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Angrboda

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Angrboda drank St Petersburg by Kusmi Tea

I AM SUCH A SPOILED SPOILED SPOILED PERSON, I’M JUST SAYING! flails

Had to get that out of my system. :p

Also from the Kusmi sampler pack we have this one, which has citrus and caramel. Funny sort of combination. Not one I would have been able to come up with on my own.

Totally caught up in the being spoiled and in having strawberries with milk for dessert, I forgot to pay attention to leaf smell and predictably to steeping time. So I don’t know if this post will be entirely accurate.

It does smell like some sort of citrus flavoured caramel. It’s kind of weird and kind of natural at the same time. The two smells merge quite well, the citrus taking some of the heaviness out of the caramel.

Tastewise, there’s definitely some oversteep damage here. There’s a bitterness to the swallow that I’m sure is not supposed to be there. A bit like a mix of soap and overcooked bergamot.

So I’m not going to give it any points yet. I want to try it properly first, but given the aroma, I’m feeling pretty hopeful about this one.

2010-04-21 15:43:13 -0400

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Auggy 2010-04-21 16:04:03 -0400

Okay, similar tea taste is one thing but now you’re just being a copy cat. Hehe! j/k! Yay Kusmi Russian assortment!

Angrboda 2010-04-21 16:07:00 -0400

I noticed that too! I swear I just picked a little tin at random! O.o
I’ll have to look for the other three sample sets, though. You know… for completion. :D

Auggy 2010-04-21 16:18:47 -0400

You mean these? http://www.kusmitea.com/en/black-tea/traditional-blend/assortment-the-moments/c1_11/p174/product_info.html, http://www.kusmitea.com/en/black-tea/flavoured-black-tea/assortment-the-afternoons/c1_8/p167/product_info.html and http://www.kusmitea.com/en/green-tea/flavoured-green-tea/assortment-the-greens/c4_12/p169/product_info.html ? Muahaha.
And the US site (those links go to the European site) doesn’t have that middle one. What’s up with that? :(

Auggy 2010-04-21 16:19:17 -0400

(That looks like one big long block of hyperlink but I promise there are three in there.)

Angrboda 2010-04-21 16:23:58 -0400

Yes, exactly. I got the set that came in a box with a strainer-thingy in it, which I have no use for btw, so they were mentioned on the box. Didn’t say what was in them though. I have a lead on where I might find them without having to internet shop.

…oh wait. I’m not supposed to be buying anymore tea…

~lauren. 2010-04-21 16:45:22 -0400

They used to have those middling sized cans! Now the US site http://www.us.kusmitea.com/en/ only has the small ‘miniatures’ with the tea strainers – but the good thing is, they’re all back in stock!

Auggy 2010-04-21 17:10:20 -0400

Lauren, if you click on the Gifts link on the US page (http://www.us.kusmitea.com/en/gifts/c3/index.html), they have three assortments (without the strainer) there. But no assortment of “The Afternoons”. Boo. But I think the tins are the same size so the only difference is the strainer.

~lauren. 2010-04-21 17:23:33 -0400

Oh, there they are! I believe you are absolutely right about the sizes 25g = 0.88 oz! Thanks!

Ricky 2010-04-21 18:37:56 -0400

Kusmi Store opens in NYC in May! I’m so going!

Cinoi 2010-04-21 20:47:19 -0400

OoOoOh!! Where in NYC?

Ricky 2010-04-21 20:49:38 -0400

Third Avenue & 61th Street. All the tea is mine! I’m going to steal all the samplers!

Ricky 2010-04-21 20:50:15 -0400

Apparently I saved the exact location… don’t remember when I did this.

1037 3rd Avenue 61st Street

Cinoi 2010-04-21 22:33:08 -0400

Sweet, you can steal all of the tea, I will go to the store when they restock :)

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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.

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