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OMG y’all. This tea is GOOD. No, GREAT. No, DELECTABLE! I was blown away despite the fact I was already expecting amazing things from Whispering Pines, obviously.

The leaves are dark green and tightly rolled, interspersed with cedar. So pretty! See?
http://instagram.com/p/rYOQWDqmzS/
Don’t fault the tea for my lack of instagramming skills. I’ve had an account for like 2 days.

The smell of the dry leaves is divine! I could not stop sticking my face in the bag for another whiff. It smells like a berry, but not one that is actually a real berry, wrapped in cream and vanilla. It brews up a light yellow green. The first steep tasted of sweet fictional berry (this is not a bad thing- trust me) and these berries come to you on a cushion of vanilla, cream, and butter. This is followed by a rush of pure, slightly mineral, spring water. This is what Rivendell water would taste like! The sip finishes with buttery toffee rolling in on a smooth, silky mouthfeel.

This tea has a lot to give, and I went for a second and third steep. I stopped because it was late and I need to sleep tonight. The 2nd infusion brought a more intense creamy vanilla berry element that replaced the buttery toffee finish. The third infusion had more cedar coming through, just peeking past the creamy berry goodness and a stronger pure mineral water finish.

This tea is my new precious. It’s a must buy!

Flavors: Berry, Butter, Cedar, Cream, Vanilla

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec 4 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
Stephanie

Oh my goodness! What a rave review! Nice!

mj

It was that good! I’m pretty sure I’m going to wake up looking like Liv Tyler as a result drinking this tonight ;-)

Stephanie

Ow ow!!! Haaaa!

Lariel of Lórien

It turns you into an elf princess? I want!

TheTeaFairy

Love the review!!! And the pic :-) CANNOT WAIT to get my order of this…Beloved oolong. Mixed with dreamy vanilla…mmmmm.

mj

Total elf princess tea :). TTF, I hope you like it as much as I did!

MzPriss

I want mine too!!!!

mj

MzPriss and TTF, I know you two are not traditionally resteepers, but this tea definitely should be steeped more than once! The full flavor definitely did not come out in the first steep.

Megan

This sounds amazing! All of your Whispering Pines rave reviews makes me want to order some.

mj

You should order! They have free shipping now :)

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Stephanie

Oh my goodness! What a rave review! Nice!

mj

It was that good! I’m pretty sure I’m going to wake up looking like Liv Tyler as a result drinking this tonight ;-)

Stephanie

Ow ow!!! Haaaa!

Lariel of Lórien

It turns you into an elf princess? I want!

TheTeaFairy

Love the review!!! And the pic :-) CANNOT WAIT to get my order of this…Beloved oolong. Mixed with dreamy vanilla…mmmmm.

mj

Total elf princess tea :). TTF, I hope you like it as much as I did!

MzPriss

I want mine too!!!!

mj

MzPriss and TTF, I know you two are not traditionally resteepers, but this tea definitely should be steeped more than once! The full flavor definitely did not come out in the first steep.

Megan

This sounds amazing! All of your Whispering Pines rave reviews makes me want to order some.

mj

You should order! They have free shipping now :)

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Tea-obsessed, book worm scientist.

I love black tea, especially Chinese black tea- I’m looking at you Fujians and Yunnans! I also enjoy Indian teas, mostly first flush darjeelings (and a select few assams).
I think I’m recently starting to like oolongs better though- gasp! I’ve been cheating on my black teas with all these lovely, alluring green floral oolongs. Sorry I’m not sorry.
White tea gets a lot of love too! I am particularly fond of silver needle whites.
I can’t seem to appreciate green teas and rooibos is foul, IMO.

Other interests: Books! Board games! Nerdy entertainment like Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Sherlock, all the nature documentaries, etc etc. Also Disney!

I’m up for swaps!

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