Mountain Witch Tea Company

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First work cup of the morning! I was paying no attention to this while it steeped, and it came out really nice, which is annoying. Because I wasn’t paying attention I don’t know how to replicate it! Just my luck.
My sipdown this morning makes me within one teas distance of my first tier sipdown goal of 50. I was sort of hoping I would get there before this weekend. Maybe? I am not sure, and it probably won’t be with this tea, but I shall give it a go.
Almost there. Then the autumnal teas can grace my cupboard once more!

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At this point I am ready to move on from this blend, which is too bad as its not quite done with me. Oh well!
I keep finding the bitter edge to this, which is disappointing. I will pay more attention to steep times tomorrow.

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61

Tea of my working morning, as paired with some lavender shortbreads.
I cannot wait to see the bottom of this tin! Not yet, but soon.

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My first cup of tea of the workday- and its doing its job, which is to add caffeine to my system.
This is a magical tin, deeper than it appears. I cannot yet see the bottom, which is too bad. Its not an offensive tea by any means, but I would be looking forward to having another sipdown!

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My treatment of hot fluids down the gullet continues, and I am starting with a working cup of this.
I tried a lighter steep time, and unfortunately that just dampens the vanilla flavor, and the base has a touch of bitterness to it that the vanilla was helping.
Ah well. Glug glug.

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I am very sleepy today, which is odd. I don’t have cause to be, I got to bed at a reasonable time and slept well.
Ah well. That’s why they invented tea, isn’t it?
Todays steep came out pretty darn well, if I do say so myself. It was a decent cup of vanilla.

Evol Ving Ness

When sleepiness descends without known cause, I blame either hormones or barometric pressure. Works for me.

Terri HarpLady

or allergies :)

Evol Ving Ness

Yes, yes, or inflammation.

Indigobloom

I blame Lionsgate :P

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61

Cuppa the early afternoon, which left me in my usual state of “eh, its fine”.
But its a magic tin! So much of it seems to be left!

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So sipdown progress has been set back in the most delightful way possible. A friend came to see me, and brought me tea from her hometown, a local blend. It was given with the express purpose to liven up the working desk.
And another friend, equally charming and well intentioned, has just come home from Japan, and brought with her sachets of tea for me, which I assume are green tea but are so thoroughly in Japanese that I can only guess.
So the cupboard swells again with the kindness of my friends. Good grief! Lean in to the sipdowns with renewed vigor!
Alas, I fear I cannot coax out what I hope for with this particular blend. I am getting a basic vanilla black, I am afraid. There are certainly worse fates, than to have a basic vanilla black, but I am trying to nudge my cupboard towards the exceptional, not just the ok.

Sil

haha i know that feeling!

Fjellrev

Aww that’s so sweet of both of them!

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So to my absolute delight, my local grocery store has a tiny section of English Food, and I found a tall cylinder of Rich Tea biscuits. Its not even my fancy grocery store! Just the normal one! I had been hunting for hoisin, and found that next to all the specialty Asian ingredients was the tiny little from England section. Who knew? (And, really, wine gums? We are importing wine gums, of all things?)
I am ashamed to say that when I went to college in the UK I was not a tea drinker. I think I had a few cups (and I distinctly remember a few, but more for location than for the tea), and didn’t develop the currant passion until I landed stateside again.
But I did develop a love of the English Tea Biscuit. It is a thing of great joy to me. They are not cookies, as they are not particularly sweet, but nor are they the (admittedly delicious) bready things that us Yanks call biscuits. They are a cracker-cookie hybrid, and they go along so well with a brisk cup of black tea that I could weep.
So I’ve brought a few along to work, and nibbled a few between sips of this blend, and just felt cheerful about everything. Its Friday, and I have Rich Tea Biscuits. What else is there?

Fjellrev

It is kind of weird to see imported items in international sections that we already have, like wine gums or a certain type of chocolate. But I’m thinking that maybe expats still like having the stuff from their actual country (because it may be made slightly different than the stuff that’s distributed here). Who knows!

