Hello friends and welcome to day five of 24 Days of Tea Tasting! Today’s tea is Chocolate Chili Chai.

Disclaimer: I do not claim to have any real expertise when it comes to tea. This is just for fun.

Tea Information

Black Tea

Low Caffeine

Ingredients: Black tea, Chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), Red peppercorns, Lily petals, Ancho chili, Aleppo chili, Natural and artificial (chocolate, chili) flavouring.

Brewing Instructions:

Heat water to 95℃/200℉

Steep for 3-5 minutes

Tasting Notes

Sight: Long, twisted tea leaves make up most of the loose leaf. Flecks of red from the peppercorns and chili give this tea a pop of colour, and mini chocolate chips sprinkled throughout help create a balance that makes this tea quite pleasing to look at. It steeps a deep orange-brown colour.

Smell: Smells dominantly of chocolate. Very sweet and decadent. I cannot smell the chili or any of the other ingredients. As it steeps, the chili becomes more prominent.

Taste: Black tea is what I first taste upon taking a sip. This tea contrasts the spiciness of the chili with the decadence of the chocolate to create a very interesting flavour profile.

Rating:

⭐ ⭐ ⭐

A perfect balance of decadent and spicy.

Notes:

Would taste really nice if added to hot chocolate.