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Angrboda drank Apricot Fusion by 52teas

Last of my recent 52teas order.

It smells like apricot jam! And something else that I can’t put my finger on. Kind of passion fruit-y but not. I think it’s just that passion fruit and apricot have very similar smells. It smells sweet though. Like a nice fruity dessert cake.

With this blend of green, oolong and white AND fruit, I’m expecting a somewhat confused flavour. I was sold on the combination none the less then.

It is a little confused actually. There’s a primary note of Long Jing which is pretty easy to find. Then there’s an earthy note of oolong attached to that and an overall note of apricot. I can’t find any white in it though, but then again, that’s a pretty delicate flavour to begin with.

As a green tea, Long Jing doesn’t really count as one of my favourites, but it works nicely with the apricot. I think it’s a question of flavours that match.

I like this, it’s very nice. But it’s not my favourite.

2010-09-27 14:46:26 -0400

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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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