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This was the last of the teabags I got from silvermage2000. I’m glad I got to try this tea but I’m not really a huge fan.

*Le Sigh * My quest for the perfect mango tea continues…

I steeped this cup for a bit longer and hotter than I normally do, and I noticed it created a bit of a grassy aftertaste.

This one I know I got from TeaEqualsBliss! :D

It’s an okay tea/tisane but I’m pretty much of the same opinion of it that I was before – too much hibiscus is wrecking what might otherwise be a great-tasting tea. Sometimes I think Celestial Seasonings should be dragged out and shot for crimes against discerning tea lovers. ;)

I got a spoonful of this particular tea from TeaEqualsBliss (I think – I have so many little samples from various people floating around).

There are bits of something green interspered with the black tea – are they green tea leaves or something different? I’m mostly getting cloves and cardamom flavours in the tea with a hint of anise maybe. It’s nice enough, but I tend to like my chais bolder and spicier. This tea is quite smooth, and there’s a hint of a “leafy green” taste to it aswell. Nice but I think I like my Tazo chai better.

I remember eating and really enjoying those honey-sesame snaps so I added a teapsoon of honey to see if I could get this tea to taste in any way similar. It sort of does but there’s a bitter bite that comes through the honey – maybe I just need to add more.

I had this with a bit of honey and 2% milk, and it’s quite tasty. Unlike some chais the additives don’t drown out the flavour if the spices in the tea.

I haven’t had this one in awhile so I had to see if it was still good. ;)

Lena sent me a bag of this in a box with some other stuff and I’m actually glad that she did because I always thought this tea sounded interesting, but I wasn’t brave enough to buy a whole box.

The smell of the dry teabag was kind of…unfortunate. It’s like ginger, licorice, and cayenne pepper all had a huge orgy or something. It was just so many strong scents at once that it was overpowering. Luckily when I added the water it toned down and there was actually a bit of a cocoa scent that creeped in aswell.

I was afraid that the tea would be hideously spicy, but it actually wasn’t bad – certainly not any hotter than a straight gingerroot tea might be. There’s a surprisingly sweet taste at the beginning – probably from the licorice root – and the heat follows behind it, although it’s slow to build up so it almost seems to creep up on you. It’s a very intriguing tea but I’m not sure the various ingredients mesh that well. Glad I got to try it though!

I added a splash of skim milk to the tea this time and interestingly, it seemed to bring out the tanginess of the lemon a little bit. It also meshed well with the honey flavours too.

I didn’t feel like being caffeinated at this hour so I dug this tea out of the depths of my cupboard. I was right in my previous entry – this tea does taste better with honey.