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tea-sipper drank Glacier by Simpson & Vail

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Simpson & Vail Advent 2025 – Day #1
I am already late on the advents this year! oh no! I get to join in the advent fun this year, as I WON an advent directly from Simpson and Vail in a lovely giveaway. I really appreciate that. Thanks so much, S&V! The first tea is one that I have never had before, so that is exciting. (I am such a fan of S&V that I was a bit worried it would be teas that I had previously tried… but luckily they have SO MANY tea options, that can hardly actually happen.) And to start with a National Park blend! I don’t think I have tried any of those yet, but definitely have wanted to. Sadly, this one reminds me a little bit of their Mary Shelley blend, in which the flavoring is blackberry and isn’t really my thing, as it tastes like chalky vitamins to my tastebuds. HOWEVER, the flavor here should be huckleberry with no blackberry in sight. It almost tastes the same to me though. Maybe the bearberry leaf tastes like blackberry leaf? And some of the other ingredients are unique (birch bark, juniper), but I’m not really tasting them under whatever type of berry is here. Possibly this isn’t as bad as the Mary Shelley blend, but I expected more here…
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug // 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 3 minute steep