Angrboda

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Angrboda drank Raspberry Oolong by A C Perch's

It’s been ages since I had some of this, and today it seemed just the thing. I’m glad I picked it. Somehow it gets even yummier when had seldomly rather than when had often.

It got about twice as long a steep as I would have normally done, mostly on a whim. yu76tyggggg oh look, a cat on the keyboard. This is not a tea that I’ve had a lot of bad oversteep experiences with, and I suddenly decided to see if a longer steep (I do short steeps normally) would have any impact on the result considering how much leaf I normally use.

It turned out just as it should. Maybe even with a little more depth to it, but I’m not sure if that’s not just something to do with how I remember it. It is a good while since the last time I had any of it.

I’m on the second steep of it now, same time as the first and my normal second steep time. Less berry, as much oolong. Still very nice indeed.

I think I’ve said it before, but I feel sorry for all you americans who can’t just go and get some of this whenever you like. Not unless you’re willing to pay some probably pretty fierce shipping.

2011-09-01 13:21:53 -0400

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DaisyChubb 2011-09-01 13:34:54 -0400

It sounds delicious!
I feel sorry for me too, but mostly because I wish I also had a cat on my keyboard

Angrboda 2011-09-01 13:48:55 -0400

It’s very lovely and it smells like a dream. The tea is nice too. ;)

Jenn 2011-09-01 14:15:46 -0400

I really do need to order this tea. Everytime you mention it, my mouth waters!

Jessie 2011-09-01 14:24:42 -0400

My mouth has also watered at your description of this, but you’re quite right about the shipping! $40 US.

Dinosara 2011-09-01 15:35:16 -0400

Yeah, I looked into shipping from AC Perch’s when I was interested in another tea you had posted before, and it’s deifnitely fierce! Oh well, I suppose it’s payback for all those American tea companies that charge crazy shipping outside the US.

Angrboda 2011-09-01 16:00:24 -0400

Depending on when you checked, Dinosara, it might be worse now because they use the danish postal service and at some point last year we had the “pleasure” of having our postage rates increased by a whole lot in one go…

And yes, it totally is payback! You with your H&S, Samovar and Lupicia and what have you! HA, says I! HA! HA! HA! :p

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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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