Welp; there’s a new collection out today! This time it’s Chai teas, which I guess means that as far as the DT world is concerned Fall is officially here! Time for big cozy sweaters, pumpkin everything, lattes, and tea on the front porch.
Personally, I wasn’t thrilled at the idea of a Chai themed collection because I don’t generally like Chai – but there’s certainly a demand for this kind of collection, and I will say that when I saw that the new Chai teas were more dessert themed I was a little more intrigued than I would have been otherwise.
So, I think this is probably the sweetest tasting of all three Chais from this collection; it’s got lots of white chocolate in it, as well as some cacao as well. I do like white chocolate a lot so that should mean this is great, right? Well…
The biggest issue for me personally is that there’s SO MUCH ginger in this tea. Like, I know I don’t like Chai in general most of the time so there was an expectation I’d already find this one pretty spice heavy but I mean they SPECIFICALLY were fairly heavy handed with the ginger in this one. It’s practically all I can smell in the dry leaf, and it’s the SECOND listed ingredient. For someone, that’s a dream come true but for me? Definitely not a selling point.
Steeped up, I didn’t hate it but it didn’t do anything for me either. It is fairly ginger heavy, but not as much as I’d expect just based on the smell. It’s also sweet, but I’d say in a more generic way than a specifically ‘white chocolate’ way. Honestly, for me it kind of reminds me of just a classic chai, but presweetened? I don’t know – there’s nothing terrible about that, but it’s not for me. The only thing I actually truly disliked was that this one falls culprit to oily mouthfeel because of the melted down chocolate. Not a surprise, but not super pleasant either.
I don’t know. This one could have been worse for me. By my own personal chai standards, it was drinkable. I’m curious what someone who really loves Chai would think about it, ‘cause I’m certainly NOT that person…
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Hm. I love ginger and chai, but not white chocolate. I’ll try a cup – but it doesn’t seem well named, does it?