Spiced Orange Chai

Tasting Notes: Rich and silky dark amber liquor with creamy flavors of vanilla and chocolate.

Coco Shou is a pleasurable and nostalgic blend of black tea, miniature chocolate chips, and vanilla. Every time we brew a cup of this gorgeously decadent chocolate tea, we swear it brings us straight back to the feeling of warming up with a cup of hot chocolate after busy childhood afternoons spent building forts and making angels in the snow.

One of our shop's guilty pleasures, this chocolate tea is a guaranteed hit on chilly winter mornings for chocoholics of all ages. The earthy and woody aromas of the oxidized black tea pair perfectly with mouth filling chocolate and soothing vanilla. (Please note: this scented black tea contains caffeine.)

This tea is also available in mini tea tin and is delicious with a bit of our Tupelo or Cinnamon Honey!

Ingredients: Black Tea, Chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract) Natural & Artificial Flavors.

Tasting Notes: Rich and smooth amber liquor with brisk and refreshing citrusy tannins.

Arguably the world's most famous tea blend, our organic Earl Grey black tea comes to us from the base of the Himalayas in Dooars, Northern India. Coupled with organic Italian bergamot rind (a fragrant citrus fruit), this fairtrade and organic Earl Grey loose leaf tea is the perfect balance of slightly-malty black tea and lively, aromatic citrus.

The origins of Earl Grey tea are a bit muddied and no one really knows for sure how this tea blend of black tea and bergamot came to bear its iconic name. What we do know is that references to Earl Grey tea began in the 1820s, making Charles, 2nd Earl Grey and Prime Minister of England from 1830-1834 the likely namesake.

Some theories are easily debunked (like the idea that Charles Grey, who never travelled to China, saved a tea blender's son... in China). Other origin stories are more plausible. At some point Grey may have been gifted high quality Chinese tea (like Keemun) that he then asked London tea blenders to mimic, as such high quality tea was rare and very expensive at the time. To account for this, adding bergamot oil to lower quality teas was a common way to improve flavor in teas that had suffered for the long trade routes. Another theory is that Grey's tea blender added the bergamot at the Earl's request to counteract the lime in the water at his ancestral estate. Or, it could have just been an extremely forward-thinking and effective marketing tactic to put the politician's name on a blend of tea! 

Whatever the reasons for the original naming, Earl Grey tea has stood the test of time because this bold and refreshing tea appeals to many palates, pairs well with food, and is delicious both hot and iced. (Plus drinking it makes us feel fancy - remember, when in doubt, pinky out!)

Getting the Most Out of Your Organic Earl Grey Tea

Our organic, fairtrade Earl Grey loose leaf pairs beautifully with our Italian Acacia honey or play up the citrus with our Orange Blossom honey! We recommend brewing this tea Western-style and enjoying with a nice scone and dab of clotted cream.

Tasting Notes: Bold, leonine liquor bursting with bracing notes of green tea paired with the warm and spicy flavors of turmeric, ginger, and cardamom.

Our answer to requests for an organic green tea chai, our Golden Dragon Chai combines antioxidant-rich green tea with anti-inflammatory turmeric, ginger, and cardamom for the perfect one-two punch to boost energy and the immune system.

While chai is traditionally made with black tea (as in our Masala Chai), we love this twist on the original recipe to incorporate another tradition in Indian food culture and medicine: Golden Milk. 

Golden Milk as we know it now from lattes and juice bar offerings is a Westernized version of haldi doodh, literally milk infused with turmeric. Haldi doodh turmeric milk is part of India's ancient tradition of Ayurvedic medicine and is used to help with inflammation and gastric issues. Western adaptations are often infused with some ginger, cardamom, or cinnamon for taste. 

Our Golden Dragon Chai adds green tea to this mix, and Golden Milk enthusiasts can enjoy our green tea chai with milk and honey for a golden milk "latte" with a touch of caffeine and bonus antioxidants!

Getting the Most Out of Your Golden Dragon Green Tea Chai

Brew this tea extra strong on the stove for an hour or more to make a concentrate to use with milk and honey or brew Western-style with 8 grams of tea per 16oz hot water for 5-8 minutes to extract maximum flavor and benefits from the turmeric and other spices. Try with our Cinnamon Honey for added spice or sweeten with Palmetto Honey for added depth and even more antioxidants. 

Organically Produced Ingredients: Organic Green Tea, Organic Turmeric, Organic Cardamom, Organic Ginger, Organic Emerald Green Tea and Organic Black Peppercorns

Tasting Notes: Rich sienna liquor with sweet cinnamon and apple flavors balanced by robust black tea tannin.

Our version of traditional Turkish apple tea, Istanbul Apple is an organically produced cinnamon and apple black tea best brewed strong. Add a touch of honey to this tea to enhance the natural fruit flavor and mimic the strong, sweet, cinnamon flavor that has made the Turkish apple tea of Turkish Bazaars world-famous. 

Istanbul Apple pairs particularly well with our Alfalfa or Cinnamon honey.

All Organic Ingredients: Organic Black Tea, Organic Cinnamon & Organic Natural Flavor