I only had one teabag of this, so this is a latte sipdown! It is a bit older (2 years maybe?) and I don’t really drink bagged chais very often because I prefer most herbal ones. However, in the interest of cleaning out my stash, this makes a good cup with breakfast.
Twinings uses a malty but brisk base in their chais. The cinnamon, orange rind, and clove are apparent, but not well balanced with the nutmeg. Pumpkin pie tastes best with clove, allspice, and mace in it instead of just clove. I actually can’t tell the difference in flavour if I taste the spices by themselves, but I swear pumpkin pie tastes better using all three. My grandmother’s recipe uses orange juice, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, allspice, ginger, and mace. I think maybe my expectation of pumpkin pie flavour is skewed by the family recipe.
Anyway, this made a really nice latte and I enjoyed it a lot.
Flavors: Cinnamon, Citrus, Clove, Malt, Nutmeg, Orange Zest, Spicy
