Iced Chai Tea Latte

A bit less spicy than its hot counterpart, but always an extraordinarily comfortable drink to have. Great summer drink. Highly suggest using lowfat at the least.

Was out and about at lunch and hadn’t had my daily tea yet, so I let myself have one of these today. Nice change from my daily hot tea, but I still think I prefer the hot version of this overall (it does seem spicier, even though I know they use the same concentrate for both drinks). Maybe I’m just wishing for slightly warmer weather. Either way, I really enjoyed it!

I forgot to log this tea yesterday when I picked up a giant cup at Starbucks. I felt exhausted and needed some kind of refreshment! The nice thing about this drink is that it tastes familiar and just about the same no matter which Starbucks I visit. The chai is sweet and not too spicy. (It seems less sweet to me than its hotter version – and that’s a good thing! Sometimes the hot Tazo chai lattes can be a little too sweet.) I tend to get a sour note on the tail end of some sips. I honestly don’t believe that it’s from bad milk, but that it’s just the way it is. This is a solid drink to have when you’re not in the mood for a rich espresso drink or plain tea. While this isn’t my favorite thing to have from Starbucks, it was very fitting yesterday in the afternoon.

Drank one of these this morning from Starbucks. It’s way too cold for it to be iced, so I drank it hot. I expected to hate it, but it ended up being ok. Pretty sweet, but not bad considering it was from a concentrate. Since giving up coffee, I haven’t been to a Starbucks in probably 3 years or more. It’s nice to know I have something decent to drink (other than a tea bag) the next time I go with friends.

I love Tazo Iced Chai Latte’s from Starbucks, they’re my absolute favorite. As much as I enjoy the hot chai latte, the iced goes down smoothly and tastes a bit sweeter to me. This is my favorite drink during the summer, which living in Florida lasts for quite a long time!

So I work at a Barnes and Noble cafe, stopped by work today to check my schedule. Totally picked up an ice chai, unlike starbucks we don’t add water for our chais, which makes it spicier and tastier. I also add usually one pump of sugar free vanilla syrup to it giving it a nice blend of sweet and spicey. If you have never tried soy milk, I would suggest trying it with an iced chai, pretty fantastic.

Love this in the summertime. I get my chai fix, and it’s cool and refreshing. Delicious. :D

Quite honestly I’m amazed I like this chai because I absolutely can not stand anise, although I wish they would serve it made w/ real chai and not concentrate. I always order my tall iced chai latte blended w/ no water and 2 pumps of concentrate as ordering it unblended makes it get watery VERY quickly. For those that enjoy dirty iced chai lattes, I suggest 2 shots for a tall. For those that enjoy flavored iced chai or dirty chai lattes, I suggest 2 pumps (each) vanilla, mocha, white mocha, and/or caramel. I personally like 2 of all of the above.

Who needs iced coffee when you have Starbucks iced chai tea latte? This is a perfect treat for all seasons.

Starbuck’s Chai latte, whether hot or iced, is a wonderful, creamy treat. One of my favourite cold drinks!