TasTEA Time! Twinnings Chai

What:  Chai Tea from one of the most well known tea companies in the world.

Where:  England

Why should I care:  It's starting to get chilly and to me, nothing beats the chills quite like chai tea.  Chai Lattes are one of my favorite drinks but it can be hard finding a ready-made chai tea that is flavorful enough to withstand the barrage of half-and-half and sugar I throw at it.   Twinnings is generally a good brand, has strong flavors and is widely available.

Packaging:  Each sachet is individually foil-wrapped which is awesome because you want your chai tea to be as fresh as possible for as long as possible.  It also has a nice little dispenser box for if you're a food service person who likes to display their tea.

Non-Taste Senses:  The tea is your typical black tea color.  It smells really spicy though.

And then I added Half-and-half and spices on  top.  If you have access to a milk foamer, USE IT!!!!

Taste:  The thing about chai is that it really doesn't matter how it tastes until you add milk so I tried it both ways.  Without milk, I honestly couldn't drink it because of how spicy it was.  With milk, it still hold up.  There's actually a tingle on my tongue from the spices.  I don't think it's strong enough to make a chai milkshake to, but this is good for those chilly days when you need something warm and comforting.

Overall:  Honestly, if you want good, strong, spicy chai tea then you should just make it yourself using whatever spices you want and black tea (time to make a recipe!).  However, not all of us have the time or the need to buy cardamon  Twinnings Chai is good for when you need chai in a pinch and is a great fall beverage drunk with a bit of milk/creamer/soymilk/half-and-half/whatever.

My Rating:  Try it!  Here's the Chai page (If anyone really loves me, you should send me some of the other flavors preferably pumkin spice.  One or two bags would be nice).