There’s something dangerous about tea people on the weekends. They have more time to think of weird things to do. My project for today is sipping through my chai collection—all six of them. I chose the second of the six again based on the smell. This was a little perfumey smelling, and I haven’t been a big fan of Blue Turtle as of yet. Actually now that I take a second whiff (and sneeze yet again), it reminds me of an old lady’s attic. No Tahitian vanilla beans here.
The brew smells nice though, no more old lady attics. The fake vanilla smell is tempered a bit so it smells more like a cinnamon cookie, dare I say Snickerdoodle? What I find surprising is the lack of spice smell. Beyond the cinnamon, I cannot detect clove, cardamom, pepper…any of the traditional spices.
I know that Blue Turtle does not use high-quality bases. I AM surprised to notice that it makes itself more well-known than the Adagio Masala Chai blend. It’s a little on the bitter side, however. Less astringent, but more tannic.
Besides cinnamon and vanilla, I am not detecting any additional flavors. It makes for a pleasant, if somewhat fake experience. But is it really a chai? Isn’t it just a cinnamon and vanilla blend? Of course, there is no information available on what is in the tea…
It’s pretty decent with milk and sugar.
Flavors: Artificial, Bitter, Cinnamon, Tannic, Vanilla
