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Cha Cha Chai (Organic & Fair Trade) from SerendipiTea

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77/100

Cha Cha Chai (Organic & Fair Trade)

Chai Tea by SerendipiTea

Our new & improved Awarding-Winning Masala Chai recipe. Rich, warming & generous, the tea that was designed to compliment milk & good enough to stand alone. Suggestions for preparation included in each box.

Ingredients:
Cloves, Cardamom, Ginger, Pepper, Cinnamon, Assam, Spices, Indian Black Tea

7 Tasting Notes

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 4 tasting notes

First stovetop chai of the autumn! Also, the first time trying this tea. Many many many thanks to Doulton!!!!!

I made it the usual way (cup of milk, cup of water, 4 teaspoons of tea simmered 8-10 min, generous squirt of honey) and it was exactly what I was craving. The spices were warming and delicious without being overpowering (black pepper was present but not obnoxious). It was full of cardamom pods which makes me extremely happy! I also love the fact that it’s fair trade and organic.

What a treat!

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Another very loved tea…all finished! This one is perfectly spiced and enjoyable no matter if you cook it stovetop with milk, or brew it like regular tea — which is how we had it this evening. The tea base is strong enough to stand up to all that spice (and honey, and milk!) but never bitter. I took a thermos of it to visit my mom, along with a home made cheesecake. Very nice pairing — the creamy cake and the spice are lovely together.

Many thanks to dear Doulton for this one — I enjoyed every sip and I’m sad to see it go.

Made a carrot cake for my mom’s birthday, and brought a thermos of this to go with. Mmmmmmmm. I drink rooibos chai several times and week, and love it,

BUT

tasting the black tea in this one with those spices made my heart sing. The black tea chai is my favorite. I will continue to drink my herbal chai so I can sleep at night, but gosh. This was so good (and it was just brewed like regular tea – not even stovetop simmered).

Love the copious cardamom in this one. So chock-full of pods!!

Many thanks to Douton for this tea. (I miss your posts, Doulton! I’ve been reading a lot of Barbara Pym and her writing always makes me think of you.)

My usual stovetop chai, with a small but delicious addition. I used almond milk for part of the milk! It gave a slightly nutty (yum!) flavor, and the chai itself seemed a little thicker, which was really nice and very dessert-like! We usually have almond milk on hand for our cereal and oatmeal, so I’m going to make it like this from now on.

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epazote
80

This is a full bodied tea. It’s smooth but not spicy. It’s hard to find it in shops unfortunately.

Iforgetswhoiam
81

I was very happy with this tea. This was the first Chai that I owned and made myself, and I find that about 1:3 ratio for Milk to Water with a spoon of Creamed Honey put straight into the pot makes this tea amazing.

urbanequinox
75

A lovely Chai, which is a staple in my tea cabinet…. I’m having it plain now, but it is great with sugar and milk, and iced as well.