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Angrboda

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Angrboda drank Black Powder Blend by Luka Te m.m.

Christmas shopping is all finished and done (except one thing, Lexitus!) and now I’m in bad need of a cup of this to warm me up again.

I was shocked at how little I had left! Someone must have been nicking it behind my back, it’s just not okay! I should have stocked up on it while I was out anyway. Maybe one small pot’s worth left.

I’ve grown quite addicted to this. A little while ago I had a cup of plain Lapsang Souchong, which I have otherwise loved, and suddenly it just seemed… less. Something was missing. There was just the smokyness and nothing else. I kept catching myself searching for the smoother, stronger base of the green tea and the English Breakfast and it just wasn’t there. Plain Lapsang Souchong just doesn’t cut it anymore, and here I am with nearly 100 g of the stuff.

This, though. This is the stuff. The smoke, the black base, and the green freshness. Yum. It’s great for a cold winter’s day. (And frankly, any other sort of day too)

2009-12-16 08:24:27 -0500

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Boo Boo Rocks Out 2009-12-16 11:43:06 -0500

You know I find it interesting that you compare a gunpowder to a Lapsang Souchoung. You’re right on with the smokiness they share. The gunpowders do generally have more balanced smokiness (which comes from their pan-fired processing) verses the Lapsang which can be campfire in a cup sometimes. Especially if you factor in that smooth green taste against a fully oxidized black tea.

Angrboda 2009-12-16 11:47:22 -0500

No no, don’t confuse it with gunpowder. This is a blend that I get from my local shop, a supposedly secret recipe containing English Breakfast Blend, Lapsang Souchong and an unknown green tea (which I think is Chun Mee, because inspite of the name, it doesn’t look like gunpowder). The name of it is directly translated from the danish name which is Krudt-blanding. Krudt=gunpowder.

Auggy 2009-12-16 12:52:24 -0500

Not the place for it but since the discussion thread was gone, figured you’d see it here… The scotch site is connosr.com.

Angrboda 2009-12-16 12:53:19 -0500

Thank you so much. :)

Auggy 2009-12-16 12:54:32 -0500

No problem – I hope he likes it!

Rex Barrett 2009-12-16 14:24:09 -0500

I’m growing to enjoy the smoke meshed with a green tea more than a black tea. This might be a great combo to try!

Angrboda 2009-12-16 14:40:20 -0500

Rex, this is where I wish you had access to my local shop. I strongly recommend trying to recreate this. I don’t know what the mixing rates are, but I would guesstimate about 2 parts english breakfast, 1 part green tea and 1 part Lapsang Souchong.

Rex Barrett 2009-12-16 15:08:06 -0500

Thanks Angrboda! I’ll get a local shop here to play around with that mix. Should be fun to figure it out.

Angrboda 2009-12-16 15:21:26 -0500

I can’t tell you what the green tea they’ve used is. Supposedly it’s a secret recipe, but the only secret thing about it is the identity of the green tea. In spite of the name I don’t think it’s gunpowder though, because it doesn’t really look like it to me. The leaves are twisted right. I’m suspecting Chun Mee at the moment, but I think any strong flavoured green tea should work here.

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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.

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