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“The ferry ride from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay was brutal this evening! I picked an unfortunate time to travel back as there were 100km/h winds expected tonight. Lots of sailing cancellations and a...” Read full tasting note
“This is just ok for me. It’s coconut chai, but it’s just ok coconut chai. It seems to me that they just couldn’t commit to either. It’s not spicy enough to be a chai and there’s just really not...” Read full tasting note
“Thank you for this sample Bluebird Tea Co. Once steeped this smells like spicy cocoa, very peppery and rather dry. Flavour is similar to the smell, very peppery and dry with hints of cocoa and...” Read full tasting note
“This was one of the free samples I recieved in my latest order. Since they were kind enough to ship to Canada FREE with their last promo (I wasn’t sure if it was UK only), I feel I should make sure...” Read full tasting note
When asked what she wore to bed, Marilyn Monroe famously replied ‘five drops of Chanel No.5’. We’re not sure about getting you into bed with blonde bombshells, but five drops of Coco Chai No.5 – A classic spiced chai with a dash of coconut to boot! – will definitely satisfy your taste buds with its delicious loose leaf blend of spices and smooth coconut.
Ingredients: Indian Assam tea, ginger, cardamom, cloves, red peppercorns, coconut, natural flavour
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The cloves, cardamon, ginger, pepper and coconut are all apparent in the scent of this tea, with the first three being the most dominant. At first sip, the spicing seems pretty mild. The base tea is smooth, with sharp fruit and malt, and seems to overpower the spice. The spice is there in that I can feel the cooling sensation on my tongue, but outside of a with of cardamon I can’t really taste them. This could be because of several reasons, the first being that this is an old sample sachet, the second is that the spicing is purposefully mild, or it could simply be that the base tea does not work well in this concept. If it is designed this way it fits with the Indian stereotype of British descended tourists in which we are all seen to not be able to take the heat. Thanks for the sample Bluebird Tea, but this one just doesn’t work for me.
I had another cup of this last night, just to try and firm up my opinion of it. On balance, I like it. It’s a mild chai, and it has wonderful creamy notes from the coconut. It’s a really nice treat with a dash of milk, on an evening when something warming is nice, but heavy “winter” spice levels would be too much. Tasty and fairly subtle! I love the pepper notes in this one, and I’m appreciating tasting the individual spice flavours. Usually they get buried under clove, but this one is gentle enough that the “milder” flavours like ginger, cinnamon and cardamom can really shine. A pleasing cup.
