TAZO Organic Chai, Spiced Black Tea, 20-Count Tea Bags (Pack of 6)

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Tazo’s Chai Black Tea is an enjoyable chai experience for the most part. To their credit, their new verson on Chai Black Tea is organic. On the paper tea packet, Tazo writes, “a rich blend of teas and spices in the style of the hill dwellers of the Himalayas.” On their web site, Tazo describes the flavor profile of Chai as “cinnamon, creamy, sweet spice” and “medium-bodied yet full-flavored, with the spicy kick of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and black pepper. Tazo describes the aroma as “sweet, spice”. Those are pretty accurate. The black tea “blend” is a little bitter, though, even with minimal brewing. It’s a real trick to get it to brew long enough to get to experience the flavor from the spices without having the tea turn bitter. The ingredients in Chai are: black teas, ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamom, cloves, and star anise. It is caffeinated.
Tazo is an interesting company that makes only super premium teas. They are socially responsible, based in Portland, and have the motto, “The Reincarnation of Tea”. Tazo is owned by Starbucks. Their web site is fun and quirky, with a Zen-type focus, definitely worth checking out. It is unclear, though, from their web site, how many of their ingredients are organic or kosher, and they do use some “natural flavors” in their teas–this wording seems a little vague for a super premium tea.
I would rate this tea, and Tazo in general, as good—better than premium teas like Stash or Celestial Seasonings—but not as good as Numi. I’m soooooo spoiled by Numi teas, which is why Tazo Chai gets only four stars.

 

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