Ginger Melon White Chai

I wasn’t terribly thrilled with my last experience with Vykasa tea (see the Tropical Fruits tea) but I found this one on sale for $3 at my local Winners/HomeSense store, so I decided to give it a try.

It was…surprisingly nice. The ginger is present without being too hot and spicy and the melony flavour of the canteloupe isn’t overwhelmed by it. I’m not sure why it’s called a ‘chai’ unless that’s just to refer to the ginger because I can’t really pick up any other spices in the tea. None the less, I found it an interesting and enjoyable drink.

I absolutely love this tea, I found it at Marshall’s or HomeGoods, not sure exactly where. The fragrance is heavenly, to me it smells and tastes like honeydew melon, I don’t really get any overwhelming ginger taste, and I really don’t get any kind of chai spice taste from it either. I really enjoy it because it perks me up, but doesn’t have so much caffeine that it keeps me awake all night long. I find it very good for when I’m studying. I read somewhere that you shouldn’t let the water boil for green or white tea because it will ‘burn’ it – I don’t know if that is true, but I try to grab the kettle off the fire just before it gets to the boiling point.