I received this tea today in a swap from VariaTEA is the Spice of Life. Thank you so much for including this sample.
I’ve been drinking this for most of the evening, and I’m still not sure what to say about it. First off the dry leaves smell AMAZING. I dove right into this one. It looks like a typical Teavana Tea, lots of stuff but not much recognizable tea. SHRUG that’s ok, it smells good.
On the first few sips I was really impressed. Warm and spicy but not the same spices that I think of as being in a typical chai. This is different. As it cools, I’m getting something way in the back that I can’t quite place. Strange, hmmmmm, what is that, spearmint? winter mint? why am I tasting mint in my chai…?
I steeped another cup, and again I really like it hot, but something changes as it cools. I’m giving this an 85 when it’s hot and 60 when it’s cooler…….
Thanks again VariaTEA for this experince.