Hm, thought I logged this one already. Guess not! I love genmaicha, I love chai, and I love the one genmaicha chai mix I’ve tried (Yogic’s with lemongrass) so I was pretty sure from the moment this was announced that it would be a winner for me.
Simmering on the stovetop, this makes my whole kitchen smell amazing. It’s a particularly fragrant chai blend, with tons of chunky spices in the mix. With the toasty aspect of the genmaicha, it smells like I am making chai-flavored rice krispie bars! Which of course now I am dying to do.
The spices in this are a bit unique. I mean, yeah, they’re standard enough but the ratios make this blend stand apart. It’s pretty heavy on the cardamom, ginger and clove while the cinnamon is only a hint in the background. I don’t like very cinnamon-y chais and I adore cardamom so this is right up my alley!
With the genmaicha base I decided to go sugarless, even though I almost always add honey/agave/etc to chais made on the stovetop. Genmaicha + sugar is just not a thing that works in my head, so this ended up being almost savory! Well, I guess as savory as a chai can be. It seems much lighter than other chais because of the green base, this is definitely a winner!
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If this was one of his few permanent blends, I would be all over it…it is one of the very few 52 teas blends that sounded up my ally…even before you revealed it is heavy on the cardamom!
Yogic does have some similar blends, though not with quite as much cardamom.
right. I’m going to be going for the Yogic line instead :)
If this was one of his few permanent blends, I would be all over it…it is one of the very few 52 teas blends that sounded up my ally…even before you revealed it is heavy on the cardamom!
Yogic does have some similar blends, though not with quite as much cardamom.
right. I’m going to be going for the Yogic line instead :)