| | |  | Chai Tea | Home » » » » Stash Premium Double Spice Chai Black Tea, Tea Bags, 18-Count Boxes (Pack of 6) | | | | | | | Description: | | The Stash Tea Company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1972, the company derives its name from an entertaining aspect of tea folklore. In earlier centuries, tea was a valuable commodity traditionally transported by clipper ship. The ship's captain often was presented with some of the finest teas for his personal use. This supply was his "stash," stowed carefully as his "private reserve." Today, the term still is used to denote anything put away carefully because of its preciousness. Stash Premium Double Spice Chai Tea puts double the amount of clove, cinnamon, and cardamom into a blend of premium black teas and fragrant spices. Stash also adds coriander and whole cardamom for a spicier and even more flavorful drink. Add a splash of milk and sugar for a rich, authentic taste experience. Stash Tea has been committed to providing premium quality teas and an unsurpassed tea drinking experience. Stash begins with simply excellent tea leaves from the world's premier tea gardens and all natural botanical ingredients gathered from around the world. Meticulous blending and tasting of every tea ensures you will enjoy full flavor in every cup. | | | Features: | |
• For Chai lovers, more spice than our Chai Spice, and coriander and whole cardamom for an even more flavorful drink
• Kof-K Kosher Certified; Contains Caffeine; Gluten-free
• Each tea bag individually foil-wrapped
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 108.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 34 reviews |
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11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Best chai you can ever get from a bag.Jul 16, 2008
By Sultaria
I have just bought this tea yesterday and made a traditional "chai", as I normally do. I've used other brands and types of bagged chai tea before, and they were decent, but nothing like this. I absolutely love my chai to be extremely spicy, and this is it. No other varieties of Stash Chai or even their other teas can compare to this. This is simply delicious when made with milk and sugar. Save the money you spend on a Starbucks Chai latte and buy a box instead. It's MUCH better and less expensive when made right.
I usually make chai from scratch, but this is definetely a time saver and tastes amazing. Highly recommended.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Exotic and refreshing!Oct 20, 2006
By Kurt A. Johnson
The Stash Tea Company was founded in 1972, in Tigard, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, and was originally operated out of a Victorian-style house. But, right from the beginning the company focused on making only premium teas. That commitment to quality has propelled Stash Tea to the position of one of America's largest tea companies.
Among Stash Tea's wonderful infusions is Chai Spice Black Tea. "Chai" comes from the Hindi word for tea, but in the West it is interpreted as Masala Chai, Indian spiced tea. Well, in fact this tea is a wonderful version of Indian spiced tea, based on a mix of Indian black teas, spiced with ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cloves.
Now, as you might expect from that description, this is a spicy tea. When I first opened the package, the smell of cinnamon wafted up to me and I thought, "Oh no, cinnamon tea?" Well, the flavor is much more complex than that - spicy, but not in an overpowering way. In fact the flavor is exotic and refreshing, and a real joy to drink.
Now, some people prefer it iced (and it is delicious iced), but I think that I prefer it hot. There's nothing better on a cold evening than then smell and taste of Chai Spice Black Tea filling your senses. (By the way, if you find this tea a little overpowering, just add a little milk to smooth it out.)
I highly recommend this great tea!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Amazing Quality of TeasOct 12, 2009
By Negril
I received a variety of Stash teas as a Bridal Shower souveneir over a year ago. I'm sorry i took so long to bust 'em open. Stash is an amazing quality with natural tasting, comforting flavours in both the Herbal and Black Tea lines. I am so impressed, I've become a Stash convert.
This Double Chai is very well balanced in it's spices, but still comforting and yet refreshing at the same time. I made mine mostly according to the directions (tea is easy that way), but i did use sweetened condensed milk instead of regular milk and sugar. It may not be 'Starbucks Quality' as one reviewer lamented, but I'm sure the beauty of Chai is that it can be well made in a variety if different ways. And while i've never been big into Chai, in the future, I'm definitely going to keep a stock of this Chai tea in my pantry. And unlike many other common brands of black tea, this one does not go bitter after 5-10 minutes of steeping. I'm used to having to be vigilant about removing the bag after 3 minutes, because I'm sensitive to the bitter over-steeped taste of lower quality black teas. That was not at all an issue with either of the black teas I've tried from this company. I can't wait to buy more Stash Teas.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 A noble effort, but falls shortFeb 23, 2010
By K. Cummings
Most bagged chai blends aren't very good at all. There, I said it. There are a few that have authentic taste but are just too weak overall, and unfortunately, Stash Double Spiced Chai falls into that category despite hitting all the right notes with the spices.
Upon opening a bag for the first time, I was concerned that this would be overloaded with too much cinnamon, but from the green stains on the bag it was apparent that they stuck a load of cardamom in there as well, which is a good thing. With milk and sugar, though, the black tea just did not have the strength needed to counter-balance the spice medley. Things improved when I added a second bag to the cup, but overall it was just too bitter and again, the BODY that you expect the black tea to provide just wasn't there. With a different or stronger tea base Stash could have a real winner here, because they certainly have the spice blend right on.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Over all, fairly goodDec 21, 2006
By D. Dell
"Dell"
I have tried spiced chai tea, but it did not have enough spices. I also tried a mix where you just add water, but they were too sweet. I prefer a stronger spice flavor and I like to be able to control the amount of milk and sugar. So, I usually make my own chai spiced tea from scratch. I get just the right amount of ingredients, but it is a lot of trouble and takes time.
Then I tried the Stash Double Spiced Chai Tea. With more spice than most other teas I found the flavor and intensity to be fairly close to my home-made chai. This chai tea is able to maintain the flavor of the black tea with a nice blend of spices that give it a little extra kick with the double-spice. Of course, with more spices comes more bitterness. The way to lessen the bitterness is to slightly increase the milk and sugar. A better way to help cut the bitterness is to use honey instead of sugar.
I will still make my own home-made version when I have the time to make it. But, I will also use this Stash Double Spice Chai Tea as an alternative until I find something better.
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