Holiday Chai

Brewed by the cup, with plenty of milk and sugar.

Has an interesting gingerbread flavor – a nice change from regular chai.

Disappointed with this one.
Very weak even in a smaller teacup (admit I made the first one in a big cup —watery!!)
and with the bag left in. Got to add milk to make it anything drinkable but still a let down. Gave the rest away. :P

not sure about this one… it’s chai, so of course it’s very comforting and nice for the chilly days we’ve been getting here in mtl, but that fake rum flavour can be a bit offputting. tried preparing this the “traditional” way one would make masala chai (not so traditional of course since these are tea bags lol) and it was a LOT better than simply steeping it in hot water. still, that rum flavour is a bit too weird for me and i don’t think i’ll be purchasing this again – i was just a bit curious as i usually quite like stash’s offerings.

It’s an ok chai, however i have had better holiday chai’s

Homemade Advent Calendar from Arby: Day 9

Catching up! This teabag was a victim of the Minor Lavender Sanitizer Spill of 2023, but happily it seems to have sustained no lasting damage.

As soon as I ripped open the bag, I could smell an ingredient/flavoring beyond the standard chai flavors — turns out there’s rum flavoring. It’s an interesting addition, and I’m not opposed!

I’m mostly getting cloves, allspice, and nutmeg in the brewed tea, with a bit of the rum flavoring at the back. The base is a bit weak. I bet it would be nice brewed with milk.

My office tea yesterday thanks to Devon and her advent calendar.

I have to say I am not much impressed about this one. It was quite clove-heavy with cinnamon whispering. And base black tea was somehow tannic water, without much to write home about.

I have been expecting more spices and overall more spicy cup for a chai.

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Finished off this one by making it into a chai concentrate – steeping it on the stove with water and then putting it in a pitcher in the fridge.

It’s not bad, I mixed it with oat milk and a bit of maple syrup. It’s not my favorite just because of the added flavorings, to me they take away from the spices and make it more of a flavored tea than a chai. I can definitely taste the nutmeg and allspice, which are interesting and do make it feel a bit holiday-esque.

Anyway, I’ll finish it off this way, but certainly not something I would reorder.

This chai is a little boring. I taste some clove and not much else. I wouldn’t say it’s spicy or has much depth. It’s decent sweetened, but not amazing. Still, thanks for sharing tea-and-cats!

I picked this up to create Tea Trees for holiday gifties and had a handful left over. Definitely have enjoyed this tea in the last week in the morning. Stash is often in our grocery store, so I’m going to keep this in mind for next year’s holiday season

Advent tea
A nice chai to warm me up. It’s a bit clove heavy, but if I try hard I can taste the nutmeg, orange and cinnamon. It’s not the best cup of chai, but I must have liked it because I can already see the bottom of my cup :)