I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day yesterday! Mine was kinda odd, my dryer broke while I was doing laundry so I ended up hanging things on the line with a perpetual eye on the stormy clouds…it never did rain much to my surprise. While hanging the laundry out a grackle assaulted me, I think it wasn’t paying attention and it flew right into my chest and then squawked at me like it was my fault. I also got sunburned and the associated sun sickness because I keep forgetting that the UV is higher in the Midwest and going out without a sunhat is dumb.
Today’s tea from Just Organic Tea is Just Charming Chai, a blend of Oothu Black Tea, Cardamon, Cinnamon, Cloves, Organce Peel, and Natural Flavors. The aroma is spicy and warm, a blend of cinnamon and cardamon with notes of malt and a tiny hint of orange at the finish. This smells like a classic chai but with a nice orange flair to it.
The aroma of the brewed leaves is very spicy, lots of cardamon and a hint of pepper. There is also a nice amount of malt and earthiness, there is a tiny bit of sweet orange at the finish. The liquid is malty, sweet, and creamy with a spice and orange. It is very balanced and an intriguing twist on chai.
With the traditional cream and sugar, since that is how I like my chai, the taste is quite yummy. A bold and very smooth chai, strong spices that are well balanced, and nice rich malty finish. There is a tiny bit of orange that shows up in the midtaste and stays until the aftertaste. This tea does do something kinda funny, the flavor is really rich and bold at the beginning, but at the end it putters out to just mild orange and a tiny bit of spice. This tea had a great start but a pretty meh finish, but I did really like the start and the quirky orange twist.
For photos and blog: http://ramblingbutterflythoughts.blogspot.com/2014/05/just-organic-tea-just-charming-chai-tea.html
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This grackle blames you:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/dRKBRIsnH28/S47uFQXkUwI/AAAAAAAAAyw/4z8lQenN-xQ/s1600-h/ILCommonGrackle01.jpg
Hahah! It does! Such a serious looking grackle :P
“That was my flight path, lady.”
This grackle blames you:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/dRKBRIsnH28/S47uFQXkUwI/AAAAAAAAAyw/4z8lQenN-xQ/s1600-h/ILCommonGrackle01.jpg
Hahah! It does! Such a serious looking grackle :P
“That was my flight path, lady.”