Saigon Chai

Type: Black Assam Tea

Class: Flavored

Flavor: Chai (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, rose pepper)

Intensity: More smell than taste

Mood: Creative

Perks: Looseleaf, organic, Saigon cinnamon

Source (in Montreal): DAVIDsTEA

A semi-accidental stop at David's Tea resulted in acquisition of this interesting specimen. The taste is not overpowering (read could be a bit more pronounced) but the smell fuels imagination. This tea has the warmth of pure chai, but being much milder does not monopolize your attention. An excellent complement for creative undertakings (so far tested in the domain of cooking and blog writing). 

after midnight / oh canada

the last time i visited david's tea on mont-royal, i tried "after midnight", a flavoured black tea. from the description, it seems to have been released for valentine's day.



the tea leaves have an intense citrus aroma. once infused, the smell of chocolate is brought out. drinking this, the tea is very "warm", which is why this is part of the "winter collection". it tastes like those orange-flavoured dark chocolates.

at the time, it was during the winter olympics, so the tea shop was promoting "oh canada", a rooibos tea.



yes, those are colourful little maple-leaf candies.

i confess that i am not a big fan of rooibos in general, but i do like the maple sweetness with this "oh canada" mix.