Pure Chai

Name:  Pure Chai


Brand:  David's Tea


Primary Type:  Black


Dry Scent: Mostly smells like winter baking; cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.  The scent of the black tea hides in the background here, as though whomever was doing the baking has put a pot of tea on to keep themselves going while they cook


Steeping Time: 4-5 min


Steeped Flavour: Tastes like mulling spices, with a lingering heat from the cinnamon.  Not much of the black tea's tannins come through here, but that's a good thing.  The balance of spices is quite good, and it has a really "basic" or "nostalgic" flavour, very western, unlike most chais whose more eastern origin is reflected by the inclusion of cardamom


Food/Drink Pairings:  This is one that does really nicely as a tea latté.  It also blends nicely (for the same reasons) with cream liqueurs.  Also, this would work very well for making hot mulled apple cider or mulled wine.  A little spiced rum added to it wouldn't go amiss either.


Rating out of Six Tails:

5/6


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