The black tea leaves in this are smaller than I thought, they look crushed or broken maybe? I believe that is intentional in this tea though.
I made this as a tea latte using 2 cups of water and 2 cups of Vanilla Soy to 4 teaspoons chai tea. I brought the water to a boil and then added the tea, boiled for 5 minutes and lowered heat to a simmer, then added the soy while stirring frequently. I let the soy mix simmer another 10 minutes and then removed from heat, letting it cool with the tea still in the mix for another 20 minutes. Then I strained and left in the fridge overnight.
I think I need to do this with water: soy in a 3:1 ration, too much soy in a 1:1. The chai holds up well, but not quite how I want it. I still have some tweaking to do.
I also purchased chocolate soy to try with the chai…excited to try this one hot!
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I know this is an old note, but I was just reading up on the tea before trying :) I’m pretty sure the weird little ball shape of the leaves is because they’re CTC, Crush-Tear-Curl, processed; it makes the tea taste harsher but steep faster, from what I’ve read and tasted.
Maybe this is one I’ll have to try again and justbfollow Teavana’s instructions. I definitely didn’t care for it the way I prepared previously!
I know this is an old note, but I was just reading up on the tea before trying :) I’m pretty sure the weird little ball shape of the leaves is because they’re CTC, Crush-Tear-Curl, processed; it makes the tea taste harsher but steep faster, from what I’ve read and tasted.
Maybe this is one I’ll have to try again and justbfollow Teavana’s instructions. I definitely didn’t care for it the way I prepared previously!