A few months ago, at Whole Foods, we bought a canister of Juniper Ridge's Douglas Fir Spring Tip tea. We hadn't tasted, or even smelled, the tea, but we were seduced by the packaging and a romantic description of "summer mountain meadows." Since then, this tea has become one of the most popular drinks among guests at our home and we go through multiple canisters a month!
The caffeine-free tea contains only one ingredient: Douglas Fir needle tips, sustainably wild harvested in the Pacific Northwest. It may be served hot or iced and the flavor is bright and lemony, with an intoxicating evergreen aroma. We particularly like it cold-brewed, and it's so refreshing in the afternoon or with a light spring/summer dinner.
Friends rave about the tea every time we serve it and a recent houseguest was caught taking a whiff from the canister several times a day. We didn't mind; we do the same!
Have you had this tea? Or do you forage your own fir tips?
Learn more and buy online: Douglas Fir Tip Tea at Juniper Ridge
Related: Wild Foods in Oregon: 5 Tips for Edible Foraging
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I picked up the Mint and Sage variety from Fab.com, and it was amazing. It's my go to tea at the moment.
I have this tea! I, too, was taken by the packaging and the idea of something so simple. It is an elegant tea and totally delicious! My boyfriend is particularly smitten with it.
This looks awesome, but I am pretty disappointed that they are tea bags rather than loose leaf. Oh well!
The finest conifer tips I've tasted are from Englemann spruce high in the Colorado Rockies. But the blue spruce in my backyard aren't too shabby either.