover filings from higher quality teas -- but Harney & Sons does things differently.

They use lovely, long, high-quality leaves -- and present them in a pyramidal "silken sachet" that expands beautifully to accommodate the leaves as they blossom, without leaving that funky papper-y taste behind.

Does a silken sachet matter that much? Well, it's kind of like wearing silk panties -- you're the only one who knows why you feel so sexy, but the sexy part? That part shows.

Harney and Sons tea is the best tea I have ever drank. Their silk tea sachets, the quality of their teas, the flavor, it is unsurpassed. I am a huge fan of theirs, and can highly recommend them.