Plum Deluxe Advent Calendar – Day 12
This sounds good, actually. I like cinnamon and a caffeine-free chai sounds nice tonight. My sample smells very strongly of anise.
Hmm… This tastes a bit… flat? It has a lovely spicy cinnamon aroma, but the flavor is somewhat bland. I taste cinnamon in a spicy Red Hots way, and there’s definitely clove, anise, and black pepper. But even with all of the spices, it’s quite flat. The only thing popping out at me is the peppercorns, and they’re creating a tingling, slightly burning sensation at the back of my mouth and in my throat.
Not a fan, unfortunately. Too much pepper and not enough anything else…
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(today’s advent teas: https://www.instagram.com/p/CItKDkWgMAT/)
Flavors: Anise, Black Pepper, Candy, Cinnamon, Clove, Spicy, Wood
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I wonder why decaf chai blends always have some form of anise/licorice in them. It’s such a polarizing flavour.
I love anise, but you’re right that a lot of people don’t. I haven’t had that many caffeine-free chais, so I’ve never noticed that!
I actually haven’t had that many decaf chais either, but I was looking for a good one a while ago and all of them seem to have anise or licorice as an ingredient. The ones I ended up buying, Red Burner Chai from Tealyra and Destiny’s Chai from DAVIDsTea, also have it.
I wonder why decaf chai blends always have some form of anise/licorice in them. It’s such a polarizing flavour.
I love anise, but you’re right that a lot of people don’t. I haven’t had that many caffeine-free chais, so I’ve never noticed that!
I actually haven’t had that many decaf chais either, but I was looking for a good one a while ago and all of them seem to have anise or licorice as an ingredient. The ones I ended up buying, Red Burner Chai from Tealyra and Destiny’s Chai from DAVIDsTea, also have it.