I am such an oddball. I ordered the box sampler of this – and it’s a great box – but some of the teas were so odd I have hesitancy in continuing to try these. No idea why but I’ll get over it.
Glacier is my preferred of the three I’ve tried so far. I enjoy reading about the history of the parks and the teas on the website. It’s a neat idea and I love “themed tea” ideas.
I love smoky teas generally also. Some of these samplers smell pretty intense. This one is said to have the black tea base and Organic Juniper Berries, Birch Bark, Huckleberry Flavor, Uva Ursi Leaf (Bearberry), and White Cornflowers..
I liked the idea of the non-traditional herbs in there – and by non-traditional I mean not always seen at these tea shops in their blends. Of course if you do the herbalism study you see some of these quite a bit on herbal based websites.
It is huckleberry but I keep picking up blueberrish smokiness. I am not that familiar with huckleberry so I probably just can’t tell a big difference, but as long as it is berry as described, this doesn’t bother me.
The black tea base is heavy, as it has been with all the Park samplers so far. S&V seems to have hefty teas with ample flavoring and strength, and for good prices – just wished they offered more affordable samplers for some you don’t want big boxes for.
I do enjoy this one and have more of the bag to drink and see more on what I think.
I would have thought that their tea, Glacier, would be more of a minty offering due to the name.
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I wanted more of the juniper from this one, adding that piney note that would make sense for Glacier. I think next time I’ll try crushing the berries when I put them in the infuser…
Yes, that makes sense. The name doesn’t fully match the blend. With the 2 oz I still have several cups of this to try again
Crushing the berries can help with enhancing the flavours but … not all berries should be crushed.
I love how S&V approached the National Park teas by trying to recreate the taste of the environment.
Yes, it’s a clever idea on their part
I wanted more of the juniper from this one, adding that piney note that would make sense for Glacier. I think next time I’ll try crushing the berries when I put them in the infuser…
Yes, that makes sense. The name doesn’t fully match the blend. With the 2 oz I still have several cups of this to try again
Crushing the berries can help with enhancing the flavours but … not all berries should be crushed.
I love how S&V approached the National Park teas by trying to recreate the taste of the environment.
Yes, it’s a clever idea on their part