When I saw this tea, my jaw just dropped. I mean, who was the genius that combined chocolate and chai?! And more importantly, why have I not had this yet! I mean, chai and hot chocolate are my two favorite comfort/warming drinks that I have when I’m tired, sleepy, or just in a cuddly, cozy mood.

California Tea House describes this tea as:

Hot, spicy chocolate… need we say more? Here’s the more: cocoa kernels, natural cinnamon sticks, chicory root pieces, cardamom blooms, fresh-cut ginger root, cloves, pink peppers, and coconut preserves. Perfect with milk and sugar.
Use 2 heaping tablespoons of Chocolate Chai for each cup of boiling mineral water and steep for 7-10 minutes. This tea is good hot or on ice. Naturally caffeine free.

The first thing you notice is the scent. It doesn’t smell like milk chocolate, but rather, healthy bittersweet type chocolate and the scent is nice and strong and gets your mouth watering right away in anticipation. The bulk of this tea is large brown bits, which are the ground up spices. But then there are giant pieces of stuff such as cocoa kernels and cinnamon. I bit into a big piece of something, and it turned out to be a big peel of ginger! The cocoa kernels were fun to look at too.

The taste is not a disappointment! First, your mouth picks up the delicious chocolate flavor, then it is hit by all the spicy chai spices. I tried it first without any added milk, but this is a real rich flavor and while it is delicious alone, your mouth almost expects a creamy flavor so I added some milk. I found this to be a perfect blend of a high quality hot chocolate and a good cup of chai. The tastes go as good together as I had hoped. It’s also perfect for a desert tea because it is sweet, chocolaty, low calorie, has ginger (which is great for digestion) and is naturally caffeine free. Two thumbs up from me on this delicious blend.