Mayan Chocolate Chai

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I normally don’t expect much for additional infusions of blacks, but since I was absolutely thrilled w/ the 1st one I decided to try again. 6min. Not really darker in liquor, but more dull and less red. I can still smell the chocolate which surprises me. I can taste the chocolate as well, although this cuppa is much sweeter than the 1st. Still very good though.

Cofftea

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Decided to make a dirty chai latte. 2oz cold brewed coffee concentrate and 4oz water. Steeped 7min then added 1tsp each spiced rum, caramel, and white chocolate creamers. Very sweet as expected, very shocked at the weakness of both the coffee and the chai.

Cofftea

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4th infusion, 8min. Surprised at how dark this is, although it’s very dull- not bright like the 1st infusion. W/ almost caramely tones. The flavor matches the liquor. Smooth, creamy mouth feel, sweet and spicy taste.

Keemun

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…how is the chocolate pulling trough? Sweet-milky, or with bitter-pure roughness? Never had a Choc.-Chai…:-(

Cofftea

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Keemun, you are really missing out! The 1st infusion was definitely a pure cocoa flavor, but it wasn’t rough at all. After that it became more sweet, but still cocoa-ish (think drinking chocolate vs hot chocolate made w/ water). Extremely good in all infusions.

Cinoi

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Good review, thanks, now this is definitely on my list to get from 52teas… :)

Cofftea

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And if by some sad misfortune you don’t like it I will be the 1st to request a swap hehe:)

Keemun

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…you wish, mate.

Cofftea

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Yeah I do, and I did. I totally called it a full 37min before your comment lol =D

Keemun

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…you are a wicked man,Sir! A wicked man…indeed!

Cofftea

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Ummm… ok… how should I take that considering I’m very much a woman?

Keemun

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…nice.Means I will lock myself into my room and will not appear on ‘steepster’ for at least a month…or I will change my name to another one…damn.
Sorry ’bout that. You did not mention that on your profile,did you?

Keemun

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…tea anyone?…

Cofftea

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Haha! No I didn’t.

Keemun

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…I guess it was your Winston Churchill quote that drove me in the wrong direction…and speaking of him…I wonder what great teas he had during his long life time (…besides all that whisky).

Cofftea

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Ok… not sure where you got me being male from that quote. Notice I’m into romantic comedies too? lol:)

Cofftea

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I think my writing style also implies a female gender. I don’t think most men giggle over even tea lol.

Ricky

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From day one I thought you were a female.

Keemun, I would assume you’re a guy. Am I two for two?

Keemun

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…true…Sister Act for example would be more than suspicious for a dude…(although there is not much romance going on…I guess, never saw it)

Cofftea

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Haha thanks Ricky. Actually Sister Act is kinda manly cuz it’s about a lady that goes into witness protection. Sister Act 2 isn’t so much. But I don’t consider it a chick flick. It’s a gender nuteral movie. And of course P.S. I Love You is about as girly as you can get.:)

Azzrian

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LOL yeah its intense!

Missy

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I loved this one because I could still taste every thing else around the spice and the spice just sticks with you for the rest of the cup. Lovely tea!

Kittenna

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Yes! It takes milk so well :D

TeaBrat

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I need to try this! who wants to swap, anyone? :-D

Kittenna

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I’d probably be game, although it’s probably easier to get it from someone in the US :P

Azzrian

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Well, I was going to offer to give you the rest of what I had of it but I guess I already gave it away to someone. Weird I don’t remember sending the actual package out to anyone. Sorry :(

Dylan Oxford

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It might have been us. Well no, I guess we didn’t get the actual package.

Cofftea

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See why I call myself a chai snob? More like a chai spoiled brat:)Teahee!!!

mpierce87

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How did I know that you would respond to this note? LOL! I was pleasantly surprised by this one.

Cofftea

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That’s really sad that yours doesn’t have enough chocolate. Would it possibly benefit from an extra 30 sec or so of steeping?

LiberTEAS

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Cofftea – I’m a chocoholic, so when it comes to chocolate in my chocolate teas, I’m a little hard to please.

Cofftea

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I know you said you don’t buy coffee creamers, but seriously you should buy this one- it’s almost too chocolatey for me and I’m also a chocoholic lol.

http://www.internationaldelight.com/Coffeehouse/Dark-Chocolate-Cream

LiberTEAS

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I might give that one a try. I’m usually hesistant with creamers just because I don’t like the non-dairy stuff, but because this has milk and cream in it, that might win me over.

Cofftea

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Most creamers, regardless of flavor, are pretty white… this looks exactly like whole chocolate milk. Which is funny since on the bottle they show it pouring white into the cup.

