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drank Vanilla Chai by Bigelow
270 tasting notes

Vacation Tea
It’s always fun to explore someone else’s tea cabinet. Most of the teas here are herbal blends but I found this chai in the mix. I didn’t add any sweetener or milk as the tea bag didn’t have a strong scent prior to steeping. I steeped for about 5 minutes. Unsurprisingly there is an artificialness to the flavor. It’s creamy with a good amount of vanilla and I’m reminded of cookies. If I bought this, I’d keep it in my stash for big batch iced teas.

Flavors: Cookie, Sweet, Vanilla

Preparation
5 min, 15 sec
TeaEarleGreyHot

I like cookies! I wonder what makes this Chai “exotic”. Could it be the cardamom?

gmathis

I’ve got a bunch of this at work…never thought about trying it iced, but that would be a good way to thin out the chai stash!

Jen vB

The “exotic” has been removed that from the packaging now. So I guess this blend is more pedestrian.

TeaEarleGreyHot

Ha! I see that the reviews go back 15 years or more, so I guess what was once exotic is now mundane. Or pedestrian— I like that. :-)

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TeaEarleGreyHot

I like cookies! I wonder what makes this Chai “exotic”. Could it be the cardamom?

gmathis

I’ve got a bunch of this at work…never thought about trying it iced, but that would be a good way to thin out the chai stash!

Jen vB

The “exotic” has been removed that from the packaging now. So I guess this blend is more pedestrian.

TeaEarleGreyHot

Ha! I see that the reviews go back 15 years or more, so I guess what was once exotic is now mundane. Or pedestrian— I like that. :-)

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In the early 2000’s, my brother worked for a grocery company that removed items from the shelves and I ended up with a cabinet filled with random tea.

After I finished that cabinet, I started trying new things and exploring the world of tea. Still exploring, still learning, and loving this community.

I tend to take my tea with no additions and quite hot. Though often I find myself having to reheat my mug due to distractions. I’m partial to herbals, white tea, green, and blacks. But I really will try anything once.

Rankings:
100-80 Love in varying degrees
79- 60 Good, but in the friendzone
60-50 Ok, would drink if offered
49-20 Don’t make me try it again!
19-0 Didn’t finish!

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