I’ve loved the concept of this tea since the first time I set eyes on it. I guess that’s no surprise… I’ve felt like a kid staring into a toy shop and Second Breakfast was that special toy that I wanted for Christmas, but I never actually bought it for myself. Shame on me. But luckily I received several samples of Whispering Pines tea from the best people ever, and I got this tea. I was super excited. Best. Day. Ever. So, I actually waited to try this. I drank it Christmas Day. Happy Christmas to me.
This is another Chinese Black tea. I don’t know much about them, but I have noticed that there is a huge difference between Chinese teas and the traditional Indian teas that we drink every day. Something almost mysterious that I can’t ever describe. But anyway, I would say this was similar to the Mountain Nectar that I tried previously, yet milder. I don’t know if I used enough tea, but I steeped it twice. It’s very mild and not very bitter – but I might need to drink some more, because it hasn’t left much of an impression on me… I was very distracted yesterday, though. That might have been the problem. I could… drink the last of the sample that NayLinn sent me… I do think my favorite so far out of the three teas that I’ve tried is the Jabberwocky. That kind of surprised me.
It takes me back to that primary school apple experiment where we stated which of the three generic apples were our favorite than picked after a blind taste test. Just so you know, I knew exactly which apple was my favorite. Granny Smith outshines Golden and Red every time for it’s tart flesh and tangy skin. Red always has a bitter skin and Golden Delicious is more like overly sweet wood pulp. Sorry, that was quite a tangent… But the point was that I was certain that Second Breakfast would be my favorite, and it wasn’t. It was the Jabberwocky tea! So I’ll have to buy this one too.
P.S. I drink Whispering Pines tea now. Whispering Pines tea is cool.
P. P. S. Even though I think fandom teas at Adagio are super cool, I could never see Second Breakfast as anything other than a Whispering Pines tea. Second Breakfast and Whispering Pines is my OTP (Original Tea Pairing). I need to stop.
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Just you wait for Mirkwood and The Shire ;-)
Aww Yiss
I came so close to trying this tonight in an order, but am low on funds so could only choose one – went with Northwinds instead
That sounds good too. I think the next time I buy tea, I’ll have to indulge and buy several teas from Whispering Pines.
I’m in love with North Winds. I can honestly say that it’s my favorite tea. Haha
Well can’t wait, have a feeling I’ll end up trying bunches eventually
I’ll have to buy some of that next time.
When will you restock Rivendell? I wanted to buy some of that, but purchased another tea instead. Maybe I could purchase all the Tolkien themed teas at one time in the near future?
Just you wait for Mirkwood and The Shire ;-)
Aww Yiss
I came so close to trying this tonight in an order, but am low on funds so could only choose one – went with Northwinds instead
That sounds good too. I think the next time I buy tea, I’ll have to indulge and buy several teas from Whispering Pines.
I’m in love with North Winds. I can honestly say that it’s my favorite tea. Haha
Well can’t wait, have a feeling I’ll end up trying bunches eventually
I’ll have to buy some of that next time.
When will you restock Rivendell? I wanted to buy some of that, but purchased another tea instead. Maybe I could purchase all the Tolkien themed teas at one time in the near future?