I finally received my blend of the month club order this week! I have tried the other two teas already, but haven’t written notes, but thought I’d write one on this one as I’m having a cup right now. I was a bit hesitant to try these teas, as I’ve never had birch or chicory before and was worried I might be allergic since I’m really allergic to birch pollen. So far it seems to be ok though! :)
This tea is definitely a different one. The dry smell is very spearminty, with a woodiness. I steeped for the recommended 1 minute with boiling water and about 2.5 tsps of tea. The resulting liquor is dark brown and smells..interesting. There’s a sweetness from the spearmint and I assume sarsaparilla, and that woodiness again, maybe the birch? The flavor is difficult to describe too lol. Sweet, but not sweet, a lot going on in this blend. Overall this is not my favorite, to be honest. It’s quite a mish mash of things going on, and I think there’s just too many new flavors for me haha. Maybe I will change my mind after later cups, but for now, this one is not exactly my favorite. Ah well, happy to have tried it as always! Widening my horizons for tea ingredients too! And I can see how this fits the Northern Wilds name too, from the woodiness, not really the sweetness (which could also be the fennel..) but the wood flavor fits! An interesting blend nonetheless. Leaving off a rating for now.
