B-IN-065
Masala Chai Blend
मसाला चाय
Spiced black tea blend, from Blend, India.
Black tea
Masala Chai Blend is strongest on body, aroma intensity and spicy. Typical tasting words: cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, clove, malt, black pepper. Originated in colonial India, gaining widespread domestic adoption in the early twentieth century as CTC tea was combined with native Ayurvedic spices. Prepared across the Indian subcontinent by simmering leaf, whole milk, water, and warming spices directly over an open flame.
Also known as Masala Chai and Spiced Chai.
The profile
Taste, 0 to 5
Flavour families, 0 to 5
Facts
- Origin
- Blend, India
- Plant
- Camellia sinensis var. assamica with mixed spices
- Harvest
- summer flush blended year-round
- Elevation
- low
- Oxidation
- 90 to 100%
- Roast
- unroasted
- Leaf
- broken
- Price band
- affordable
- Availability
- everywhere
- Ageing
- a little
- Forgiving to brew
- 5 of 5
- L-theanine
- low
Made by: withering, then crush tear curl (ctc), then oxidation, then drying, then spice blending.
Caffeine
A cup of Masala Chai Blend carries a typical estimate of 55 mg of caffeine, within a range of 40 to 70 mg depending on leaf amount, water temperature and steeping time. Figures are estimates for a 240 ml cup. Better earlier in the day if you are sensitive to caffeine. The caffeine planner turns this into a daily total.
How to brew it
| Method | Leaf | Water | Steeps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western, 250 ml | 3.8 g | 95 to 100 °C | 5 min |
Up to 1 infusions. Scale for your own pot with the brew calculator.
Drinking it
- morning
- afternoon
- morning
- midday
- afternoon
- cold_weather
Pairs with pastry, spicy_food and breakfast_dishes. Milk: yes. Iced: yes. Sweetener: yes. Good for beginners: yes.
Tasting words explained
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