GREEN CHAI WELLNESS

Malabar Coast spices dance through hi-antioxidant greens to produce one of the world's best tasting chais.

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100 g	$20.95 / per cup $0.41
250 g	$48.95 / per cup $0.39
500 g	$87.95 / per cup $0.35
1 kg	$159.95 / per cup $0.31

Category: Chai, Decaf, Green, Wellness

Type: Tea

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Brewing Instructions

Ever since the 20th of May, 1498 when Vasco da Gama weighed anchor off the coast of India, the spices of the Malabar coast have captivated the Western palate. Over the next few hundred years, wave after wave of Western arrivals, Danes, French and British fell under the intoxicating spell of spicy cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, cloves and black pepper. The problem was of course that trade of the spices came with a hefty price in the form of costly wars with India's indigenous kingdoms. Subsequently, what spice made it back to Europe fetched exorbitant prices and came to be available only to the exceptionally wealthy.

As any modern day visitor to India will tell you, Malabar Spice is a little easier to come by these days. How so? The heady blend has evolved to become the signature flavor of spiced chai, added to the mix of India's ubiquitous drink along with hot whole milk and strong tea. Today, the drink is available on virtually every street corner, train platform and bus stop. And while no warfare is required to make your purchase, a little haggling never hurts.

We've decided to do our part to further propagate the sultry flavors of Southern India by developing what we believe to be one of the greatest chai blends ever created - decaffeinated Hi^Antiox Green Chai. What makes it so great? Well, in addition to the outstanding m̩lange of grassy green tea and peppery spice, the leaf we've sourced has an exceptional antioxidant count owing to its high altitude cultivation. (Research conducted at Canada's University of Guelph indicates that teas grown at high elevations exhibit higher than average antioxidant levels.) A fabulous cup even Vasgo da Gama would have crossed any ocean for!
Tea Type: Green, Chai, Decaf, Wellness

Country: Kenya, Malawi, India

Region: Kericho, Thyolo, Kerala

Grade: BP1 (Broken Pekoe 1)

Altitude: 2500', 3500', 1000' ft. above sea level

Manufacturer Type: CTC (Cut, Torn and Curled)

Ingredients: Luxury decaf green tea, Ginger, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Coriander, Clove, Black Pepper.

Cup Characteristics: Malabar Coast spices dance through Hi^antioxidant greens to produce one of the world's best tasting chais.

Infusion: Natural wild green hubs.
Brewing Hot

Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 5-10 minutes (for true Chai, steep at least 7 minutes). While the tea is brewing prepare your cup to receive the chai - put 2 teaspoons of sugar in the cup and add milk (about 20%) of the cup's volume. When the chai is ready -pour into your cup.

Brewing Cold

(to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice, milk, sugar and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water].