Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  White

Where to Buy:  Harney & Sons

Product Description:

Recline in front of a glowing fire while the snow drifts, and the tree lights twinkle. A sip from this warm and nutty blend completes the perfect winter wonderland. Hand-picked white tea blended with almonds, vanilla and cardamom, accented by white chamomile flowers.

Taster’s Review:

I really like this tea.  It was part of the Harney & Sons White Christmas Tea Gift 2010 (which is, at the time of this writing, out of stock), but to be honest, I was less interested in the tea than I was the chocolate covered almonds in the cool firecracker wrapping.  Yeah, I’m a sucker for things like that.

So, it’s really awesome that I’m enjoying the tea too!  The white tea is delicately flavored (which is normal for white tea), but it is not so soft that it can’t be tasted. It has a very fresh, smooth taste with a light mouthfeel.  No bitterness and no astringency.  Just sweet, delicate white tea flavor.

The flavor of the vanilla is creamy and rich.  It is flavored “just right” here – I like that the flavor is strong, however it does not overpower the white tea.  Very well blended, this tea.

The almond flavor lends a light, nutty character to the tea and is accented nicely with the cardamom.  Together these flavors are in keeping with the delicate quality of the white tea, nothing is overwhelming.  The combination of flavors makes for a very cozy White Christmas, indeed!

OK, so I had to end this review with this, because every time I sip on this tea I can’t help but hear this song play in my head.  I realize that some of you traditionalists out there might think that the only person out there that can do this song justice is Bing Crosby or someone like that, but, I’m not so much into Bing Crosby… so I did a search on You Tube and came up with this one…

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Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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