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“Made a chai latte with this chai concentrate for the first time last night. Meh. It was good. Better than I presumed it would be. But… I’ve had better. I’ve had much better. Quite sweet. Rather...” Read full tasting note
“(backlogging) Since I’m in a hotel, I can’t prepare chai the traditional way (no stovetop). A friend suggested that I try this as an alternative. It was okay, not spectacular (didn’t compare at...” Read full tasting note
“At our conference last week, one of the vendors was giving away samples of this at her booth. She gave me a handful to try. Oh. My. God. It’s sweet. Jaw-locking sweet. Painfully sweet. The...” Read full tasting note
“Meh, on the borderline of yucky. This is almost too sweet (and I like my sugar with tea and cream). Hardly any spices. Actually, this tastes like sugar cane flavored milk with a hint of tea and...” Read full tasting note
Two words: instant gratification. These portable mixes are pure (and simple) pleasure when you’re on the go. Slip a packet in your pocket or purse. Or stash a canister in a desk drawer.
It’s so easy.
To brew, just pour the contents of a single packet into your mug and add hot water. Another option? Customize. Mix a couple (more or less) tablespoons from the canister with hot water. Feel free to add a little milk or soy if you’re in the mood for a creamier experience, or add ice if you like your chai cold.
Ingredients: Sugar, dried whole milk, dried nonfat milk, dried honey, tapioca maltodextrin, natural flavors, dried black tea, salt.
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It’s not bad in a pinch, when you’re craving a chai latte, but don’t want to go through the trouble of boiling up tea, spices, + milk on the stove for 10 minutes. I agree with others that it’s rather sweet, so much so that I added extra milk just to mellow it out a bit. Not getting any of that strange aftertaste that people keep mentioning…
So, what’s the oldest tea in my cupboa— EXPIRED FEBRUARY 2005?! I didn’t even get into tea as a hobby until 2016?! How… when… Did I buy this box when I moved into this apartment, shove it to the back of my cupboard, and forget about it? It was still sealed! Oh man…
Okay, I will try exactly one packet, and then the rest is going in the trash, for health and safety reasons. And I don’t count trashed items for sipdown. It’s the principal of the matter…
The weird thing is, I have memories of actually liking Oregon Chai instant chai, but from where…? Did we keep this around in my house growing up, so I bought some after I moved out? Or maybe I bought chai lattes from coffee shops around here that used this brand… In any event, I’m sure I’ve had this brand of instant chai somewhere in my past, and recall liking it. Whether I’ll like instant tea powder that expired fourteen years ago is a different matter, though…
It… doesn’t really want to dissolve into the water well, at all. Even after stirring well, I see a lot of little worrisome clumpy bits floating on the top… what have I gotten myself into? Wait, this has dried milk in it? Yaaaaaaa, that’s a big fat nope. I’m not drinking fossilized milk for the sake of a tea review. It smells off, anyway.
A single very small sip honestly doesn’t taste rancid (not that I’d ever risk more than that!), but the flavor itself honestly isn’t bad, so I can see why I liked this in the past: very sweet and honey-like, clove and cinnamon on the spice front, and some underlying maltiness. If this was in it prime, I’d sure it would be fine.
Well, that’s some easy cupboard space reclaimed, at least!
Flavors: Cinnamon, Clove, Honey, Malt, Sweet
Yikes!
I practically grew up on this stuff! (usually the concentrate version though) Is it possible it’s from when you lived in the Oregon/Washington area?
Ahaha, I’d totally have drank this. Expiration dates only concern me when children are involved, or when there are signs of spoilage :D
@Kittenna: It didn’t dissolve well and smelled sort of sour; if there hadn’t been milk product in it, like traditional type teas, then I would’ve drank it. I had some diarrhea even from the few small sips I took. :-(
@Lexie Aleah: It’s definitely available here where I live in Southern Idaho. I think it’s pretty prevalent across the Pacific Northwest (WA/OR/ID). I think I’ve seen it in the groceries in CA while on vacation there, too. I am thinking I may have had this when I first moved into this apartment, buried it in the back of a cupboard without opening it, and then forgotten about it, only to recently rediscover it. Though I’m fairly certain I recall having these back when I was still in my parents’ house, too. I don’t remember ever having concentrate though, I think it was always these little instant packets, or like a canister with the powder in it? I do have some liquid concentrate in my fridge for Tazo’s Passion tea though, which I usually mix with lemonade instead of water to make bomb iced tea. <3
Fair enough! The effects don’t sound good. (I actually missed that you said it smelled off in your post. Apparently I can no longer read.)
Holy moly! You’re making me feel better about drinking instant tea that expired in 2016 haha.
Ohhh Mastress Alita, lol. I’ve renamed you in my head as Ol’ Chai Butt.
Hahaha. Now I just need to get the t-shirts printed…
Bluhhhh
Okay so I am a Chai Fanatic and this was my very first Chai tea, and let me tell you I think it is a great into into Chai if you are a) New to Chai b) New to tea in general because you were transioning from coffee. The reason why I say this is because it is more like a supper sweet Cinomminy milky drink that you get when you add water to it. So yes this is a drink that a person that is just starting may like more then the tea from the Bag. If the person ends up liking it is really easy to get curious and want to try other Chai, and Teas in General so for me I love this tea because it opened my knowledge of Chai~! The taste is pretty good too! Like I said on the Sweet side but you can deffinitly taste the chai it is really enjoyable when it is cold!
