Chocolate Chai

Oh, hello Yogi Tea’s Choco Chai. I never thought this was going to taste anything like that, but it does. Although this has a stronger base, while Yogi’s was on the watery side.

This is actually pretty good. There’s actual cocoa powder in this one too, and I detect mostly cinnamon and ginger behind the cocoa. The base never got bitter but granted, I really watched the steeping time.

With some 2% milk, it’s kind of like drinking hot chocolate, especially Dagoba’s Xocolatl hot chocolate mix, minus the heat from the cayenne (well, and their mix tasted much better).

Thanks to Bigelow for the sample!

Had with pizza, heh. I can’t seem to drag the sliders on mobile, so. I bought quite a lot of tea recently that I need to add to my cupboard….

This tea is meh. Watery cinnamon with a vague cocoa taste. Not terrible for a bagged tea, but not exactly setting the world on fire. At least it woke me up. It lends itself well to travel-mugs, so it makes a suitable companion on the drive to work, at least.

H & S whole-leaf silk sachets have spoiled me!

The chocolate and chai flavors in this tea just don’t mesh as well as I’d hoped. There isn’t much depth to either flavor, though the chocolate is a little more prominent in this tea. However, the chocolate isn’t particularly good. I have to add more honey or sugar and milk to a cup of this tea than I do to other Bigelow chai teas. This is the only chai from Bigelow that has disappointed me.

My parents picked me up a box of this as part of my Valentine’s Day present because they’re awesome and thoughtful like that. This isn’t a bad breakfast tea! It got me up and going and almost ok with the fact that it’s only Wednesday. I stayed up way too late last night (curse you, Orange is the New Black!) so I needed a boost this morning.
To the tea, it’s really good. As it cools, I’m getting more of a chocolate note and the spiciness of the chai is very nice. It’s very balanced and I enjoy it. I made it and added some milk and a packet of artificial sweetener. I don’t like artificial sweetener but I didn’t realize I was out of sugar at the office so this was pilfered from the break room. Shhh! Anyway, pretty good little tea. You should give it a shot.