Rocky Mountains

Tea type
Black Fruit Herbal Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Raspberry, Sage, Berry, Herbs, Honey, Malt, Musk, Pine, Autumn Leaf Pile, Candy, Herbaceous, Musty, Smooth, Sweet, Savory, Tart
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec 13 oz / 394 ml

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  • “A few of the teas in the NP sampler have been meh for me, but this one has a nice balance. A little sweet from the raspberry and a little savory from the sage. It all blends together nicely and it...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Forever my favorite blend, introduced to me by Cameron B! I never run low on this blend… I buy it by the lb lol. I can’t go a day without it, I even brought a 42 oz travel mug of it to campus today.” Read full tasting note
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  • “I think this is my favorite so far from this National Park Sampler. And honestly, I loooove the Rocky Mountains so that’s a bonus. One day I’ll have to get back out there. Raspberry teas tend to...” Read full tasting note
    75
  • “So Courtney asked me about this one, which of course inspired me to try it! These poor S&V teas haven’t been getting any love since I ordered last fall… Poor babies. I really like this one...” Read full tasting note
    85

From Simpson & Vail

“The trail compels you to know yourself and to be yourself and puts you in harmony with the universe. It makes you glad to be living. It gives health, hope, and courage, and it extends that touch of nature which tends to make you kind.” — Enos Mills

Enos Mills, a naturalist, nature guide, and lodge owner, lived in Estes Park, and spent his free time writing books and articles promoting the area to tourists. He began to worry that the increase of tourism would also bring commercial business and industries, therefore destroying the land and mountains he came to love. Mills travelled the country using his speeches, photographs, and writings to lobby for a national park. In 1915, his efforts, and those of other conservationists, were successful and the Rocky Mountains were established as the 10th US national park.

In 1929, the same year as the incorporation of Simpson & Vail, the park had its final boundary expansion and construction on roads in the park began. With the rise of the automobile industry accessibility of the Rockies was crucial to its success. Trail Ridge Road construction began when millions of Americans became unemployed during the Great Depression. President Franklin Roosevelt created programs to employ people, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This work relief program offered jobs to unskilled workers to help conserve and develop natural resources on government lands. With their assistance, the National Park Service was able to complete construction on Trial Ridge Road, a road with world famous views of the park.

The Rocky Mountains, as of 2018, is now the 3rd most visited park in the US, partly due to the breathtaking views the park provides. Our black tea blend literally tastes like you’re walking down a trail surrounded by tall pine trees. Warm and comforting, this tea makes you wish you could sit outside and view the snow-capped mountains. The amber colored cup has a light musky raspberry taste that perfectly complements the pine tree aroma of the sage.

Ingredients: Black teas, raspberry leaf, raspberry flavor, sage leaf, and raspberry pieces.

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7 Tasting Notes

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A few of the teas in the NP sampler have been meh for me, but this one has a nice balance. A little sweet from the raspberry and a little savory from the sage. It all blends together nicely and it seems I have chosen a good way to start the holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Flavors: Raspberry, Sage

Cameron B.

Happy Thanksgiving! I love this tea. :)

Michelle

It’s interesting and tasty, a good combo.

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Forever my favorite blend, introduced to me by Cameron B! I never run low on this blend… I buy it by the lb lol. I can’t go a day without it, I even brought a 42 oz travel mug of it to campus today.

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I think this is my favorite so far from this National Park Sampler. And honestly, I loooove the Rocky Mountains so that’s a bonus. One day I’ll have to get back out there.

Raspberry teas tend to turn me off but I like that the raspberry wasn’t too strong for me. I think it’s the sage that really makes this for me. This will be on my re-order list.

Flavors: Raspberry, Sage

Shae

What an interesting combination!

Mastress Alita

I’m a Rocky Mountain native! I have never tried this tea, but greatly enjoy the Tazo Rocky Mountain blend, “Juniper Mint Honey”.

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So Courtney asked me about this one, which of course inspired me to try it! These poor S&V teas haven’t been getting any love since I ordered last fall… Poor babies.

I really like this one though! It’s a light black base with a lovely raspberry flavor, and the raspberry is somewhere between fresh fruit and candy, which I really like. It has a soft sweetness but still tastes fairly close to a real raspberry. The sage adds a lovely subtle savory note, and there’s a soft herbal flavor from the raspberry leaf.

This is a lovely soft raspberry tea with a bit of interest, and I really enjoyed it this afternoon. Thanks Courtney for inspiring me to try it!

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Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Candy, Herbaceous, Herbs, Musty, Raspberry, Sage, Smooth, Sweet

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
Courtney

Thanks for giving me the low down on this one! :)

Mastress Alita

I live mere hours from the Rocky Mountains. :-)

Courtney

Us too (for the time being) Mastress Alita!

Martin Bednář

I just went through your Instagram Cameron, and saw the colourful and overall very cute and nice pouches of their NP teas. And how nice they donate 10 per cent to the actual parks!

Cameron B.

The pouches are so pretty! And thank you for reminding me to add the Instagram link here. XD

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