Amy oh

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Green Chai Spice Tea (TG33) from Upton Tea Imports

Amy oh drank Green Chai Spice Tea (TG33) by Upton Tea Imports

Huh, very interesting tea. What looks to be a Chinese green tea but the origin is from Germany which I think is a little strange.

The flavoring in this blend is pretty potent, in addition to the natural spices there is also an artificial flavor of some kind. I am getting LOTS of cinnamon which somewhat obscures the other stuff in here. There is a lot of ginger, which I don’t mind but I’m having a more difficult time finding the cardamom. It did take soymilk well.

Overall, not bad. I would probably drink this if I had it, but I think I’ll keep looking elsewhere. The cinnamon in this blend is a little overwhelming to me.

2012-06-20 18:38:25 -0400

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Scott B 2012-06-21 00:11:43 -0400

I have their Rooibos Chai and that is a product of Germany as well. I imagine that’s where the tea is blended. I wonder if TG is their German source?

Amy oh 2012-06-21 00:23:40 -0400

I suppose anything is possible, I don’t actually see a green chai on the TG site myself. There might be a few other importers.

ScottTeaMan 2012-06-21 22:58:02 -0400

It is because their source tea is blended there. :)) I doubt if TG is their vendor.

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My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.

Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty