Decaf Chai

This isn’t a bad choice as a decaf as it turns out. When I tried it the first few times, I drank it plain and it was fairly harsh and peppery — and had that something is missing decaf thing going on. BUT. After having a latte at Starbucks the other day I tried to approximate the flavor with low fat milk and splenda, and was able to get pretty close. Close enough for it to be yum. The only reason it doesn’t make it into a higher bracket for decaf is this: if I’m looking to drink a decaf it’s probably late at night and chances are I’m really looking for something less meal-like than this is with milk and sweetener — it really is borderline chewy!

It’s not too terribly hot/spicy. But it’s not too terribly tasty, either. It is warm and I’m cold; decaf and I need no more caffeine today. Other than that, there’s not much going for it.

Ensuing sips confirm that Frank’s chais are the only ones I like.

Very strong, without much flavor to show for it. Depth without a light of taste.