Masala Chai

Wonderfully spicy, more in an aromatic way then a taste bud way, however, very delicious. I brewed it with boiling milk instead of water with a lot of honey, and I think that made all the difference.

This sure it a chai…by that I mean STRONG. Doesn’t mean it was bad, but, a little milk (treason!) would have sure mellowed the very intense taste. In fact, took a few washings of my infuser to stop it from sneaking into my other steeps. Good, not great.

However, I did get my wife a set-up and this was her first step into steeping. She was very happy…so I got that going for me.

This is really damn good.

I have to admit, I haven’t had many chais, but I really do enjoy this. The cardamon is the dominent note. The fragrance and taste are very classic chai.

If you’ve ever wanted to summon the spirit of Christmas in 8 minutes flat, brew yourself a pot of this. It’s the perfect wintery bliss.

I will be ordering more of this from Adagio. I’ll also be ordering a few other brands and blends for comparison.

As with most chai, this is good with milk or cream and a bit of sweetener. My preference is 4 parts chai, 1 part soy milk, and a tblsp of agave nectar. A common way to drink chai is half and half, chai to milk.

I think this benefits from a longer steep time. I tried it at 5, 6, 7 and 8 minute steeps. The latter was my preference.

Good but didn’t love it. Middle of the road chai for me.

Got this as a gift for my birthday. Hadn’t ever tried it before, and was very pleasantly surprised at the experience. I am having a hard time thinking about going back to mundane teas that I have had in the past. Great cup of tea.

Made this one again with less tea and it turned out pretty good

I totally forgot I owned this tea! After taking a smell of it, I had to make myself a cup. Very rich and spicy tea. Perfect kick in the morning or on a cold winder day.

Steeped using my Blomus tea stick and drank out of my MCOT double walled, glass tea up.

Trying my favorite chai without honey today. Pleasantly surprised.

Nice blend. Nothing stood out, but nothing disappointed. Good classic masala.

Good.