Is it weird that this is better than any maple tea I have tried from a Canadian company? As Canadians, should’t our maple game be the strongest? Apparently not…that or Anne is secretly Canadian because after trying this I want to dub her the “Queen of Maple Flavor”.
This is sticky sweet and yet not at all cloying. It manages to capture maple perfectly while remaining soft enough that it doesn’t feel too heavy. The base teas, which can usually be strong flavors in and of themselves (the reason I might have put off trying this for a little while), manage to compliment the maple rather than compete with it. It’s a wonderfully rounded tea that highlights one flavor and yet is not monotonous.
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Maybe it’s just that I’m really close to Canada since I’m in Washington. Or – that I think I’d rather be in Canada.
It’s really a good time to be Canadian AND this is a really splendid tea.
Yes – and yes. :)
Our immigration advertisements should just say “We have healthcare and no Trump.”
I know maple syrup is very Canadian (hence the National Maple Syrup Reserve: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/09/why-does-canada-have-a-strategic-maple-syrup-reserve/261869/) but Washington has some awesome blueberry syrup. I actually buy a brand of blueberry syrup made in Washington.
We have fantastic berries up here – specifically blueberries and blackberries. Not so much strawberries because we’re too wet for them – you need a sunny spot for the best strawberries. I’m not too sure about raspberries because that never seems to be something that we celebrate up here, but blueberries and blackberries (and marionberries which are a type of blackberries) – we got ’em!
Ooooooooh, I might need to come for the berries! But until then, I’d be happy to make do with tons of them in your teas.
Just don’t put berries or fruit on the Canadian custom forms because instant confiscation.
They once took my granola bars in industry-sealed foil wrappers. I think it was because they had little dried apple pieces in it.
That customs official had just a wee bit too much enthusiasm that day.
I’ve personally had a couple of tea items inspected by customs (when tea has been shipped to me from Canada) – back when I was still reviewing teas. It always kinda weirded me out because – I don’t like the idea of someone who isn’t in the tea company sifting through my tea – you know? The first time it happened, it took me months before I got over it and was actually able to try the tea. UGH!
So far, I’ve only heard from a couple of Canadian customers that customs inspected their packages. I hope it doesn’t happen all that often. It’s frustrating!
Maybe it’s just that I’m really close to Canada since I’m in Washington. Or – that I think I’d rather be in Canada.
It’s really a good time to be Canadian AND this is a really splendid tea.
Yes – and yes. :)
Our immigration advertisements should just say “We have healthcare and no Trump.”
I know maple syrup is very Canadian (hence the National Maple Syrup Reserve: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/09/why-does-canada-have-a-strategic-maple-syrup-reserve/261869/) but Washington has some awesome blueberry syrup. I actually buy a brand of blueberry syrup made in Washington.
We have fantastic berries up here – specifically blueberries and blackberries. Not so much strawberries because we’re too wet for them – you need a sunny spot for the best strawberries. I’m not too sure about raspberries because that never seems to be something that we celebrate up here, but blueberries and blackberries (and marionberries which are a type of blackberries) – we got ’em!
Ooooooooh, I might need to come for the berries! But until then, I’d be happy to make do with tons of them in your teas.
Just don’t put berries or fruit on the Canadian custom forms because instant confiscation.
They once took my granola bars in industry-sealed foil wrappers. I think it was because they had little dried apple pieces in it.
That customs official had just a wee bit too much enthusiasm that day.
I’ve personally had a couple of tea items inspected by customs (when tea has been shipped to me from Canada) – back when I was still reviewing teas. It always kinda weirded me out because – I don’t like the idea of someone who isn’t in the tea company sifting through my tea – you know? The first time it happened, it took me months before I got over it and was actually able to try the tea. UGH!
So far, I’ve only heard from a couple of Canadian customers that customs inspected their packages. I hope it doesn’t happen all that often. It’s frustrating!