Snowball Sticky Chai

Chose a seasonally appropriate tea for a cozy festive treat this afternoon; Snowball Sticky Chai made into a latte. I used whole milk and melted in a tbsp of marshmallow fluff for a touch of extra decadence!

Snowball has been a Christmas favourite for a while, but this is my first time trying the sticky chai version. The core flavours of chocolate and coconut are there, made extra cozy by the subtle chai spicing. The black tea base is robust enough that the “tea” aspect doesn’t get lost in all of the milky, creamy flavours, so all in all I would say this works quite well. I don’t particularly need it to be a chai, as lattes made with the original are just as good, but it’s a nice warming twist for winter and an extra dab of cozy all the same.

I’m, like, 50/50 on whether I like the idea of sticky chai…

Someone I know who lives in the UK is in town this week though, so I asked her to bring me some different teas from Bird & Blend and this was one of their newer ones I was curious enough to try even though I don’t always dig the mess of the sticky chai, or the pre-sweetened nature. Plus, over time, I get a little weirded out by them either hardening or the idea the tea is sloowwwwllyyyyy “steeping” into the honey that’s mixed in.

But taste wise this was nice! Chocolate forward with a buttery, creamy coconut finish. Bold enough black tea base, and a nice amount of body even if there was a bit of grit/sediment in the cup after steeping. My mom used to make this chocolate and coconut cookies called Haystacks. Usually around the holidays, but sometimes for school bake sales and things like that. This flavour really, really reminded me of those cookies in a nice and nostalgic way.