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Bollywood Chaipur from THE O DOR

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82/100

Bollywood Chaipur

Black Chai Blend by THE O DOR

An exquisite Chai – rich with the colourful spices of India – that aficionados are ardently requesting…black tea, pieces of ginger, cloves, red peppercorn and cardamom, evoke the festive decor, music and gleam of the cinema, transporting you through the East from Bombay to Jaipur.

6 Tasting Notes

oOTeaOo
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oOTeaOo 2 tasting notes

I received this as a sample and I am so happy about that! This is a very colorful tea, full of green cardamom, red and black peppercorn, and more. It is very fragrant as well. I love it!

The base is a black tea, but it isn’t very strong or astringent or bitter. It is perfect. This tea didn’t need any additives, which I am glad for. The smell is delicious! So many notes playing in here. There is an herbal aspect to it. I love cardamom! I cook with it all the time. The taste is also delicious. All the spices are blended perfectly. There wasn’t one note that particularly stood out. Toward the end of my cup, it became a little astringent, leaving my mouth feeling a little dry. Next time I try this tea, I will add a little sugar to see if some flavors stand out.

backlog:

This is good with milk and sugar too!! :) see my past review

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Jillian
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Jillian 3 tasting notes

This isn’t one of those mild, whimpy little chais, that’s for sure! The tea is wonderfully fragrant, smelling mostly of cloves and pepper, but I can tell that there are a few other things mixed in there too. The flavours are similar aswell – this tea doesn’t do subtle I’m thinking!

Interestingly, the base isn’t particularly harsh despite the bold flavours. A lot of chais use a really crappy base because the sellers know that it’ll mostly be covered up by the spices. But in this case the tea is quite smooth, I don’t particularly feel like I have to have this tea with milk in order to make it drinkable (although I’m sure it would be nice).

Steapdown. Saying goodbye to a lovely chai. ;)

It tastes excellent with a splash of skim milk. It really brings out the flavour of the green cardamom in the chai and makes the pepper less ’bitey". ;D

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mikrob
100

ohhh my goodness..!!! this is a wonderful tea, I live in Mexico so spicy foods are not new for me, but the Bollywood Chaï it´s just amazing, it has the perfect touch