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85

Had this again today. It wasn’t hot enough but it was still pretty good. Good green tea flavor with just a hint of mint.

Also I must add that I am writing this tasting note on an iPad and it is really cool. Steepster looks very nice on it.

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85

Had another cup of this. My second cup reminded me of sleepytime tea. I don’t know why. Maybe it is the spearmint.

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85

I really liked this tea. It was a good green tea. The mint wasn’t very strong but the green tea flavor was definitely there. It was very refreshing.

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86

Had some of this with French Toast this morning. The smoky boldness went well with the sweetness of the food. I am almost out of this tea sadly. I will have to find some more Lapsang Souchong.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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86

Had a cup of this tea this afternoon with some crackers and cheese. It was a wonderful pairing. I don’t drink this tea that often but sometimes the bold smokiness really calls me. Today was one of those days and it was a spectacular cup of tea.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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86

Need a little afternoon pick-me-up and this was it :)

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86

Smokey, woodsy, black and wonderful.

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86

Just had this with some black bean tortilla chips and homemade guacamole = yummy. The smokiness of this tea went well with my savory snack :)

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86

Backlogging this from yesterday. My boyfriend brought it for me from the UK.

This smelled overpowerly of charcoal/smoke, so I was a little nervous to taste it. It turned out to be quite delicious however. It has a nice light flavor which is very earthy. It almost tastes like cedar or pine. It was a very pleasant mix of flavors.

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66

On a good day, it tastes like an Earl Grey with a twist – something with Bergamot will always be Earl Grey in my eyes. The jasmine makes it taste quite civilised and regal somehow. I think it’s probably the perfect Afternoon drink with scones or something like that.
On a bad day the flavours seem to be battling each other rather than harmonising. Not sure whether it’s how I brewed it or the mood I was in. So in short, it’s quite a mixed review going on here…

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95

Very nice, light tea to drink at any time of day. I drink it with a splash of milk usually or very few leaves and no milk. Refreshing, zingy after-taste too.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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80

i rarely drink strong tea but this is a strong slightly smoky tea
taken without milk or sugar (its how i take all my teas)
a good early morning wake up tea

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 1 min, 0 sec

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70

My standard green tea. It’s hard for me to write a note about it because I compare all other green teas to gunpowder. This has slightly more tightly wrapped gunpowder balls than the last gunpowder I had. It’s still delicious though. I expect that when I’m old and grey, I will have some gunpowder tea sitting in my cupboard, it just wouldn’t be the same without it.

This time I might have made it with the water a little bit too hot. I am feeling impatient but the more I sip at a cup when it’s this hot, the more I am going to burn myself, and I’ll regret it in the morning (they always say that “you’ll regret it in the morning” about drinking too quickly, not usually about tea…)

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51
drank Spiced Chai by Whittard of Chelsea
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51
drank Spiced Chai by Whittard of Chelsea
2977 tasting notes

had my rather over-infused chai vodka, mixed about 1 part into 2 parts Izze sparkling Pomegranate soda. It’s ok, but the cinnamon is rather strong. I will try mixing the chai vodka with bailey’s next time…

Cofftea

Or just buy Voyant Chai Liquor lol. But then you’re kinda SOL if you don’t want a creme liquor. Chai and pomegranate sound like an odd combo.

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51
drank Spiced Chai by Whittard of Chelsea
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used this recipe to make Chai vodka:
http://coffeetea.about.com/od/preparationandrecipes/r/MasalaChaiVodka.htm

I have about 1/5 of a “fifth,” so I just put one heaping teaspoon in it last night. It will probably “steep” for 24 to 36 hours instead of the recommended 10 because a) I’m lazy and b) I can’t decide what other container to strain it into once it’s done. I also haven’t decided how or when I will drink it… probably just a vodka “martini” with Bailey’s like this http://cocktails.lovetoknow.com/Baileys_Vodka_Martini

Is it wrong to blend Indian chai with Irish creme? I think I’ll call it a “George Thomas,” after this wacky dude I just learned about via the magic of the internets: http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Most-Famous-Irishman-in-India,-George-Thomas&id=1650863

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more
JacquelineM

I need to make a variety of tea vodkas (and mulberry cordial – my mulberry tree is going NUTS!). I think perhaps sunday!! Thanks for the inspiration!

Janefan

Mulberry cordial – cool!

I am sadly now considering buying more vodka just so I can make green tea vodka (the fifth I just chai’d has been around for a couple years, that’s how infrequently I drink the hard stuff!)

