Kashmiri Chai Green Tea

Some of the finest teas in the world come from India, the world's leading producer of tea. Included in these teas are the robust Assams, distinctive Darjeelings and well-balanced Nilgiris. However, most tea consumed in India is not enjoyed for its fine, subtle flavor nuances, but instead is blended with sweet and pungent spices to make Chai.

Chai is usually brewed very strong with lots of sugar and milk and often concentrated. Traditional Indian Chai combines rich black tea that is boiled in milk and flavored with local spices such as sweet cinnamon, pungent ginger, sharp clove, penetrating cardamom, and occasionally black peppercorns and hot red chilies, and then sweetened with sugar.

Indian Chai is enjoyed in cities and the smallest of villages, and is usually offered to every visitor to a home. In Northern India where Chai is the beverage of choice, tiny tea stalls line the streets where all day long "chaiwallas" (tea vendors) brew and serve tea. This spicy tea is brewed in a samovar-type vessel and is always served very hot. Hurried customers often pour a little Chai in the saucer to cool it before drinking.

For our Kashmiri Chai we blend Indian green teas and cinnamon, clove, ginger, cardamom and almond. The brewed tea is very aromatic with a flavor that is slightly sweet, strong and penetrating, with lingering flavor notes of almond. This tea is very pleasant plain, or with milk (regular or evaporated) and sugar. It is exceptional any time of day, as a rich morning cup, an enjoyable dessert tea or as a special treat.

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