(Tea TImes Blog) – The weather is now cooler here, so I can now enjoy drinking hot tea again. Today I explored the deep, dark reaches of my kitchen cabinets and found my unopened box of Equo Organic Masala Chai tea. My sister-in-law had purchased this for my birthday. Both she and I appreciate that this tea is organic and fair trade.
As I opened the box, I could smell the cinnamon and cardamom. I enjoy the aroma of all teas before they are infused, but I have a special affinity for chai teas. The scent of chai can awaken me from the mental fog of mornings as well as after-lunch sleepiness.
This chai is a bagged tea. I steeped the tea for two and one-half minutes. The “liquor” (my new word for the day) had a weak smell of cinnamon, and its taste was similarly disappointing. I like a chai tea to make me sit up and take notice. This one was overly subtle. Not bad, just not great.
I will try again with a longer steep time to see if it improves the aroma and flavor.
