Texas has been in a drought for quite a while now. It has been dry and sad. A few years ago, Texas caught on fire. I wish really hard for rain all the time.
This afternoon on my way home from work, I stopped at my local herb shop for some additional dried elderberries because of Northern Sweet Tea (ask Brenden). The shop is in a small stone house in a neighborhood and is a magical little place. In addition to herbs, they have tea and teaware. I got my elderberries and a darling little tea mug with infuser in a delicious green.
Just as I walked out of the shop it began to rain slowly at first but with great fat drops that increased in speed and decreased in size. I stood on the sidewalk and let the rain pour down on me for about 10 minutes. I’ve missed it so much.
As soon as I got home, I washed my new mug and brewed 2 teaspoons of this dainty looking little tea in 12 ounces of 180 degree water for 1.5 minutes. Now, I’m not a huge fan of green tea. It has to be right. I was not surprised to find that this tea is very, very right.
TeaFairy called it a lullaby and I agree. It would send you off to sweet dream land. But I can also imagine this iced on a brutally hot August day in Texas when it’s 109 and I’m in need of sweet cool salvation. The combination of sweet clean green tea with wildcrafted pine needles and a delicate jasmine is perfectly balanced. None of the ingredients overpower the others. Too often jasmine tea takes up your whole mouth-space with JASMINE – not this, it’s sweet and tastes like pure floral rain after a long dry spell. ADORE!
Brenden sent this tea as a sample a while back. I’ve been ignoring it in favor of all the other delicious tea I have. The other night I read a note on it by TheTeaFairy. It reminded me I needed to try it. Another new WPTC addiction.
And here’s the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N1DdwrsdTo (heh :)
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Love that you just stood in the rain…I do that to. I’m really glad you got some.
And this tea is fantastic…
I love the rain – and we got big thunder too – it was AWESOME!
I’m in PA and we had huge thunderstorm for more than 2 hrs. I’m sure it’s flooded in some areas. At some moments it felt like it was right above my house. And electricity went off several times.
Every time I want to order this blend its out of stock. I want to place a big order by Fall cause some blends just meant for it.
I love those kinds of storms boychik – the big bangs right on top of you :) I’ve missed those. I will be ordering some of this as well.
@boychik, there’s 4 ounces in right now from the July pine harvest :)
Very tempting…
@MzPriss, I miss those southern thunderstorms! They are few and far between here north of the wall (GoT reference). Also, this tea is perfectly balanced? Totally shocked (need sarcasm font!)
I try to reduce the balance on some teas just for the fun of it ;)
@Brenden – I woke up and had Northern Sweet Tea first thing. It’s a glass-licker.
Lol, totally glass-licker. Can’t wait for my elderberries :-)
I can’t wait until your WP box gets there either!
:) Don’t you love it?!
Yes I do! And I was going to link to your recipe on my blog – but, ahem, it isn’t up on your site yet.
Me too, can’t wait!!!! Have you tried the you know what???
No. I’m totally waiting for you.
Haha! You are so cute :-)
What I AM going to do today though is make 2 quarts of the Northern Sweet Tea. It was amazing o wake up to. I want some all weekend.
I’m out of maple syrup :’(
:O oh no!
Fedexing you a few litres now. No one should ever be without maple syrup, ever!!! :-(
You guys crack me up. :)
Speaking of crack – this Ailaoshan Black is pretty crack-y
I want to try it!
Sarsonator, join the party :-)
Yep, Ailaoshan made a junkie out of me….
@Sarsonator – check your PM missy
PM checked!
And now I’m looking around my house to figure out what I can sell in order to feed my tea habit…
i sold the kids and then the grand-kids for tea money and now….anybody need a cat?
that was dual-purpose mrmopar – now you have room for more cakes
Love that you just stood in the rain…I do that to. I’m really glad you got some.
And this tea is fantastic…
I love the rain – and we got big thunder too – it was AWESOME!
I’m in PA and we had huge thunderstorm for more than 2 hrs. I’m sure it’s flooded in some areas. At some moments it felt like it was right above my house. And electricity went off several times.
Every time I want to order this blend its out of stock. I want to place a big order by Fall cause some blends just meant for it.
I love those kinds of storms boychik – the big bangs right on top of you :) I’ve missed those. I will be ordering some of this as well.
@boychik, there’s 4 ounces in right now from the July pine harvest :)
Very tempting…
@MzPriss, I miss those southern thunderstorms! They are few and far between here north of the wall (GoT reference). Also, this tea is perfectly balanced? Totally shocked (need sarcasm font!)
I try to reduce the balance on some teas just for the fun of it ;)
@Brenden – I woke up and had Northern Sweet Tea first thing. It’s a glass-licker.
Lol, totally glass-licker. Can’t wait for my elderberries :-)
I can’t wait until your WP box gets there either!
:) Don’t you love it?!
Yes I do! And I was going to link to your recipe on my blog – but, ahem, it isn’t up on your site yet.
Me too, can’t wait!!!! Have you tried the you know what???
No. I’m totally waiting for you.
Haha! You are so cute :-)
What I AM going to do today though is make 2 quarts of the Northern Sweet Tea. It was amazing o wake up to. I want some all weekend.
I’m out of maple syrup :’(
:O oh no!
Fedexing you a few litres now. No one should ever be without maple syrup, ever!!! :-(
You guys crack me up. :)
Speaking of crack – this Ailaoshan Black is pretty crack-y
I want to try it!
Sarsonator, join the party :-)
Yep, Ailaoshan made a junkie out of me….
@Sarsonator – check your PM missy
PM checked!
And now I’m looking around my house to figure out what I can sell in order to feed my tea habit…
i sold the kids and then the grand-kids for tea money and now….anybody need a cat?
that was dual-purpose mrmopar – now you have room for more cakes