Apparently I opened this but I can’t recall if it was to share or to drink. I don’t have any reviews for it and yet only a bit of the tea was left. Curioser and curioser. Alright, I noticed I gave a sample, so that would explain it. Also, I don’t know if this is actually a sipdown or not because I think I may have ordered another pouch that is either in (a) my drawer of black teas or (b) my sister’s cupboard where I keep my stash for when I am at her place.
Anyways, I didn’t realize that I only had a couple teaspoons left so when I set out to make this as a latte, I set everything up with the mindset that I had 4 teaspoons of leaf. I didn’t unfortunately so my usual method would have been underleafed. I decided to toss the leaf into my milk frother (which I have done before and for some reason thought this time would be different) but the leaf got stuck in the frother piece and the machine got mad and made weird noises.
My last ditch method was stovetop brewing and since I had no clue what I was doing, I just stirred it and hoped for the best. 8-10 minutes later, I got tired of waiting and strained out the tea. The chai is pretty nice and very creamy, just as most chais are when I make them on the stove. Nothing stands out as particularly unique here though. The ginger contributes a nice kick and the spices are well-balanced and I think I maybe get some marshmallow here and there but I don’t know if its because that is actually a flavor that is present or if I just expect it to be because I read the tea description/ingredients. As far as chais go, this is pretty good.
