White Chai

Another tea from Nicole – many thanks!

I made this to drink with lunch, and with the meal I thought it was very tasty. There is a lot of lemon aroma and taste and it went nicely with my turkey and dressing and spiced apples. (Stouffer’s, having frozen dinner today) As I drank it, it seems so mild that I thought I would probably never be tempted to make it with milk and sugar in a traditional chai style but just drink it plain like this. It was very nice.

After the meal, reading and chilling out, the ginger is much more noticeable. I am not a fan of much ginger. As a tea with food, this was quite good. As a stand alone, I would prefer something with less ginger but most people would probably like this just as it is.

TTB tea! This chai isn’t bad. The spices are fairly mild, but it’s pleasant enough sweetened with milk. I’d drink it again! I resteeped it with a black tea, and I liked the resteep even better since the spices combined with the heartiness of the black base go well together ( a chai will always be better on a black base in my opinion).

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This reminded me a LOT of one of the chai blends Teavana used to always have on sample at their stores…I think it was called White Ayurvedic Chai? I liked that one, but didn’t love it, and I feel the same about this blend. It’s very pleasant, with a well-balanced mix of spices on a light, smooth white base tea. Nothing too exciting, but an enjoyable cup!

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It’s going faster than I thought, but well… I just keep drinking last session teas recently. It’s important to get rid of all the pouches and bags and everything.

This tea I got from Izzy, thank you!
A white base of a chai sounds interesting and so does tastes! I let the last small amount I had (it could be hardly two teaspoons!) steep for 3 minutes as suggested.

Well, it’s very mellow. I noticed a coconut and little of pineapple (rather like a very watered down juice, or just its sweetness) with hints of tangy notes as ginger and peppercorns.

I guess it was way more tasty, maybe I really prepared it quite weak, but certainly it was a nice experience. I would gladly order more one day. It’s mellow, but something is lacking to call it chai.

Nice, enjoyable tea with anise and clove notes, and the pineapple was a unique touch. The packet I received in my Adagio Advent Calender was seriously underfilled, so it wasn’t as strong as I would’ve liked, but that isn’t a fault with the tea itself

Adagio Advent Calendar – Day 13

Well this sounds pleasant enough. It’s nice to have a white tea in the mix, as I find them really enjoyable in the evening and it just shakes up the usual black/rooibos/herbal lineup a bit. However, the amount of leaf in my packet was pathetic, and I really should have probably steeped it in an even smaller cup…

It’s pleasant but quite bland because of there not being enough leaf for the amount of water. I get a strong licorice flavor along with some clove and perhaps a bit of cinnamon. There’s a soft sweetness from the licorice root as well. It’s enjoyable but I certainly wouldn’t know it’s a white base.

I won’t assign a rating, since this was obviously underleafed… Oops.

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Chai to Stay Dry! This is another tea that I picked up from Snake River Tea in Boise, and I remember being pretty taken by it from their sampler pot when I visited their shop last May (I’ll be making my yearly trip next month, and am already getting pretty excited, though with a much fuller tea cupboard this year, I probably won’t be picking up near so much!) A quick bit of searching and I’ve found this particular blend was sourced from Adagio Teas.

I’m… not exactly sure what I saw in this tea when I tasted the teaser, because it certainly doesn’t hold up for me now. The first major problem I have with this tea is it is heralded as a white tea chai, but the actual leaf has hardly any actual white tea leaf in it; it looks like a near replica of my Lemon Spice tisane by Strand Tea that can be found in my Tasting Notes. And honestly… it’s a pretty close taste match, too. The main differences, as far as flavor, is that this tea is a little stronger on the fruit notes and is therefore a little sweeter, and isn’t quite as spicy as Strand Tea’s Lemon Spice. The lemongrass forms the base of the tea, so it has a strong lemon flavor, and there are some very noticable pine notes to the blend, which paired with the heavy lemon just give it a very… Lemon Pledge sort of taste. It isn’t undrinkable, but it isn’t exactly a pleasant association, either… and if it weren’t for that, I actually do like the way the citrus and spices of the blend work together. I get notes of ginger, cinnamon, and peppercorn, and the fruit in the blend lends enough sweetness to compliment the spices and really bring out their flavor. It actually packs a pretty decent heat for a non-traditional chai. I just wish it actually had more white tea and didn’t taste so strongly of Pine-Sol. It’s that pine note that kind of ruins it, and I’m not exactly sure where it is coming from. If it’s actually the white tea causing that, then they should’ve just dropped it altogether and made it a tisane spice blend like Strand’s Lemon Spice tea. Honestly, I don’t remember the Lemon Spice tea having that strong pine note, but it’s been a while.

I tried a different white chai in the past which can be found in my Tasting Notes, Art of Tea’s White Winter Chai, and I liked it far more than this one. That tea has sort of a refreshing evergreen note. So it tasted a bit of pine, but it wasn’t paired with lemon, so it didn’t give off that Pine-Sol association, and it was full of leafy white tea, and the spice blend in it was wonderful. But it is only available during the holidays, and only in quarter-pound or larger sizes, and I sort of hate having such a large size on hand (it takes me eons to finish off that size of tea). Next winter I may just have to break down and buy a bag anyway if I can’t find another white chai in the meantime I like as much (or better). But this one definitely isn’t working out for me.

Full Review: https://teatimetuesdayreviews.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/tea50/

This honestly tastes to me like a more traditional pumpkin spice than the pumpkin spice tea adagio offers. O.o The flavor is smooth, gentle, light without being bland, and the spice is comfortingly warm and a hint peppery. It’s a very pleasant and well-behaved chai which isn’t in your face- great for warming up while winding down your evening. I love it!

This is one of the most delightful teas I’ve ever had! It has a wholesome & delicious flavor. My husband and I both enjoyed this and wish we’d ordered more than just the sample size! The tea is dessert-like, as it’s quite rich, but it’s not too sweet! I could (and will, once my bulk order arrives) drink this several times a week! I’ve enjoyed this tea straight, which was very tasty, and I’ve also added some raw sugar and whole milk which was just as satisfying, but definitely not necessary.

Another chai sample form Zach S.

I didn’t prepare it on the stove because this recipe has white tea base. Something different!

Other than the white tea, the recipe has unusual ingredients – pineapple and coconut…

I drank without milk first. The only spice I could taste was the peppercorn, which was still rather weak. What also stood out was the pineapple, especially when I added a splash of milk to see how the taste would change. The pepper and pineapple combo strangely works…

It’s alright. Disappointingly, not terribly spicy, but I did the like pineapple aspect. Dad thought it was good, interesting even. With that and the white tea, this recipe is light on the tongue. Seems like it’s good to have on a cool summer’s eve.