The Quick Sip

Masala Chai is enjoyed as a pick me up throughout India. This tasty version is composed of fine broken Indian teas with an overlay of warm spices such as aromatic ginger, cardamom and cinnamon, rounded off with a touch of Bourbon vanilla. Not to be confused with many misguided versions sold elsewhere, our blend could draw a crowd in any Bombay bazaar!

Tea Tales

Chai is the name for tea, any type of tea. The most conventional way chai is prepared throughout India is by boiling broken leaf tea with milk, a strongly coloured and invigorating concoction. Masala chai, or spiced tea, is a variant which has gained much popularity in the West of late. There is no fixed recipe for masala chai as each Indian household has its own variation, each person generally favouring ‘the way mother makes it'. Most masala chai in India is brewed strong with a broken leaf black tea such as Assam, but in Kashmir, green tea is often used. Commonly, ‘warm' spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, peppercorn, and cloves are ground together, with diced fresh ginger thrown into the mix. The green tea variant of Kashmir is brewed with almonds, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamom, and sometimes saffron. Whichever variation, the result is warming, soothing and wholly exotic.