Eggnog Chai

Tea type
Black Chai Honeybush Blend
Ingredients
Black Tea, Honeybush, Natural Flavours, Spices, Vanilla
Flavors
Cardamom, Clove, Nutmeg, Pepper, Spices, Spicy, Tannin, Tea, Creamy, Milk, Nutty, Toasty, Vanilla, Chestnut, Pecan, Smooth, Walnut, Cloves
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
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Edit tea info Last updated by Jillian
Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec 1 g 10 oz / 285 ml

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  • “Sipdown (332) Thank you Kittenna for the share. I think I have had this double-bagged in a box in a drawer for over a year. It maybe wasn’t the best to leave this sample for so long since it is...” Read full tasting note
  • “Ok, this is old, but I drank it anyway and it was plenty delicious. Mostly, the remaining bits at the bottom of the packet were spices, so I added a spoon of my favourite Keemun mixer, Capital Tea...” Read full tasting note
  • “Another 52Teas blend I wanted to try and just happened to show up in the last mystery bag sale! There is one thing here that makes this more of an “eggnog” chai… I’m getting more hints of nutmeg...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Getting close to a sipdown on this one, online one cup left after this. It will be a sad sipdown, for a really love chais and 52teas’ creativity with them. This is a nutty chai, but I find I don’t...” Read full tasting note
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Get ready for a delightful reinterpretation of the holiday classic that is eggnog!

I started out with my black tea base of organic Indian and Chinese teas, and then I added just a little extra organic Assam tea because – Chai! Then I added a little bit of honeybush to the base blend to add a little bit of sweetness. Then I added some sweet, creamy, eggnog-y flavors and blended in my secret blend of spices along with some vanilla bean and because I like my eggnog with a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg, I made sure to include plenty of nutmeg in this blend.

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The thing that really strikes me about this tea is that it doesn’t skim on the seasonings — you can definitely see coriander, big chunks of cinnamon and huge cardamom pods in the dry leaf.

The dry leaf smelled like a masala chai, with a bit of something fruity/different up top. It was kind of citrusy, actually, which is weird. Maybe it was the coriander? Maybe the honeybush? Anyways, I used 1.5 tsp of leaf for 1.5 cups of water and let it steep for about 4 minutes. After that, as per the instructions on the packet, I let it sit for a bit to develop the flavour — I’ve heard from others that Anne’s 52Teas blends taste best if you let them cool down before drinking.

The tea tastes very true to the smell of the dry leaf; I’m detecting notes of cinnamon, vanilla, and honeybush, and everything is really nicely balanced. I don’t know how much like egg nog this tea tastes, but there is a sort of tart/creamy note that might correspond to it.

Full review of 52Teas 2015 Holiday Kickstarter set at http://booksandtea.ca/2015/12/christmas-teas-from-the-52teas-holiday-kickstarter/

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Another chai, another favorite. I have a bit of eggnog left over from Christmas, so I added a splash just because. I’d say this one is probably more flavorful than the pumpkin chai I had earlier. Of course, I did add the eggnog so I’m not sure which flavors are coming from the tea and which from the eggnog. A very nice bold cup.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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