Black Tea for Chai

[Chatsworth]

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.

[bsteele]

Something like Ceylon would make a nice base

[geeber1]

A lot of chai mixes have CTC (crush-tear-curl) Assam tea in them.

It looks like this:

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You can buy it pretty cheap here:
http://teasource.com/merchant2/merchant ... ct_Count=4

[TeaSupplies]

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.

[charizzi]

I like to use Assam