Apparently I added none of the Dollar Tea Club teas from April to my steepster cupboard, including this tea. So now they are added and I am back to 285 teas.
I pulled this tea out because there is another Instagram monthly challenge being hosted for October. The #septembersipdown challenge was great for getting me to drink teas I might not have otherwise had. I ended up finishing 39 teas, which was good progress. With that said, I am not as much a fan of the October prompts so I may casually follow along without committing to daily posts.
For the October challenge, called #31daysofhallowtean (hallotean?), today’s prompt is Fall Friday. Apparently Fall Friday is a series that this challenge’s host has been doing since August. I have seen it but unlike #teatogethertuesday, it was unclear what Fall Friday actually entailed. Today she had an instagram story saying that today’s Fall Friday prompt was Fall CHAI-day. And that is how we got to me pulling out this blend.
It is a unique take on a chai in the sense that it has lemongrass in addition to the more typical chai flavors. It’s not fully unique since I have seen this done numerous times before but also not your average chai. Personally, I find this feature to be a little annoying because in my mind chai should be made with milk but for some reason I am hesitant when I see “lemon” in the ingredient list…even when it is “lemongrass”. So I made this as a plain tea and fully expected to not really like it.
It’s ok. Better than expected. Nothing is really overwhelming, flavorwise, but it also isn’t a muddied mess of spice. It has balance of fresh and spice but in a middle-of-the-road sort of way.
