I really love this chai! In fact, I love it so much that I recently requested a sample from Pirate’s Chai so that I can bring it in to my favorite local coffee and tea shop … hopefully they will like it too and start serving it! I’d love to have a local source for this tasty cup of bliss!
This chai is so deliciously different. Instead of the traditionally familiar base of black tea, this chai tea uses Matcha, a finely ground to a powder Japanese green tea that is often used in tea ceremonies. The union of Matcha and chai spice is unbelievably delightful! The spice is robust with a peppery bite to it which I really enjoy.
Pirate’s Chai describes this chai tea as
DISTINCTIVE TASTE! True gourmet chai keeps customers coming back to YOU and NOT the national franchises.
Mat’cha Ceremonial tea : catechins 100% antioxidant delivery-
free radical scavenger of highest order.Easily prepared 1 cup at a time
Less sweet-More spice.
Matcha teas can sometimes be a bit bitter and very often grassy in flavor. However, I detected no hint of bitterness here, and only a very slight grassy note to this blend. This mix does create a rather thick tea, similar to the thickness of Koicha (which is a thicker, somewhat sweeter Matcha). But then, most chai lattes are thick.
Something else that chai latte tea mixes often are is overly sweet. Far too often, too much sugar is added to the mix. Here, though, there is a delightful balance of flavors, and just as the above description suggests, there is more spice and less sweet. The muscovado sugar adds a deep, maple-like flavor to the tea, and I think it really accents the spices beautifully without overwhelming the palate with syrupy sweetness.
If you like a spicy chai that is not too sickeningly sweet, this is definitely something you should try. But I must warn you, this stuff is addicting!
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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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"How fun! I love drinking tea so I love that you have a whole blog related to reviewing them. One brand that I really love that I don’t see on your list is the Portsmouth Tea Company. When I lived in Boston I used to buy lots of their teas and they were oh so unique. They had some really great fruity and floral blends. It’s interesting that..."
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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"I Love this tea!! This flavor is my favorite. I am so addicted to it! Thanks
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Betsy said, in reply to Raspberry Earl from Zhena’s Gypsy Tea on August 20, 2010 at 4:55 pm
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"Steph: Thank you for your information about the naranquilla. I didn’t find the flavor to be very tart at all – which is what I would have expected from the combination of lime and rhubarb. Perhaps the maraschino sweetened it up a bit and made it much more peach-like. It reminded me a bit of candied apricots or peaches."
liber-teas said, in reply to Easter Tea from Dammann Frères on August 19, 2010 at 7:42 pm
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