Double Spice, Original Masala Chai Tea (100 cups), 100% Natural Spice Infused Tea - Cardamon, Cinnamon, Clove, Black Pepper, Indian Original Masala Chai Extra Strong Spice, 3.5 oz (Set of 2)

Excellent flavour Worth buying

My first box of this tea came last night. This morning I made my first cup, and I am totally pleased. From some of the reviews I expected this tea to be too spicy or harsh, but I find it a perfectly balance blend of all spices--definitely not too peppery. I like a strong Chai tea, and it seems that there is quite some wiggle room for strength on how much tea I add to my water, but what I had this morning was wonderful. It's so much better than any of the tea bags I have tried, including the "big" names, and I don't buy the liquid Chia mixes. I like being able to control the sweetness. I have an adorable 1 quart vintage Descoware beanpot that I use for brewing my tea, and I filled it with about 20 ounces of water and added about 1 flat teaspoon of tea. I was surprised that the tea didn't color the water - it was fairly unimpressive just sitting on the bottom of the pot, but after the water come to temperature, everything hydrated and I ended up with a lovely pot of dark, fragrant tea. I boiled it for a few minutes, added my milk and unrefined sugar and brought it back to the boil. All told, it took about eight minutes to make enough tea for two large cups--far less time than it took me feed the cats and make my bed. I let the pot simmer on low until I was ready to have my tea, and it was awesome. About an hour later I had my second cup -it was still hot from the cast iron pot and equally wonderful. I totally see why so many people have written to say they have found their perfect Chai tea. It also comes thoughtfully packaged with an extra sealable bag to keep it fresh -the packaging shows pride in product. This won't be the only box I buy, for sure.

Very flavourful mixture that packs a punch but maybe a tad overpowering for some. Good quality, well sealed to retain freshness. Pricey!

Ce double chai bien parfumé fait partie de mes 2 marques préférée pour cette catégorie

I tried the double spice chai and it was good but I sure didn’t see any tea in there. All I could really see was a lot of black pepper. I’m gonna say it’s probably 90% black pepper by volume. I wonder what it would be like with more tea. So to make one good cup of chai, you need a heaping tablespoon of the mix. So it goes really fast. I think I’m gonna try making my own mix because I think I could make it better and cheaper. Even with all that black pepper it doesn’t really have a pepper taste. I think maybe crushing some black pepper instead of having whole cloves would make a big difference.