Angrboda

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Angrboda drank Green rhubarb cream by A C Perch's

Today’s tea is an inspired one. I ordered new tea for work the other day, but silly me forgot to consider the delivery address. So now I’ve got a big package to pick up from the post office on wednesday (having given up on the stupid package pick up place that keeps displacing my parcels), all of which I’ll have to carry with me into work on thursday. Instead of just having the silly thing delivered directly to work! Oh well, I can steal a few samples of the leaves, I guess.

Anyway, the reason this one is inspired is because one of the new work teas is one that has nothing in common with this one except the brand, but I’m imagining it to have the same sort of creamy-sweet quality as this one does.

I’ve even managed to make it a pretty good cup today, which is good seeing as this seems to be one of those teas that I end up neglecting without meaning to. It’s so summerly and nice, I really ought to have it more often. It reminds me of visiting the boyfriend’s family and having rhubarb crumble with custard. In spite of the fact that the rhubarb is sort of not really coming out clearly in this cup. Which doesn’t really add up with it being a pretty good cup today, but there you are. I never claimed to be logical or consistent.

I just really like this. It tastes pink and girly, and I suspect that the boyfriend would dislike it on principle.

2011-04-04 13:20:22 -0400

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Gong__Fu_Fighter 2011-04-05 04:15:01 -0400

Pink and girly….on principle I would agree that the bf would dislike it…as much as I enjoyed the review, I’m inclined to stay away from it myself…on principle and all…:)

Angrboda 2011-04-05 11:56:05 -0400

There definitely isn’t anything manly about it. :D I think he also counts it among my ‘bizarrely flavoured’ ones, and it seems things have to be either Earl Grey or extremely interesting for him to want a flavoured tea.

Gong__Fu_Fighter 2011-04-06 02:54:22 -0400

I’d have to side with him on that one. With the exception of Earl Greys and some jasmines, I don’t get too excited over flavored teas

Angrboda 2011-04-06 03:12:28 -0400

Perhaps it’s a gender thing. :) He’ll take flavoured roiboos though, oddly enough, but then I don’t really care for roiboos myself, so I don’t think that really counts. :D

Gong__Fu_Fighter 2011-04-06 09:46:33 -0400

Could be…my wife loves flavored teas.

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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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