I know that when I was living in Sweden, it didn’t take long for me to start missing peanut butter, so I found some in an American section and it was a brand made in Scandinavia and not in North America, and sorry to say, it was quite sub-par. Not at all like the peanut butter here!

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You know, I just like to watch the “times drunk” counter go up sometimes. Its satisfying to watch the count on a neglected tea go up, until its eventually sipped down.
I still don’t love this, but its pleasant enough, and its holding its own as a work tea, that is certain.

Fjellrev

That counter can be awfully satisfying.

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The words Bavarian Vanilla Cream conjure up something decadent for me. Something lush, rich, a little bit naughty. I want to have the flavors be a sweet, creamy, and thoroughly present.
So I’m a little disappointed by this blend, which is not indulgent, but rather a somewhat ordinary vanilla black.
Mind you, I would never scoff at a vanilla black blend, but with a name like Bavarian Vanilla Cream I was expecting something else.

Evol Ving Ness

Yeah, I would have high hopes for this one too. Vanilla and custard, both on the hefty side, at the very least.

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Work tea is a powerful force for the cupboard good. I have had this blend for a while, but I’ve only tried it once! Once! What nonsense is that? Well to the office it goes, where it will get put through its paces.
My first thought about this is that it is mild. Mild base, mild vanilla flavoring, a gentle cup. Maybe not the most wakeful tea I’ve ever had, but its certainly not a bad blend.
I’m glad to have more of it to try!

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Hmm. Hmm.
I love black tea. I love vanilla cream. Ok, lets do this thing!
And………….. eh. I am not loving my first brewing of this. I find that it is not particularly rich, which is what I was hoping for. I wanted a rich vanilla explosion, but this is just a suggestion of vanilla.
Meh.

Super Starling!

So disappointing! Especially with such a cool company name.

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additional notes: Yep, looks like Mountain witch is finally closed. I still love this blend. I just wanted to make a note of possible other sources for it, BUT it looks like none of these actually use vanilla pieces. So possibly that became too expensive and the source changed their recipe? Maybe Mountain Witch added the vanilla themselves? Possible sources: Maya, Mahamosa, steepologie, New Mexico tea co.

Lexie Aleah

I really liked one of their teas and had hoped to order from them but unfortunately they closed before that could happen.

tea-sipper

yep, this is usually my situation with many tea shops.

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Thanks so much for this one, TheLastDodo! I’ve already had this one twice in a week and THAT is a sign I love a tea. I’ve always been on the lookout for a black jasmine tea. This is so delicious. I’m glad it is as good as I was hoping, as I have a ton of it now! First, the black tea is dark, satisfying, robust. There are only occasional jasmine petals and only wisps of jasmine in the flavor overall… but the CREAM and VANILLA are so nice! Honestly, any more jasmine and I don’t think it would blend as well as it does with the vanilla and cream. There are occasional vanilla pieces in the blend, as well as an addicting cream flavor. I’m always looking for vanilla teas and jasmine teas, so this one is perfect for me. Mountain Witch Tea Co is new to me and the site seems to have plenty of interesting blends to try!
mountainwitchtea.com

TeaNTees

If you ever need anyone to go in on an order with you please let me know. I love mountain witch teas! :0)

tea-sipper

That is definitely an idea for the far away future! :D

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My Dad recently bought a cabin in Big Bear which is where this tea company is located. One of the local coffee shops carries this tea company so I picked up a couple different flavors. This is quite a tasty pumpkin tea. Definitely more of a pumpkin spice tea which I love. The flavor is nice not too overpowering and the black tea base is quite good. Didn’t get astringent at all.

Flavors: Pumpkin, Spices

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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This is a interesting blend. This blend literally has 13 different ingredients. I was a bit scared when I was steeping this one. It smelled like a sweet spicy blend. First sip, I was hooked. This is really good. This tastes like a sweet cinnamon treat with hints of mint and other spices along the way. There is also an earthy quality. Really good. I really recommend this one.

I’m brewing more of this up for my trip to go see NKOTB today. Yep. NKOTB. My bestie and I saw them last year and it was a lot of fun. Vanilla Ice even came out to sing Ice Ice Baby. I’m hoping we have another surprise guest tonight.

