Masala Chai Customer Reviews

This Chai is perfect on a crisp fall morning. The smell is intoxicating - cinnamon is dominant when the aroma hits the nose. IMO, the tea should be steeped in very hot water (not sure of exact temperature), in order to bring out the flavors. The cardamon in this Chai, along with the cinnamon and cloves, creates a spicy delight, but not overwhelming to one flavor or another. The ginger is rather subdued. I've had Chai with milk before, and would recommend 1- or 2-percent milk with this tea, not skim.

I've had many chai's but this one has to be one of the best i've had. Im a big fan of cinnamon and clove, it was like drinking pumpkin pie almost.

The masala chai was really good! A notch above most chais out there!

This is hands down the best chai tea I have had. Just the right amount of spice. I like it with a bit of rock sugar and a splash of organic milk. Makes the whole house smell wonderful while brewing.

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It's a wonderfully spicy blend of tea. It takes to sugar

I have never met a chai I didn't like, but if I had to choose a favorite, it'd be a close tie between masala and rooibos vanilla. Masala is fabulous. the spice is practically perfect, not too overpowering. Like other reviewers I make it with milk (usually vanilla soy milk) and a touch of honey. So fantastic, so rich, so GOOD!

A nice tea to drink now that the days are getting shorter and cooler. I added whole milk to mine along with some brown sugar. The spices were there but not overwhelming.

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There are two reasons I love Adagio's Masala Chai. One, it is excellent on its own and represents maybe the most 'traditional' chai taste, with a well balanced and delicious blend of spices. Two, because it embodies the classic chai taste so well, it's perfect for blending -- mango chai, earl grey chai, apricot chai, dragonwell chai -- you name it! The possibilities are endless. It's excellent!

I've tried almost every store brand chai there is and have not been satisfied. I was so excited when adagio added this, and I was not disappointed. Better than anything I've gotten at a cafe.

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I made my first cup today and I really enjoyed it. I used boiling milk instead of water and used a lot of honey like others have suggested. I'd like to try adding more ginger or something, I love strong teas so... That's just my two cents.

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I love the flavor of masala chai tea. It has a strong solid flavor.

If you enjoy chai you can't go wrong with this tea. It has excellent flavor and the most amazing smell.

Be careful of the cloves! When I get the 4oz bag the majority of the cloves tend to settle on the top which can make the first batches overwhelming so I pick the extra ones out and save them in a tin. I find that four cloves is plenty for a cup.

I'm a long-time chai drinker and I can make a wonderful chai with this mix. I use 1/4 water and 3/4 milk. Boil the water, add tsp Masala Chai and plenty of sweetener (makes the flavors come out best), stir, then add milk and reheat until almost boiling. If I want it extra strong I add a half tsp of Brooke Bond tea powder. Then steep for at least five minutes.

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Just tried to make my first latte! Once I get it right I think it will be amazing! I recommend using a little less than 1/2 milk, and 1.5 or 2 teaspoons of tea leaves.

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I enjoy this tea. It smells and tastes great. It is rather spiced so you may want to avoid it if you do not care for a lot of spices. I drink it plain

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The spicy flavor mixed with that of strong tea with milk (soy milk, in my case) added is a luxurious drink with which to start a morning.

Smells great! Really needs a good bit of sugar to bring out all of the flavors (milk too). Wish it was a bit stronger, but still tasty nonetheless.

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Nice balance of spice. Great with milk and a little honey.

Perfect blend of spices and tea. I like mine strong with some sugar and milk added. Make sure milk is hot or reheat after you add it. Delicious. Like being in India.

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This is a decent chai, but not as spicy or flavorful as I'd like. I'd recommend the Thai Chai or Chocolate Chai as a more flavorful alternate.

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This tea smells wonderful especially when freshly brewed. Taste great even when iced. I have added this as one of my favorites

Very delight, great cup of chai and smells great too! Much love for this one and will order it again.

This is especially good brewed with milk, but I like mine sweet. Still needs sugar to get just the right flavor. Awesome treat.

