Hide

Welcome to Steepster, an online tea community.

Write a tea journal, see what others are drinking and get recommendations from people you trust. or Learn More

Green Tea from Unknown

Huh. I’m drinking this one now because I couldn’t figure out how to add it so I could put it in my cupboard. So I thought, HA! I’ll just drink it, I will. Only had the one bag, see! Genious, I am.

Except too late I realised that I couldn’t log it without adding it. headdesk You would think that would be logical, but nooooooo!

Anyway, this is a tea that was given to me by a friend who had been on holiday in Japan. I haven’t the slightest clue of what it says on the bag, it’s all in Japanese. It only says ‘Green Tea’ and the name of the hotel in letters that I can read. There were these teabags in the hotel rooms for the guests. (There was also a super-foul …concoction that they claimed, apparently, was plum tea. It was a powder that you stirred into hot water, it looked like washing machine soap and it tasted like sweat. It was disGUSting!)

I’m pretty sure it’s Sencha. It’s light, like Sencha, and it would seem the obvious choice to give to the guests in Japan. It’s got a sweet, mild and nutty flavour, but it’s not really particularly interesting. No clue about the quality of this stuff, obviously.

People who liked this

LENA
takgoti
Suzi

Comments

Suzi
Suzi 2009-11-19 17:12:58 -0500

I’m encountering a lot of little mystery bags as I clean out my cupboards. I can never decide whether it would be better to log ‘em as I drink them or just move on since I’ll never get any more of it. (They’re hand-labeled, or discontinued, or I can’t locate the tea on the Internet ANYWHERE)

teaplz
teaplz 2009-11-20 11:46:55 -0500

Oh my. That description of that horrific plum concoction you found in your room made me want to gag and laugh hysterically at the same time. Love your description, but I can’t imagine how awful that tasted!

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Profile

Bio

Angrboda felt her bio needed to be re-written, but she failed to consider what she wanted it to say instead.

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…

Angrboda is almost always open to swapping. Just ask her.

The Formalities

Contact Angrboda by email: iarnvidia@gmail.com
Contact Angrboda by YIM: angrboda@ymail.com
Angrboda does not respond to gmail chat.

Find Ang on…
Steam: Iarnvidia
Goodreads: Angrboda
Livejournal: See website.
Dreamwidth: Ask her
Teatra.de: Angrboda

Location

Denmark

Website

http://angrboda.livejournal.com

Following These People

TeaEqualsBliss
TeaEqualsBliss

Near Vegan. Tea Lov...

Jason
Jason

I'm one of the peopl...

Auggy
Auggy

I've decided to brav...

Jillian
Jillian

I'm a university stu...

chrine
chrine

I'm a 28 year old ph...

takgoti
takgoti

Former coffeeist, tu...

Suzi
Suzi

I love books on tea,...

chana
chana

Lover of all things ...

LENA
LENA

lover of tea, travel...

tease
tease

Sam(antha): a 20-som...

teaplz
teaplz

22-year-old NYC girl...

Doulton
Doulton

I really love big, b...

Madison Bartholemew
Madison Bartholemew

Belly/Burlesque Danc...

wombatgirl
wombatgirl

I've got a lot of in...

the_skua
the_skua

Exploring the world ...

Rijje
Rijje

Many things can be s...

Ricky
Ricky

Hiya! I am always...

Cinoi
Cinoi

I am a sarcastic per...

See More