Gentle Hummingbird Chai

Oat milk iced latte!

So, at the same time as I was making my Blume iced latte another coworker was making this one into an iced latte – then we portioned out little sample cups so we could try each other’s drinks. I believe that she just followed the packaging directions for this tea, so I’m not entirely sure how much of the powder ended up being used for the beverage. It was very sweet though! The texture was nice and thick and there was a pretty delicious note of vanilla that was extra prominent, but I thought it was reallllyyyyy missing the spice elements. There was a hint of cinnamon, but very little. In fact, the cinnamon and “spice flavour” are actually the last ingredients in the blend – even after vanilla flavouring. So, it makes sense that this was an ultra sweet beverage that tasted more like a decadent vanilla pastry with a hint of cinnamon than a cinnamon chai with a hint of vanilla.

It’s drinkable, for sure, but I think the most disappointing tea related product so far from Chamberlain Coffee – and also super overpriced for what it is. Again, like I’ve said in other tasting notes, you’re really paying for the branding and “influencer name” over the product itself – but I think it really shows in this one. I guess, if you’re someone who likes the ‘idea of chai’ more than the actual drink or if you’re used to more of the Starbucks style Chai lattes you might enjoy this, though…