Chai Green

I decided to give this one a shot because I need something warming. Turns out, it is NOT AT ALL like the regular chai black tea from Stash! This one is actually tolerable! Maybe it’s because I steeped it a full 5 minutes? I don’t know, but I’m digging it. At least right now. Because it’s like 40 degrees outside, and I’m FREEZING! It’s got a nice and spicy bite from the ginger, and you can really taste the cardamom and cinnamon. Not too shabby, at least for Stash!

This was my wake up cuppa this morning. I was super-sleepy and not too much in a hurry to wake up, so I didn’t want something with an overwhelming in-your-face kind of flavor. This was a good choice, and it’s been awhile since I’ve had it. I was pretty surprised that the chai flavor came through so nicely with the green tea. I love chai tea, so I enjoy the bold spiciness and was worried that the green tea wouldn’t carry that as well as a black tea. Not the best chai flavor ever, but part of that could be because it is a teabag. Overall a lighter, more wispy chai tea and it energized me just the right amount for the rest of my day.

The spicing is nice, but the tea part of this is pretty wimpy. Meh.

From Janefan!=D

I find it weird that there are both real cardamom and cinnamon as well as cardamom and cinnamon favors. Weird and stupid. On the up side, the bag weighs 2.3g=D

When I take the bag out of the wrapper cardamom is the dominant smell which is refreshing because a lot of chais are way over board on the cinnamon.

I decided to steep this for 3 min because I’m drinking this clean and I didn’t want the tea to get bitter or the spices to over power it.

The liquor is darker than your average unflavored green tea due to the spices and the aroma is a good blance of tea and spice, most of which is cardamom.

The flavor is much like the aroma, except there is an added sweetness from the green tea. A very good bagged tea.

Trying this for the first time was quite a shock — way too much cinnamon & cloves to the nose, so strong to the point I questioned whether I wanted to make a cup with it or not. Alas, the taste is just as overpowering. There is too much cinnamon & cloves to let the nutmeg, ginger & cardamon shine in harmony with them. It’s like someone slapped me upside the head with a branch of that cinnamon tree instead of singing the the flavors of chai.
Don’t get me wrong; I’m a big fan of cinnamon & cloves (and the rest of the spices), in fact I’ll add them at the drop of a hat to most recipes. In comparison, I really enjoy the RoT White Chai but this Stash tea goes into my swap pile. #tea

I had just recalled drinking this tea over the past weekend.

We had decided to take a trip Saturday to see Taken 2 in a better local theater, so we decided to also have dinner in a favorite seafood place that faces the Pacific Ocean.

Besides the Starbucks Chai latte, I did not have any other tea that day, so I decided to compliment my salmon seafood salad with a green tea.

While steeping, I wasn’t really sure why the green tea didn’t necessarily smell like a proper green tea, as it had a healthy scent of mint.

After about 5 minutes of steeping, I removed the teabag from the tiny pot and noticed the tag read “Chai Green”.

I kind of laughed, as it wasn’t a green tea I had asked for, but I don’t mind Chai teas at all… but I do mind Chai teabags.

The flavor is a little off, as it is trying to be two things it can’t, and there isn’t enough of either to give a concrete body or actual flavor.

You cannot taste the green tea, let alone smell it, and the Chai spices are barely there, giving it quite a weak flavor.

The teabag had a stronger scent than it’s proposed flavor, but fortunately I didn’t really have any expectations.

I should have used sugar as well.

Found this hiding in a drawer at my house. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’d never made a green chai before. It sounded odd, but with a try. It smelled so good out of the pouch! I was disappointed though. It smelled plenty strong but the taste was pretty weak. I’ve brewed several chips and I still can’t get it right.

I know this can’t be my fault, because I’m perfectly perfect in every way.

I’ll keep it here at work. I’m building up a collection of tea bags in my locker. It’s too hard to brew loose leaf here!

Ok, so I admit to drinking this tea when I’m in a hurry and can’t take the time to ‘set-up’ my loose-leaf suff or ran out of it. Or when I have short work days like today. :D I do enjoy this tea for what it’s worth. Add two cubes of sugar & some milk & way we go. With mug in hand – working 1/2 day – we’re set to go.
Happy 4th of July :D!

Ack! No good tea at work! I forgot to bring in some teas. This has been sitting at work for sometime, forgotten. And for good reasons. It’s gross. I feel like I need to put some spiced rum in it to kill the spicy metallic taste of bad green tea. That’s not a good sign if I feel like I need to add something to my tea in order to make it taste better. Big thumbs down to this. But I need some tea this morning, and this is all I got. Thinking of running out to grab a Tea’s Tea.

This bagged tea from Stash is great as a light, chai-spiced tea with less caffeine than its traditional black tea counterpart. As with any chai tea, it’s best enjoyed with milk and sugar. I was somewhat less impressed with the loose leaf version of this tea.

Since the dorm has no kitchen, I have to use a microwave. Mixed equal parts milk and water. microwaved on high for 2.5 minutes. Too much milk—the spices were barely noticeable

Horrid and stomach-turning. There is so much spice oil in this tea that it bears no resemblance to the taste of real spice. It tastes soapy. Use it to strip wax off floors. This is a casualty of added flavour.

A standby for me. Great when you want that chai flavor but you also feel like green tea. Spicy but not too spicy.

The mildness of the green tea makes the chai spice stand out, and, conversely, the flavor burst of chai makes the green tea seem that much meeker. It’s a split-personality blend that pairs so well with Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”

It’s a BookTasting pair—novel and tea—that belong together! Please find my entire BookTasting review on my website.

I can’t stand the smell of this tea. It’s too much spice. I had to throw away the used bag sealed in plastic so my trash wouldn’t even smell like it. I tried it, but it’s also pretty weak.

Good tea. I like the greenness of it and the chai of it. It is a great blend of the two.

Not too mild, but subtle.

Way too much cinnamon and cardamom for my tastes. Tried it with milk and honey as it suggested on the box. Each sip reminded me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Undrinkable that way.

This is decent—I like both chai and green—but I didn’t feel two flavors blended particularly well into something new. It’s also hard to be in the right mood. When I want chai, I want something spicy and exciting; when I want green, I want something mellow and peaceful.

this is a great, mellow chai. Fantastic with vanilla soymilk and a nice clove honey.