I love chocolate, and I love chai. The California Tea House has combined these two loves into one fabulous blend! This is one of the best Chocolate Chai blends that I’ve tried (and I’ve tasted quite a few over the years). What makes this one so delightful? Well, put simply, it’s the chocolate. You can actually taste it in this blend!
Unfortunately, with chai teas offering such a strong spice base, usually the chocolate flavors are lost in amongst the more dominate flavors of the chai. However, in this blend, the chocolate dominates, yet the warmth of the spicy flavors still comes through nicely. This is truly a delicious union of flavors that I LOVE!
The fragrance is warm and inviting. The chocolate scent is well pronounced (yum!) and the spice blend of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves are also present in the aroma. It’s positively irresistible!
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.
As I said before, the dominant flavor in this blend is the chocolate, amongst the backdrop of cinnamon and the other spices. The spice is warm but not spicy, and the coconut adds a smoothness to the flavor. This would be a perfect after-meal tea to enjoy with dessert, or even instead of dessert! The flavor is much like a gourmet truffle!
Sweetener is recommended, as it brings out all of the subtle flavors in this tea, allows the coconut to shine through, and gives the chocolate center stage. It’s also quite lovely with milk (I used half & half and it was so sumptuously creamy and decadent), but it’s also quite good without the addition of milk.
For all you chocolate lovers out there, this is THE chai blend for you! You won’t be disappointed!
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marlena said, in reply to Better Belly Blend from Two Leaves and a Bud on August 30, 2010 at 12:35 pm
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"Well, as someone who has tasted a lot of chai tea, I can attest that this really is not very similar in taste to Chai. Chai tends to focus on the spices, whereas this tea’s focus is on the orange, with the spices being very gentle and more of an accent to the orange."
liber-teas said, in reply to Harvest Orange Spice from Octavia Tea on August 25, 2010 at 11:00 pm
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Kelly said, in reply to Harvest Orange Spice from Octavia Tea on August 25, 2010 at 11:25 am
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"Haha!! My co-worker told me that she purchased this tea after having purchased the Matcha Latte at Seattle’s Best, and her and another co-worker purchased this because they believed it was what was served there. She stated to me today that “it didn’t seem the same exactly…it felt like their was something..."
The Tea Guru said, in reply to Matcha Latté with Honeydew from Tazo Tea on August 20, 2010 at 8:55 pm
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"I’m not absolutely certain, but I believe that this is the concentrate that Seattle’s Best coffee shops use to make their matcha latte. The lattes I’ve enjoyed there were sweet with a definite melon flavor… and I have noticed that they sell other Tazo teas there. If it IS the concentrate that they use… I am..."
liber-teas said, in reply to Matcha Latté with Honeydew from Tazo Tea on August 20, 2010 at 8:47 pm
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