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Sore throat today. Yesterday involved a ton of talking between a flu shot clinic and then manning the table for senior day at my Walgreens store. I’m not sure how I feel about this. This is my first licorice tea so maybe that is what is making my throat feel funny, like it’s being coated. That could be how it helps sore throats? It’s not pleasant, everything just gets stuck in one place on the top back of my mouth. I don’t even taste this otherwise. I think I’ll leave this one for the boyfriend to try but I doubt I will reach for it again.

I think I’m on a black tea kick and liking it more and more with each new one I try. This one balances sweet against the black tea in a favorable way. It is almost like both the flavors subdue the other creating a nice blend.

This is sweeter than I remember. It is nearly like juice. Seems to somehow fit perfect with finally forcing myself to begin work.

I was reading the, quite mixed, reviews on this one as I was letting my pot boil. I got more nervous as I realized that this seems to be a hit or a miss. I needed something on the more caffeinated side as I just arrived home from work and a delicious lunch with the boyfriend and have a large pile of work ahead of me for the rest of my day.

I thought I would end up putting milk or something in this but I am enjoying it enough straight. This is a pleasant surprise as I was under the impression I did not like many black teas, let one straight ones!

Shout out to Megan for coming out to my place for a swap! There is quite a bit of tea in that package! The boyfriend is drinking Moroccan Mint. I don’t find this particularly tasty. I’m going to let it steep longer next time.

I was curious to try this one. It doesn’t look like fall yet and it was hot today but September is almost over so I’ve decided to get in the fall mind set. It is my favorite season after all. This is not specifically cider but it is definitely apple. It reminds me of a Jolly Rancher sucker.

This was enjoyable. I am on a mango kick as of recently, so this fit the bill. It wasn’t overly fruity but the taste was surely there. I felt it was a well balanced tea that may end up on a future order.

Based on the smell of this tea, I expected a more potent flavor. To my (pleasant) surprise it is not as overbearing as anticipated. I for sure get cinnamon and berry flavor out of it. It is blueberry but not. I will need another cup of this before I decide where it stands in my cupboard.

The color of this tea is beautiful! It is also very potent. I may have overleafed this a tad but I don’t mind the hibiscus taste. I look forward to trying this one iced!

I have had so many teas that I have yet to try. I am preparing for my first swap so I thought I would try a few of them to dictate how much I want to keep. This will be an opportunity to learn what I enjoy and pass on what I don’t.

With the weather finally cooling down, this is a perfect fall tea. It indeed smells like a campfire. The taste is interesting. I don’t know what “smoky” is but I believe that this tea is a smoky tea? It almost wraps me in memories of sitting around the campfire with the smell of pine teas surrounded by family. It took me a while and most of the population may not get this. There are different types of fires and they have distinct smells. When I reached the end of this cup, it dawned on me that this mostly reminded me of a sauna. This makes sense as usually we would swim all day, clean up in the sauna, then have family time around the fire. Definitely brought me back home (I’m a dislocated yooper).

In my opinion this is a beautiful, well crafted, thoughtful, flavorful tea. Thank you Whispering Pines!