SPICEWALLAMasala Chai Spice 2.1 oz | Tea, Latte, Coffee, | Unsweetened Powdered Spice

This is one of those rare products that immediately DELIGHTS a customer. The packaging is a gem; I can see these becoming collectors' items. Like the finest teas, this chai spice is packed in a light- and air-proof tin canister, with a tight-fitting inner lid. Two lids total. As it should be. When you open it, the scent will make you drool like a St. Bernard eyeing a T-bone on the counter. The taste of the chai blend is addictive, with just a touch of ginger and black pepper heat. The cinnamon plays a back-seat role. Ginger, clove, and cardamon predominate. It's a masterful mix.The spices are very finely ground. If you use a tea bag no straining is required. One less step to bliss. Truly a wonderful product, highly recommended.

This is a great tasting chai spice for chai tea at home, and a terrific value over tea bags or smaller containers of the spice. I combine it with simple black tea bags, and creamer (Cinnamon Dolce Starbucks Creamer), and get the cheapest tastiest chair at home.

Came In packed and in a squarish tin box. Fresh and long shelf life.Had a nice aroma to it when I opened the box.I will say for one cup use 1/4 tsp or so so it’s not overpowering specially if you do t add sugar like me.I made my cup of teabag tea and added 1/4 tsp of it and I liked it.Had hints If ginger but I feel the allspice might be overpowering it a bit and wished it wasn’t there. But I still liked the flavor.

This is a perfect blend of spices and closest you will get to authentic Indian Masala Chai other than grinding all the spices yourself. To those that complain it doesn't dissolve, it is not supposed to. It is ground perfectly to be infused in your tea. It does settle but when it does, those gritty spices have no more flavor. The flavors have been absorbed by the tea. Just don't drink the very bottom of the cup.There is no "cayenne" in this as one reviewer said but has a nice peppery after taste from the black pepper. Ginger is the strongest flavor. I use 1/4 tsp of spice and just a touch of stevia while I steep my black tea for 5 minutes. Then I froth some 2% milk and add it to the tea after removing tea bag. My husband is hooked and asks for it every morning. Keep the container well sealed as all fresh spices lose their potency to air over time.

The blends in this brand are excellent, especially this chai masala. It’s ginger forward and delicious. Highly recommend.

This product is as close to my favorite chaiwala in Dehradun as I have been able to find. Their flavor profile is spot on. I have been a loyal fan for the last several years. When my latest order arrived, I noticed the change in packaging, including the new shaker top. Okay, it makes it a little harder to control getting the right spice quantity in the cup, but not insurmountable. Then I noticed the new package contained on 2.1 oz instead of the customary 3.5 oz, but the price remained the same. Spicewalla, if you needed to raise the price, do it; I'm just really disappointed you tried to slip it past us.

I’ve tried a few masala chai spice blends without black tea included this year after a trip to India. I like this one very much. I find the cardamom in some other blends overpowering but this has a good balance for me.But why on earth put an unremovable shaker top on a container with something you may well want to measure? I’m hoping I can get the shaker off without destroying the cute container?***UPDATE It wasn’t easy but I did get the shaker top off and now it’s fine.

I am a long-time chai latte fan and I am very particular about the blend of spices. For me, a chai latte should not be dominated by cinnamon. The overriding spice should be ginger, but the ginger must be perfectly balanced with the other essential chai spices -- cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, and clove. Spicewalla's Chai Masala is one of the most authentic chai blends I have used (and I have tried them all). For those who say it is too peppery, that's how real chai tastes! (However, if you prefer a more cinnamon-heavy blend -- you can easily add some ground cinnamon to change the ratio.)One of the best things about Spicewalla, however, is the excellent customer service I received from Thomas. The first batch I purchased back in December 2019 was not finely ground enough to fully dissolve, so this resulted in a gritty chai. I wrote to Spicewalla and Thomas reached out to me to let me know that this was not a typical experience and that I must have received a batch that was too coarsely ground. He gave me a refund, but he then went above and beyond by sending me a new tin (plus a few other goodies to try). The new batch was amazing -- it fully dissolved and made for a truly delightful afternoon chai latte. Spicewalla will now be one of my go-to chai blends!My preparation, for anyone who's interested:Boil one cup of water.Add desired amount of Spicewalla Chai Masala to water.Stir and allow to fully dissolve.Heat up* one cup of almond milk**Pour almond milk over water/chai mixture and stir.Note that I don't add any black tea to mine. But you can easily do that if you want!* I use Breville's Milk Cafe Milk Frother -- it does not technically steam the milk, but it warms it to your desired temperature and froths it up really nicely.** I use Whole Foods organic unsweetened Almond Milk, which has no carrageenan.