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“Sipdown! (5 | 407) This one sounded so good to me, but sadly doesn’t live up to my expectations. There are all these interesting ingredients, like juniper berries and birch bark, but I taste none...” Read full tasting note
“I like this one from S&V NP collection. I am tasting mostly huckleberry flavor, but maybe a hint of juniper underneath. Its a nice cup that goes down smooth. I’d add this to an order, just...” Read full tasting note
“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...” Read full tasting note
With over 700 miles of trails Glacier National Park is any hikers dream. Straddling the Continental Divide, the park allows visitors to explore a variety of scenery from peaceful meadows to rugged mountains.
Glacier was established as the 10th national park in 1910, but its history begins long before this. The Blackfoot Indians inhabited the land in and around what is now Glacier National Park for approximately 10,000 years. They continued to dominate the land until the late 1870s when explorers and homesteaders made their way across the US during Westward Expansion. To this day the Blackfoot Tribe considers Glacier the “most spiritual place for the Blackfoot” and refers to it as “the backbone of the world.” The Blackfoot were not the only people who wanted to protect the area, George Bird Grinnell, a naturalist from the east, became fond of the land and the Indian Tribes who inhabited it. Throughout his travels, Grinnell advocated strongly for the humane treatment of the local Indian Tribes and campaigned for game laws to protect birds and other animals in the area. Grinnell originated the idea of a glacier national park from a map he drew of the area in the late 1800s and was responsible for promoting the legislation that made it possible. Many landmarks in Glacier are named after him, including Grinnell Glacier. He also is credited for naming the largest glacier in the park, Blackfoot Glacier, to honor the Blackfoot tribe he befriended, in addition to many other landmarks in the area.
Until his death in the late 1930s, Grinnell did not take credit for his accomplishments, instead he credited the Great Northern Railroad for the Parks establishment. Grinnell convinced railroad president Louis Hill that the area was worth preserving and with Hill’s influence Glacier was established as a national park in 1910 with little debate. In 1929, the same year Simpson & Vail was incorporated, Grinnell is quoted saying “Important men in control of the Great Northern Railroad were made to see the possibilities of the region and after nearly twenty years of effort, a bill setting aside the park was passed.” The Great Northern railroad line runs along the southern border of the park and ended up being beneficial to both parties as it made tourism possible in the area.
Our goal with this blend was to provide, right in your mug, the wilderness and solitude that Glacier is famous for. We decided to honor a fruit with a rich history both in Montana and Glacier, the huckleberry. The brewed cup has a full, slightly tart huckleberry taste with a smooth woodsy finish.
Ingredients: Black Teas, Organic Juniper Berries, Birch Bark, Huckleberry Flavor, Uva Ursi Leaf (Bearberry), and White Cornflowers.
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Sipdown! (5 | 407)
This one sounded so good to me, but sadly doesn’t live up to my expectations.
There are all these interesting ingredients, like juniper berries and birch bark, but I taste none of them. Mostly I just get a strong candy berry flavor. I’m not very familiar with huckleberry, I haven’t eaten one since I was very young, but this tastes a bit like a mixture of a very sweet blueberry jam with grape soda. Sweet on top of sweet, without anything else adding dimension.
It’s not bad, but I’m disappointed to not taste the juniper. I was hoping for a more woodsy forest berry sort of flavor profile, but I’m getting berry candy here. Ah well!
Flavors: Artificial, Berry, Blueberry, Candy, Grapes, Jam, Sweet
I like this one from S&V NP collection. I am tasting mostly huckleberry flavor, but maybe a hint of juniper underneath. Its a nice cup that goes down smooth. I’d add this to an order, just because it is rather unique in its flavoring and I do like a berry tea done well.
Flavors: Huckleberry Flavor
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.
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
