Chai / Spiced Tea
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↑About Chai / Spiced Tea
Chai, properly called masala chai, is Hindi for "spiced tea". The word "chai" just means tea, so terms like chai tea, although in widespread use, are redundant. A more accurate term is spiced chai.Masala chai is a drink made by brewing tea, usually black tea, together with spices. Often, but not always, milk and sweetener, such as honey or sugar, are added. Sometimes condensed milk is used. If the milk is steamed, as with an espresso machine, the result is called a "chai tea latte".
Typically, masala chai is mixed up at the time of brewing, adding spices to taste, although, especially in the U.S., it is also sold pre-blended in teabags. A few companies sell green or herbal teas in a similar style to masala chai.
RateTea lists all pre-blended masala chai mixtures in this category. However, you can make your own spiced chai by blending spices with tea. For a classic flavor, try starting with an Indian black tea such as Assam.
Spices used in masala chai
Traditional Indian masala chai is diverse and varies regionally and based on personal taste. Spices most commonly used include cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, star anise, peppercorn, and cloves. Other spices, herbs, and flavorings, such as nutmeg, rose, liquorice, vanilla, or mint are occasionally used.When only one spice is used, the resulting blend is usually named with the spice itself, such as cinnamon black tea or tea with cardamom: the term "chai" is usually reserved for blends including multiple spices. Black tea blended with cardamom, or "cardamom tea" is widely consumed in the Middle east.
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Upton Pumpkin Spice Chai from Upton Tea Imports
Style: Chai / Spiced Tea – Region: ?????Jan. 15th, 2023
A mellow pumpkin spice tea, featuring the spices one would expect (e.g. ginger, cinnamon, clove, etc.) I tasted vanilla in the mix, but it does not contain vanilla. Maybe that was coming from sunflower petals or natural flavorings. I am glad they did not overdo the clove or allspice or nutmeg, that is a mistake that...
Read Full ReviewOne-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of black tea leaves, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, ginger, and cardamom, all organic. Pours slightly hazy dark brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of black tea leaves and cinnamon, with notes of ginger and touches of pepper. Bitter, leafy flavour with notes o...
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Chai Masala from Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co
Style: Chai / Spiced Tea – Region: BlendOct. 9th, 2022
I first tried this tea on vacation, at a breakfast cafe in Stowe, VT, that was way overpriced for what's offered. That's a description fitting pretty much everything in the area except for the fabulous Piecasso Pizza and any of the Trapp Family's Austrian desserts. That I naively paid about three bucks for a small cu...
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This tea is all about the added flavors. The dry tea smells strongly of green apple peels. Adding hot water brings out a bit of spice, predominantly cinnamon.
I don't taste or smell any tea. The flavor is mostly cinnamon with a bit of ginger heat and some apple in the background and tastes like those powdered hot ci...
Like a lot of SerendipiTea's products, this is both organic and kosher. The recipe is straightforward: black tea, ginger, cinnamon, anise, cloves, and cinnamon. Prepared the traditional way (which I learned how to do during a visit to India), this makes a well-balanced, flavorful, and pleasantly sweet and spicy chai. ...
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Brand: | Stash Tea |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | ????? |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Teabag |

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Brand: | Two Leaves and a Bud |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | Assam, India |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Sachet |

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Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | Assam, India |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
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Brand: | Twinings |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | ????? |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
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Brand: | Numi Organic Tea |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | Assam, India |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
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Brand: | Rishi Tea |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | Blend |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |

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Brand: | Trader Joe's |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | ????? |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Teabag |

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Brand: | Adagio Teas |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | ????? |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |

Organic Masala Chai Black Tea
Brand: | Wegmans |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | India |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |

Masala Chai Black Tea
Brand: | Arbor Teas |
Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
Region: | Blend |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
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