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Golden Masala Chai Loose Leaf Black Tea

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20p per cup

Style

We’ve taken our Rare Masala Chai loose leaf tea to a whole new level of flavour and complexity, by blending in whole pieces of Himalayan turmeric sourced from small holder farms in the state of Sikkim, India.

Bright, spicy and stimulating.

Shake well before use to distribute the spice and leaves evenly. Due to the size of the grind, some sediment from the spices may get through and we would suggest using a fine strainer.

Tasting Notes

Malty black tea with peppery spice and a deep earthiness. This tea infuses to a deeply aromatic and richly spiced cup.

Cost Per Cup

20p per cup based on 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water and 2 infusions.

Origin

Satemwa Estate, Shire Highlands, Malawi
Sikkim, India

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If you want to make your Golden Chai, latte style - we recommend making a strong two-minute infusion of 60ml of boiling water with 2.5g of tea and then adding hot full-fat milk.

You could also try infusing the tea in hot full-fat milk - fat carries flavour and is delicious - heat 2.5g of tea per 150ml of full fat milk until just below simmering point, infusing until it reaches the required strength. You might want to sweeten with a little honey or sugar.

Origin & Craft

This tea was inspired by a great friend and benefactor of Rare Charity - Lekha Singh.

The black tea base is a single estate, hand-crafted tea from Satemwa in Malawi. To this we have combined our unique blend of spices – ginger, green cardamon, black pepper, cloves, and cinnamon. To guarantee the spice mix is as fresh as possible, it is blended by hand in small batches.

To elevate this Chai to its ‘Golden’ status, we’ve added whole pieces of Indian turmeric from Sikkim. It is sourced from small holder farmers in the foothills of the Himalayas. The state is entirely organic, and the turmeric has a unique depth of taste and power from this unspoiled terroir.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

"Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a yellow pigment present in the spice turmeric (Curcuma longa) that has been associated with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral, and antibacterial activities as indicated by over 6,000 citations. In addition, over one hundred clinical studies have been carried out with curcumin."

Some research suggest it is best ingested with pepper to bring out its full benefits, making our peppery masala chai the perfect medium for a delicious and beneficial tea.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918523

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Returns

The Rare Tea Lady believes that our teas are some of the greatest in the world, and that our range and service are second to none.

In the isolated case that you are not completely satisfied with any tea or teaware you purchase from our website, please get in contact with our customer services team to discuss returning your order.*

In most instances we will give you a full refund of the item’s cost excluding postage. We may ask you to return the item to us. Customers in the European Union have a statutory cooling-off period of fourteen days that is not affected by this guarantee, but any tea pouches much remained sealed for this to be in effect.

*We only accept returns/refunds for tea within two months of receipt, because it is impossible for us to know if the tea has been stored correctly.