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“Thanks very much, AJRimmer! Seemed a good day for a chai. However, this seems much more like one of those cinnamon orange blends. The orange is most apparent, and then the cinnamon takes over,...” Read full tasting note
“AJRimmer Advent Day 6 AJR had mentioned not being able to see the glitter in this tea well, so I broke out my glass travel thermos. The latest one. That I haven’t yet broken in some random tragic...” Read full tasting note
“I can’t really tell the difference between the glitter in this chai and when there are random little particles floating around in my cup. Nice idea though. This one didn’t need milk. The black tea...” Read full tasting note
“Just a typical, tasty chai. Nothing out of the ordinary.” Read full tasting note
How it tastes:
Sweet, warming & comforting, with the rich decadence of baked caramel
Your shortcut to pure radiance. Sparkle through midnight with a glittering chai that features bold black tea, gold caramel pieces and soothing traditional spices like ginger, cinnamon and clove. Sweet, rich and warming, this spiced black tea is a delicious way to add a little glitter and glam to your holiday celebrations.
Black tea, Brown sugar pieces, Coriander, Roasted chicory root, Ginger pieces, Cloves, Golden caramel pieces (sugar, cocoa butter, caramel powder (whole milk powder, whey powder, sugar, butter, natural flavour) , whole milk powder, sunflower lecithin, paprika extract, titanium dioxide, iron oxide), Cinnamon, Fennel, Natural and artificial (cinnamon, caramel) flavouring.
DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.
Thanks very much, AJRimmer! Seemed a good day for a chai. However, this seems much more like one of those cinnamon orange blends. The orange is most apparent, and then the cinnamon takes over, which is also very sweet because of the sugary bits here. The especially lovely sweetening ingredients in the description say “brown sugar pieces” and “golden caramel pieces”. YES to those. I wouldn’t say the glitter was very glittery… more like murky. I saw plenty of coriander in the blend and some fennel, but wasn’t really tasting them. I really wish more of these unique spices made a presence in the flavor. It was Cinnamon and Orange all the way.I do like a cinnamon orange tea but was expecting chai. Possibly this should have been named differently. Not bad though!
Steep #1 // 1 1/4 teaspoons for a full mug // 28 minutes after boiling // 2 1/2 min steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 5 minute steep
AJRimmer Advent Day 6
AJR had mentioned not being able to see the glitter in this tea well, so I broke out my glass travel thermos. The latest one. That I haven’t yet broken in some random tragic tea bungling mishap. It will happen eventually. Always does.
Anyway, this tea looks really pretty steeped up with little bits of sparkle. They seem to fade after a while which I’m guessing might be them sinking to the bottom. The flavor is really light, not heavy like I’d expect a chai to be. Glamour chai? I get some cinnamon in the sip, although it’s stronger in smell. Mostly just getting cinnamon, but it seems rounded out and not a sharp cinnamon. I should do a longer steep next time and see if I get deeper flavors.
I love the way this tea looks dry. There are little bits of cinnamon bark, various seeds and little rock crystals. I got a new macro lens to use for photographing my work and had to try it out on this tea! Posted some pictures on my IG. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIeUBR-gTJ4/
I think there must be more glitter toward the bottom of the bag because I finally saw some in the cup I had of this a few days ago!
It looked like most of the pieces were coated in a light dusting of glitter, but some of the more confection like pieces were extra coated, so it makes sense that those heavier parts might sift to the bottom.
Awesome detailed photos!
Why I haven’t noticed that photos back then? I agree with tea-sipper completely! My photos seem lame compared to yours!
No Martin, your photos are great, but I love seeing Dustin’s close-up tea leaves. haha
Thanks! My secret is an awesome lens that attaches onto their specially fitted phone case! I take close up pics of tiny jewelry and the photos I’m getting with this lens compared to my previous clip on macro lens are a huge improvement. Taking macro pictures of pretty tea is fun too!
I can’t really tell the difference between the glitter in this chai and when there are random little particles floating around in my cup. Nice idea though. This one didn’t need milk. The black tea was very light. The spices were decent, if a little generic and sweet. I know I’ve had plenty of other chais similar to this. It’s not spicy. The resteep tasted the same as the first. Quite similar to other DT chais. The strongest flavor is cinnamon.
gross. so sickly sweet and cinnamony. Appreciate the share variaTEA but omg as a tea this is just too stupidly sweet to consider drinking.
I got some of this on sale because I had heard it really does glitter, and the idea of drinking something that glittered just made me so happy. This tea has a very strong cinnamon smell but does not taste quite as strong as the smell. It is sweeter than other teas and that is probably why I like it. I think I like it better than some other straight chai teas but the flavors are still a bit strong for me with all the cloves, cinnamon and I believe chicory root. I think I would enjoy the taste more as a latte, but as I rarely have milk around the home I will probably drink it straight more than as a latte.
Flavors: Cinnamon, Clove
