Never tried pine needle tea or heard of it til now. Mint tea I've tried but not like described here, it was regular tea infused with mint. Favorite hot drinks in order are coffee, hot chocolate then tea (order sometimes changes with mood) Favorite wild tea (only one familiar with actually) is Sasafrass Tea. Technically it's not really a tea I supose as it's brewed from the roots rather than the leaves. It's a southern thing.I might add that I like my hot chocolate Mayan style; with a bit of cayenne. I had forgotten to mention that until I saw another poster mentioning it with his oxo.