Enjoy your day!

For the good, bad, and geek on this blend- check out my new blog-

http://www.cuppageek.com/index.php/2015/05/23/money-luck-attraction-tea-from-mountain-witch-tea-company/

Flavors: Cinnamon, Earth, Mint, Sweet

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I must say this tea is quite good. I really enjoy the fruity flavours, especially the black currant combination with cinnamon and various other fruits. Light hints of rose sometimes mingle as well. Really engaging tea. I will have to search it out when feasible!

Thank you very much to NICHOLE for sharing!! :)

Flavors: Black Currant, Fruity, Spices

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
Marzipan

I liked this one too.

Nichole/CuppaGeek

Glad you liked it!

TeaNTees

I’ve been a big fan of every tea I have gotten to try for Mountain Witch, and some of your reviews for some other flavours (Blood Orange and Prickly Pear) have me quite intrigued as well. :)
This tea company has really impressed me!!

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I love this company. I have found only a few blends that just weren’t my cup ‘o tea and those were floral ones. I just don’t really care for floral teas that much or maybe I just haven’t found the right one.

This is one tasty chai blend. Recommend it for those who aren’t fans of really spicy chai. Sweet with a kick. Added some cream and it was yummers!

http://www.cuppageek.com/index.php/2015/05/17/tea-of-the-day-tiger-spiced-chai-from-mountain-witch-tea-company/

Flavors: Cardamom, Cinnamon, Ginger

Marzipan

I love finding an obscure company and then my friends like it.

Shae

I’m loving your new blog!!

Nichole/CuppaGeek

Thanks Shae! I had fun with it today and had a Butiki day while watching Gremlins.

Nichole/CuppaGeek

Marzipan you should be getting it anyday! Wohoo for tea pkgs!

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I need more of this! I am officially smitten with this tea. Before brewing the aroma alone is mouth-watering. A maple and blueberry marriage that doesn’t exclude the sweet cakey flavour of pancake. I was very pleased to be able to taste all the noted flavours! This tea is quite versatile in that I can see myself enjoying it first thing in the morning (instead of eating the real deal!) But also, I can see myself having it in the late afternoon as a nice sweet treat. I will have to try and save up to order some of this I think!

Thank you once again Nichole! You’re so awesome!! :)

Flavors: Blueberry, Cream, Maple, Pastries

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML
Nichole/CuppaGeek

Glad you are digging it!! I’m really impressed with their teas.

TeaNTees

Me too. Fairy Nectar was delicious as well! Thanks for letting me try them Nichole! :)

Nichole/CuppaGeek

You are very welcome! I’ve got a few more that may be heading your way as well :)

TeaNTees

Oh goodness! You have to let me get your package in the mail first! :P

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I totally blame Marzipan for this one. (I kid!!) I noticed that she was reviewing teas from this company and I had to try this one.

This is a unique tea. Sweet with a crisp tangy twist. Really tasty. I didn’t know much about what a prickly pear was so I goggled it. Looks like it is a fruit that has a watermelon taste with bite to it like a kiwi fruit. Whatever it was it was awesome iced.

Here are the rest of my thoughts on this goodie!

http://sororiteasisters.com/2015/04/24/mojave-desert-prickly-pear-tea-mountain-witch-tea-company/

Flavors: Sweet, Tangy

TheLastDodo

I love prickly pear anything!

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I was excited about this one. Being a fan of green teas, the description sounded amazing. Pear-Plum Green Tea. Unfortunately, I don’t think this one is for me. It smells and tastes like cough syrup. I wish that wasn’t the case but maybe its just how I steeped it so I think I need to go back to the drawing board on this one. I’m thinking it was user error.

sren

Especially a bummer since your anticipation was high! Even when it happens due to my own brewing mistakes, once I get that cough syrup experience from a tea, it is hard for it to make a comeback with me.

Nichole/CuppaGeek

Yeah I don’t see this one being one I’d pick up again, but they have an amazing Blood Orange that is fantastic so I still have hope for their other blends.

TheLastDodo

Oh! I saw this Company’s Kickstarter. Too bad you didn’t like the tea. :/

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