Ah-Maze-Zing. I had only tried Chai once or twice - usually tea bags bought from the grocery store. This is far superior, unsurprisingly. I boil it directly in soy milk sometimes and it comes out so smooth and just sweet enough that you don't need any sugar at all.

this is my favorite masala chai that I have found. Me and my tea groupies had a contest between teavana and adagio. The results... Adagio hands down.

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Gave this to a friend as a gift because he complained the inability to find "real" chai tea in the United States. He reported it was delicious and authentic to his Middle Eastern childhood memories of authentic chai tea.

Although the spices are well balanced, I couldn't help but find this tea to be severely lacking in the flavor department. Might want to try doubling the amount of tea you use with this one or extending the brewing time.

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My favorite chai. Try a cup with half a teaspoon of honey and a dash of heavy cream.

I have a penchant for spicy tea and this tea aims to please. Great to mixup with your regular daily tea drinking binge. Beats the tea bags hands down, and this particular tea resteeps fine.

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A very strong chai but so good. You can really taste each of the flavors that make up this tea. It takes you to another country. It's great.

I'm not a fan of chai, but this one is quite good! The spices smell very strong when you first open the package, but once it's brewed, it is toned down a lot. I added quite a bit of milk to the brewed tea, and thus had to use a bit more tea than the recommended amount to get the desired final strength for my taste. The clove really comes through, the other spices create a really nice medley that goes very well with the sweetness of honey and the smoothness of the milk.

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Masala Chai is one of my favorite teas from Adagio and I keep going back to it. It has a spicy sweet fragrance that would put most potpourris to shame. Unlike many tea drinkers, I prefer both milk and sugar in my Masala Chai. Delicious start to my day.

Great spice flavor that is very similar to any masala chai I've had in Indian restaurants (which is obviously a very good thing). Goes wonderful with some cream and a bit of sugar!

I love this tea! It has a wonderful spiciness that is going to be great this fall/winter. I will definitely be buying more of this one!

Make sure to brew this strong if you're planning on adding milk. It tastes different from chai lattes I've had before- different spices?- but not a bad different, and it smells amazing.

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This is a mild, fragrant tea. My teenage daughter really enjoys it.

This tea brings people to it as it is brewing. The smell will flood the room you are in. I regularly had people commenting on the smell in the office. Do not over steep it though as the clove gets a bit bitter.

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This wasn't what I was expecting when I smelled the dry tea, but ends up being much more of a classic chai experience once brewed. Lots of cloves--great with some sugar.

This is a great chai- lots of flavor but not so much that you feel like you have to add milk to tone it down. Will def. be buying more.

This is a great chai, and what one expects here in the west in terms of flavors. Lovely mid morning tea.

This is a really strong chai and it really seems created for proper chai brewing---i.e. milk! I did it with water and it was so strong it almost burned. I still have some left and will try it with milk---I am sure it will be good because it is blended so strongly

Chai teas vary widely among tea stores, so I was glad to find one that I love! The cloves are the dominant spice, but are not overbearing. The balance of spices is great!

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A good standard chai, definitely. Excellent with stevia and milk. The spices create a beautiful aroma as the tea is brewing.

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I loved this tea. I had never had any kind of chai but I wanted to give it a try. This tea definitely did not disappoint.

I'm new to chai, but this one is really good, not something I like to drink every day, but on a Saturday morning with a little hot milk thrown in it's a nice treat

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Very nice spices, not too strong. Works very well with milk.

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One of my favorite chais, so I ordered it for a friend. You can tell it's gonna be deliscious from the moment the aroma hits you.

This makes probably one of the best cups of chai that I have had in a long time. I will definitely be ordering more of this in the future.

An amazing chai! It was a huge hit to a lot of my friends at a small tea party I put together.

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Another great chai, I've liked each one that I've tried. I think the last for me to try is Thai Chai, and I've got a sample of it already. I will definitely order this one again, and same with the Spiced Apple Chai.