This review is really a continuation from my last review on this same tea…so if you want the full story then read my previous review.
After brewing this tea with plain water, I found the the spices, though good, to be quite overwhelming. It reminded me a little bit of drinking hot apple cider, which gave me an idea: I wonder what this tea would taste like if it were brewed in hot apple juice instead of water!
This review is the result of that experiment. For this tasting, I cut the tea to liquid ratio in half (1tsp of tea for 2 cups of liquid) from what I did last time, and instead of water I boiled apple juice to brew it in. I must say the result was QUITE tasty! It was very much like hot apple cider, and thanks to the reduced potency and slightly reduced steep time (4 min instead of 5), the spices were not nearly as overpowering as in my previous cup.
I call this a win and will definitely add it to my regular tea drinking list.
Sounds lovely, like a mulled cider! Strong masala chai is also tasty brewed on the stovetop with milk, as is traditional.