Tea Type: Chai (Black Tea Base)
Where To Buy:
Sands of Thyme
and/or
Sands of Thyme
(Yup! Check out BOTH Shops!)
Product Description:
Ingredients: black tea, cinnamon, ginger bits, cardamom, cloves, flavoring, black pepper, rose blossom leaves, vanilla bits, safflowers
Tasters Review:
I have been seeing SANDS OF THYME mentioned online by a few fellow tea freaks lately so when we were able to try some of the Sands of Thyme Teas I was more than happy!
I LOVE their shop name on Etsy! I just have to point that out!
So far one of my favorites is their Chai Indienne.
It’s light on aroma but not on taste! The spices are JUST RIGHT for me! The cinnamon is a little bit stronger than the ginger. The cardamom and cloves are in there too – as well as the black pepper. I appreciate these specific ingredients not being too strong. I can taste floral notes as well! The rose petals are a nice touch. The vanilla is noticeable in the middle of the sip and more-so as it cools. I applaud the vanilla in this case – it helps with the other spicy spices and really added to the mix of flavors!
This is a good chai, indeed!
Pirate Tea from Design A Tea
Tea Type: Black Tea/Yerba Mate Blend
Where To Buy: Design A Tea
Product Description:
Ingredients: Koslanda-Dimbulla blend (Sri Lanka), Roasted Yerba Mate, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cardamom, Black Pepper, Cloves, Natural Vanilla/Pineapple flavoring.
Tasters Review:
Well, I like the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and I like Pirate Booty so when I tried Pirate Tea from Design A Tea I was happy to say I liked that, too! Actually I more than liked it…I’ll admit…I LOVED it!
It smells like Pineapple and chai more pineapple than chai…I, personally, LOVED this about it! This tea infuses really dark and really fast!
The taste is AWESOME!! I can safely say this is my FAVORITE Chai to date!! The flavoring is wonderful! The spices are mixed in nicely underneath.
Pirate Tea from Design A Tea is the complete package if you are on teas that favor pineapple! And a nice, true, delicious pineapple – not that artificial tasting stuff!