Black Tea for Chai
Wondered what the preferred black tea is for making Chai. I know that the spices added are powerful so I don't know how much of a difference it will make but do want to know. The only loose black I have now is an Earl Grey so I'll buy some other black based on your recommendations.
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Re: Black Tea for Chai
A lot of chai mixes have CTC (crush-tear-curl) Assam tea in them.
It looks like this: You can buy it pretty cheap here:
http://teasource.com/merchant2/merchant ... ct_Count=4
It looks like this: You can buy it pretty cheap here:
http://teasource.com/merchant2/merchant ... ct_Count=4
Re: Black Tea for Chai
yeah, I would say ceylon too, it has a slightly smokey taste and isn't too full on if you don't brew it for too long, so the spices will definitely come through.