Raja Oolong Chai

This is more of a cinnamon tea that a chai. The cinnamon is overpowering. I cant taste the rest of the ingredients. Never buying this again, glad i got a sample size.

That cinnamon though…

I even added a little milk to try and tame the beast, but the monster is too strong.

If you want a cup of tea that is like drinking spicy cinnamon gum, I have the perfect tea for you.

Alright, this one is a little bit of a strange one, but hear me out. Oolong chai and candy corn. The spice notes that already make it feel like a Fall drink, and the sweetness counterbalances to make an absolutely delightful combination. I have to be picky with my chai after a particularly heinous work week fueled by the stuff soured my stomach to some of the spices, but this one I still turn back to every month or two.

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Adagio Advent Calendar – Day 7

Hmm an oolong chai, that sounds interesting. Although it smells like cinnamon candy so I don’t think it’s really a chai…

Yeah, this is sort of like a milder Hot Cinnamon Spice. The cinnamon is by far the strongest flavor, and it’s a sweet candylike cinnamon note that reminds me of Red Hots. I do get a little bit of ginger as well, but I don’t taste any cloves, cardamom, or pepper.

It’s fine, but overall a bit thin and I don’t taste the oolong at all. Meh!

(today’s advent teas: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgMNjsgAZc/)

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Thanks to Izzy I could drink this tea and sip down it today.

Today it was somehow less cinnamony, but more clove in… but cinnamon was present as well. It was decent in matter of hot spices, as peppercorn was present but not overpowering and pretty much same with ginger.

Only miss with this tea is it’s oolong — there is nothing that is saying it’s oolong base and I can imagine some nice roasted one would be great.

However, it’s fine and I would gladly drink it again.

Another sample – this was one I got for Lindsey. Want to make a note even though I didn’t try it myself. It smelled really good, and she finished the whole thing without comment, so I’m assuming it was acceptable but not anything to write home about

(Sample 5/19)

Wow that’s a lot of cinnamon!

The intense and borderline sickly sweet cinnamon here is undercut by the other spices in the blend, namely the clove but also ginger/cardamom. I can see the appeal; it’s flavourful and the hint of cocoa is a nice addition. However, I found it cloyingly sweet in the finish and wasn’t super into how robust the cinnamon notes were.

Tried this as a latte and it is drinkable but definitely not a favorite. I think it is the peppercorns that is ruining this for me.