Chai Rooibos

This is great with a splash of Almond Breeze unsweetened almond milk/coconut milk. It smooths out the spices and adds some gentle coconut flavor, no sugar needed (and less fat, more calcium than dairy milk!). taken this way, it reminds me of the “Thai Coconut Chai” I used to have from Celestial Seasonings.

A bright almost orange-flavored chai – no orange in there though! Has a good amount of spice to it. I had it chilled, without milk or sugar. (Tea is how I convince myself to drink enough water every day!) I like that it’s rooibos, so I won’t oversteep it and make it bitter.

Thanks to Rachel for recommending I try a rooibos-based chai!

One of my absolute favorite blends of chai. So much body and so nourishing, refreshing and warming. I find it best on it own untainted and well steeped.

Delish , it makes me feel like I’m in india and south africa at the same time with a teaspoon of honey it warms you up with a tang of spice and fruit

This tea bag I got as thank you for postcard from postcrossing member. From Belarus.

“If you are helping somebody, you are awakening somebody.” – a quote on tag.

I had no idea what to expect, so I just put it into cup, filled with boiling water and enjoyed tea with soft baked cookies with blueberries and cranberries. And white chocolate. Cookies were very enjoable (well, they were bought in Lidl), not sweet as some others.

The tea was letdown though. I steeped it for quite long time, but it was far from great tea. I mean, no funky notes, but still bit – too mild? Yep, this blend of chai was very mild and sweet (Stevia leaf in). I blame the stevia for overpowering the stingy notes of ginger and cloves. It was too mild (although some chais are too spicy for me). Sad.

Maybe rooibos is as well to blame (as stevia) as it is not really good as base for chai. I expect some maltiness, but nothing of it was there, of course.

I knew I was going to need something a bit spicy that I could steep a big mug of to keep me warm for a while this morning, so I stole some of this from the SO’s housemates. I wouldn’t buy it, but it served its purpose!

I’ve been looking for a good bagged rooibos chai, so I ordered five different kinds from Amazon. This is probably my least favorite. I really don’t like cardamon, which is the second ingredient after rooibos, and it has stevia, which often bothers my stomach and tastes unpleasant to me. Even with milk, the cardamon flavor dominated. This may be just what someone else is looking for, but it’s really not for me.

This one doesn’t do much for me. No matter how long I steep this tea the rooibos overpowers the spices. It’s pretty bland.

This is an ok rooibos chai but not really a favorite. I’ve come to realize I like chais that contain both fennel and pepper because I like the spicy kick that comes with that. this chai is on the sweeter side, with cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and clove. It also contains stevia, which is a bit on the strong side for me. When I sweeten with stevia, I use a bottle dropper and one or two drops because it just gets so overwhelming if you use too much. After I drink this I get the “too much” kind of taste in my mouth.

Anyway I am sure I will finish the box, but can’t tea makers just let you add your own stevia or sugar to tea after you’ve brewed it?

This is OK, a mild chai. I like it because it has no caffeine, but its not strong enough to stand up to the addition of some honey and milk.