JacquelineM

I know – if it wasn’t for all my concoctions (vanilla extract made with rum, limoncello made with vodka, mulberry cordial with vodka) the hard stuff would sit for guests :) I don’t make anything with gin, and we’ve had the same bottle of gin for almost a decade!!!

Janefan

I think it brewed for about 42 hours before I finally strained out the tea. I have about 4oz total. Hoping to try half of it with Bailey’s tonight…

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51
drank Spiced Chai by Whittard of Chelsea
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made this tried-and-true, super-easy, foolproof recipe using this Chai instead of Earl Grey. The perfect treat for my yoga instructor’s retirement party: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/earl-grey-shortbread-cookies-recipe/index.html

Note: this blend has large leaves and spices, some of which had a crunchy texture in the final cookie (the EG I’ve used is much more fine). So, you may want to crush the leaves with mortar & pestle or a spice grinder a bit before putting them into the food processor.

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51
drank Spiced Chai by Whittard of Chelsea
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made some of my chilled brew into an iced chai latte at lunchtime. Wish I’d thought to sweeten the tea before chilling! Tried adding agave after the fact but didn’t add enough. Still good, just not as sweet as I’d like.

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51
drank Spiced Chai by Whittard of Chelsea
2977 tasting notes

I brewed a strong batch of chai and used 3/4 cup to replace some of the milk in a tapioca pudding recipe (also replaced some of the milk with half & half to make up for the thinness of the tea).

Turned out nice – a good amount of flavor and spice without being overpowering. Goes well with the creamy vanilla flavor of tapioca. Would also be good in rice pudding I’m sure.

Preparation
Boiling 7 min, 45 sec

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51
drank Spiced Chai by Whittard of Chelsea
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brewed this strong in 3/4 cup water and used to make my instant whole grain cream of wheat (based on Samantha’s suggestion of making oatmeal with tea). This gave the otherwise tasteless gruel a nice hint of cinnamon & spice that complemented the whole grain nuttiness. With some milk, sugar, and raisins I had an edible and healthy breakfast. Also got a burst of energy after – maybe from the caffeine? Will def experiment more w/ cooking with this and other teas (ex. cooking rice in green or jasmine tea, etc.)

I’ve also made banana chai cake with this tea using this recipe: http://www.teachef.com/view_recipe.html?recipe=457

[[Note: I’m cooking with this tea instead of drinking it b/c my bag is very old, and I don’t like heavily spiced chai or heavily caffeinated black teas anyway. If you like chai that is heavy on the cinnamon you may like this one.]]

Preparation
Boiling 2 min, 30 sec

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42

I got this in a pack that also contained the ‘Whittard Original’ blend. I prefer the other one because there is more flavour to it, and I think more assam, which is a sure-fire way of keeping it interesting.

So this is a bit of a disappointment really. Maybe I just set my hopes too high

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74

Uhm, not sure why so many of the reviews are mixing the tea into pudding.
shrug

Works for me, but I admit I took the more traditional direction in my chai tastings. And I found it to be quite good and smooth. I blame this chai on helping wedge open the door into posh chai-wonderland to which I have visited and won’t be returning FROM any time soon.

Sure there are chais that followed and blew this one out of my cupboard ( those were the peppery and bitchslapping aggressive ones that I reviewed previously), but this was the first one to take my hand and say ‘hey, you don’t need to buy the twinnings chai from the grocery store anymore. Because frankly I am much better.’ And it is. Smooth as silk and gentle on the palate, this one is flavorful and friendly. So let it take you by the hand and show you the light. It won’t be your last, but you’ll think of it on quiet nights like a summer fling and smile. :)

BigFatFaTEA

Lmao, “hey, you don’t have to buy Twinnings Chai at the grocery store anymore”, omg, couldn’t have said it better. :)

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57

Emm..Actually I have this tea on my shelf over 3 years long and just forgot to drink it until last Sunday when I cleaned my stuff on it. Although it has been over the fresh time to drink it, it still has a fruity fragrance when I open the package. I used two-cup teapot to steep it with the boiling water. It has a milky sweet of the taste but the tea taste itself is not obvious any more.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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98

Just to give you an idea of the nutty teastastic nature of this one.
Its 3 for £9 at Whittards of Chelsea and I was in the neighborhood (honest,
I didn’t know it was there) and despite the plethora of choice I bought 2 of
Amaretto Explosion :D

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