Angrboda

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I can’t believe this is very nearly gone. Again. Only a little left to cover the bottom of the tin. And this is the 250g tin. Which followed the 125g tin.

So am I tired of it yet?

NO!

Now I’ll just have to figure out if I can save money on getting a refill bag from their webshop or if I might as well just buy a new tin. Depends on what their shipping rates and such are like. Or maybe I just don’t want to wait that long.

2010-08-06 13:51:03 -0400

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LauraR 2010-08-06 22:23:20 -0400

Wow! I might need to order from them just to try this!

Paul M Tracy 2010-08-07 00:19:08 -0400

Just about every review I read of a Kusmi tea seems to place it in very high regard. Looking at their website, I simply can’t decide where to start. It’s between this one, Spicy Chocolate and every single Russian.

Angrboda 2010-08-07 00:54:09 -0400

Many Kusmis have that sort of ‘frenchness’ where added flavour isn’t overwhelmingly obvious. They’re more subtle and sometimes don’t really fully come out until on the swallow. I think you’ll have to like that in order to like Kusmi.
If you’re unsure where to start, I would start by just getting some sample tins if you can. They’re about 25g each, which is a generous size for a sample, I think. But after that the smallest tin is 125g, and that’s a lot of stuff if you find you don’t much like it.
I haven’t tried the spicy chocolate myself since I’m not a fan of spicy, but I grew utterly addicted to this one without even realising it. I bought a tin on a trip to Paris and polished it off in about a month. Shortly after (as soon as I could find it) I bought the 250g tin and that’s nearly gone too. It just disappeared so quickly! As for the Russians I had a sample set with six different ones and quite liked most of them. There was one that I absolutely did not like, but in spite of not being all that fond of Earl Grey and all of them containing bergamot in smaller or larger amounts, I found myself generally impressed. I would definitely recommend giving this brand a try.

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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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