Chai / Spiced Tea

Another surprisingly good Farmer Brothers offering, especially for a food-service-oriented tea line! This came in a foil-lined pouch, with a fresh, cinnamon/ginger-dominant dry aroma that got much more evenhanded between the spices once steeped.

The base tea is finely chopped, gets dark fast, and has a robust fla...

Risen like a phoenix thanks to its Starbucks ties, the Teavana brand has rolled out an assortment of bagged teas available in online versions of retailers like Amazon (to where Teavana's website links point) and Wal-Mart, and found in some hotels and conference centers for guest breakfast areas and catering of meetings...

This is a somewhat sweet and strong chai, heavy on the cloves, cinnamon and cardamom, and with a little peppery nature to the aroma as well. It uses a pleasantly potent Ceylon base tea, along with other spices sourced from a farmers' association in Sri Lanka.

It took some tongue acclimation for this lover of Assa...

Not to be confused with their straight chai tea (sans apple flavoring), this is a seasonal or irregular product that I've found in "Holiday Tea" variety packs and an advent tea calendar from ALDI for a couple of years, alongside "Chocolate Chai."

Here, the apple flavoring definitely adds some sweetness and variety t...

This is my first from 6-tea holiday variety box purchased at ALDI. Based on the website "ALDI Reviewer," some of the teas have made seasonal appearances before, such as in Advent calendars containing teas and snacks. In case this is seen in time for 2025, they're brought back in future years, or you receive these tea...