LauraR

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Mmmm…I started putting flavored creamer into tea not too long ago…yum

Cofftea

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I’ve been doing it for a while now LauraR- I’m not normally a milk/creamer in tea kinda woman, but I do often add it in addition or instead of creamer to my chai or to dessert teas (which I never add milk to).

Cofftea

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LOL! YES! Pumpkin spice mochas are the bomb. It’s my fave seasonal combo (because I drink and eat mint/chocolate 24/7). I haven’t made them this way, but I’ve added dark chocolate creamer to Twinings Pumpkin chai- AMAZING!

Meghann M

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I love it, but my mouth is on fire right now! Glad I bought 3 bottles of creamer, as good as it is in coffee, this is so much better. I’ve found my way to drink this chai. I will have to try this creamer in the chocolate cheesecake chai and see how it fares…I really like it with the oversteeped cayenne though!

Cofftea

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Haha funny, I steep it for 6 when I add creamer/milk. And I use a lot of leaf=D

Meghann M

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O_o…..wow! :)

Michelle Butler Hallett

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This is the note that made up my mind to order Mayan Chai. Shall report soon …

Meghann M

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I hope you enjoy it Michelle. Now to keep my husband away from my stash of pumpkin spice creamer!

The DJBooth

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sex chai?

Cofftea

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So gonna have this in 5 min. I was just gonna get up to make it now.

Lori

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LOL!

Babble

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I use T-Sacs a lot, too, especially for teas that I know have a stronger scent and might leave a smell on my infuser. A local coffee/tea shop of mine was clearencing out some t-sacs for $2.50 each! So you can understand how excited I was.

Where do you get your T-Sacs from? I know Upton has them for a fairly reasonable price.

softrevolution

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Ooh great find! I get mine at David’s, because it’s the only place I’ve been able to find them locally. But at 7 or 8 bucks a pop, and with how much tea I drink, they get pricey really quick. Adagio has them for about $3 for 100, but of course they’re always out of stock! I’ve been keeping my eye out for cheap places to buy them online.

Babble

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I think Upton is the cheapest I’ve seen. I won’t pay more than $5 for them. The ones I got on sale were actually the really big t-sacs, but I don’t mind. A T-Sac is a T-Sac.

This might be a good topic to post on the Steepster message boards. If you go through them so quickly, there might be a better place to buy a larger quantity of them.

Indigobloom

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I used them because I didn’t have a second infuser for the longest time. And for Chamomile. Ugh, I hate cleaning chammy out!

Babble

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I use them all the time for rooibos. That’s even more of a pain to clean out. I don’t have rooibos very often, though.

Indigobloom

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Yah that is bad to! but I don’t like the way t-saks make the rooibos taste like paper. Only sometimes…

Daisy Chubb

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Oh smart to use them on strong smelling teas though! I’ve been using them with my Mother’s Little Helper so I can leave the bag in and drink it strrrong. I’ve had a Tsac addiction as well – but trust me, the Perfect Mugs will save your life <3

Shmiracles

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i acknowledge that this review is anti T-sac….., but since i never use them, you actually made me want to try them for a change. so i’m buying them! woops!

Missy

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I knew a man who had ulcers bad enough he was looking at an operation. He started taking cayenne pepper every morning and with in 3 months his ulcers were better, enough so he no longer required an operation.

TeaBrat

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very interesting!

Missy

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It’s also good to keep your toes warm. ;)

Kittenna

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Glad you liked it! So delicious :D

Courtney

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Haha the last part. :P

OMGsrsly

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That sounds like Kapha organic. Delicious, but yes. The spice could hurt you! :)

MissB

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I’d say Kapha is more potent (really, that one needs to come with a warning label), however this is definitely a great, spicy chai!

__Morgana__

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I haven’t had the Kapha, but I think this is about as spicy as I can go without paying for it later. ;-)

juliebeth

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lol! if it can survive your treatment of it, it MUST be good! :)

__Morgana__

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Haha, yes, poor mistreated tea. ;-)

TeaLady441

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Yikes! I’m really happy I didn’t buy that one from BreTEAlly Sweet now! I’m also happy you’ve only got just a sample and not the full 2oz.

Tuscanteal

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I can’t picture having tea that is that spicy. Did you use milk?

Dexter

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It was suppose to be chai, I added some sweet and some milk. It’s like chocolate chai with a tsp of cayenne in it.
I eat Sriracha on everything. Love spicy curry, I eat hot wings. I can’t drink this…..

JustJames

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um…. i think i may have gotten a bit of this from her as well….. thanks for the heads up! lol. i KNOW i can’t do spice.

Tuscanteal

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Blech… well good to know if I ever buy or try this tea.

Bonnie

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Mix it with another chai… 1 part this to 4 parts another chai?

MissB

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Oh gosh. No! That’s horrible. Yikes. I have yet to try it… and I love spicy things, but that sounds just plain yuck. I’m so sorry.