The spices combined with the rooibos end up tasting pretty murky. My first few sips, I actually grimaced and found it sort of gross, but I got used to it. With milk and sugar, it’s drinkable, but too muddled, and at the same time sort of mild and boring. I really wouldn’t call this masala chai, especially since it’s missing many of the ingredients you usually see in masala chai. I don’t bother with the resteep since I don’t really like the first steep. Ha I should probably pass this one along instead of continuing to suffer.