I knew by the ingredients this was not for me but I drank it to say I did and because now and then you should try things that are outside of your comfort zone. If I hadn’t been having it with lunch, I probably would have poured it out but it was tolerable with food.
I didn’t add milk or sugar and maybe that was a mistake. It is a chai, after all, but other chais that I have enjoyed were fine plain. This had a really funky smell to me that was off-putting. I am not a fan of black peppercorns or lots of ginger in tea, and I think the sarsaparilla may have put me off a bit, too. Does sarsaparilla smell like gym socks that were left under a damp mildewy towel that had been used to mop up spilled milk?
Most of the teas in the advent are ones I enjoy or look forward to trying if I haven’t already had them. This one was the dud (for me) I expected, though I did go into it with an open mind. People who love chai will probably appreciate the spices and the fact that it is caffeine free if one needs to watch that. Glad to have tried it, though!
