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Angrboda drank Green Cactus by Den Lille Tebutik

Backlogging. I’ve had this one for a long time, it’s one of the teas that have been forgotten during a long period of time where greens didn’t really interest me much. It’s one of those green ones that get an almost neon-like colour and you wonder if there might have radio-active waste involved in making it. It’s really old though, and the flavour has faded rather a lot, especially the cactus flavour.

But it was awesome when it was fresh.

2009-11-01 13:40:03 -0500

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Jillian 2009-11-01 13:51:31 -0500

So…. what does cactus taste like???

Angrboda 2009-11-01 13:56:45 -0500

It sweet and fruity. To be honest it reminds me a bit of Dr Pepper, which in my head is a really weird comparison, but it’s the one that springs to mind. :)
I imagine they probably use prickly pear for it and call it ‘cactus’ because most danes might not know what a prickly pear was.
(On the other hand, I had a prickly pear a while ago and didn’t really like it at all. I didn’t think this tasted like one at all, so I don’t know. Maybe they use something else)

Carolyn 2009-11-01 15:17:35 -0500

I used to eat prickly pear cactus fruits from our front garden and they always tasted like fruit punch to me. It seems odd to me that they’d combine prickly pear with a green tea since prickly pears are magenta and stain everything they come near.

Angrboda 2009-11-01 15:23:19 -0500

It’s probably just artificial flavouring or essense or some such. But then again I don’t know if it’s actually that fruit. It’s just a guess. Might also be this dragon fruit things or whatever they were called that I saw on Wiki. I’ve seen those in my local supermarket. I’ll have to try and get one and see if that’s the right flavour. :)

Luthien 2009-11-01 16:45:36 -0500

Interesting. I had a Green Cactus tea from Tea Leaves a while back that I found really disappointing and lacking in flavour. Sounds like I should go to Denmark for good cactus tea! g

Angrboda 2009-11-02 09:15:22 -0500

I’ve only ever seen this one before ever, and in the meantime the shop where I bought it has passed on to new owners (Nooooo! I liked the woman who had it before! She recognised me and we could nerd a little over my purchase and she knew I knew what I wanted) so I don’t even know if they’ve got it anymore. I’m kind of in stingy-mode this month so however much I want to go shopping, it would be a bad idea. I’ll try to remember to have a look next time I go.

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Um…

Okay. Ang prefers black teas and the darker sorts of oolongs. She has to be in the mood for green and white and she enjoys, but knows little to nothing about, pu-erh.

Her preferences with black teas are the Chinese ones, particularly from Fujian, but also Keemun and just about anything smoky. She occasionally enjoys Yunnans but they’re not favourites.

She is sceptical about Indian blacks as she generally finds them too astringent and too easy to get wrong. She doesn’t really care for Darjeelings at all.

She likes flavoured teas as well, particularly fruit flavoured ones, but also has an obsession with finding the Perfect Vanilla Flavoured Black.

However, she thinks Earl Grey is generally kind of boring. Cinnamon and ginger are also not really a hit, and she’s not very fond of chais. Evil hibiscus is evil. Even in small amounts, and yes, Ang can usually detect hibiscus, mostly by way of the metallic flavour of blood it has.

Ang is not super impressed with rooibos or honeybush. She doesn’t care for either, really, but when they are flavoured, there have been known to be surprising exceptions to this rule.

Ang has a number of teas that she regards her Standard Panel and will always try to have on hand.
-Lapsang Souchong, any brand really, but preferably AC Perchs.
-Blackberry flavoured black or similar, any brand.
-Late Summer Blend, AC Perchs
-Raspberry Oolong, AC Perchs OR Red Fruits Oolong, Le Palais des Thes
-Caramel, Kusmi OR Toffee, Le Palais des Thes
-Something orange flavoured, black or pu-erh, any brand.
-Tan Yang Te Ji, Teaspring OR Bai Lin Gongfu, Teavivre
-A good Keemun, any brand.
-The Perfect Vanilla Black if and when she ever finds it…

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