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Sep. 17th, 2014 10:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckToday, I tried Adagio's spiced apple chai. I bought the sample of that individually; it wasn't one of the four included in the chai sampler. I picked it up because it was the one straight up chai not in the sampler (the other two not included were a white chai and a green chai. I thought I could wait to try those).
The spiced apple chai has a longer steeping time than the chocolate chai did-- five minutes instead of three. I may experiment with a shorter steeping time because it came out a more bitter than I like. It smells wonderful, but I can't taste most of what I smell. I tried it unsweetened before adding stevia. I think this may be another one that would be better unsweetened if I can do something about the bitterness. The spicing is kind of subtle, at least compared to the boxed chais I've tried.
I'm not sure I like this enough to ever buy more. It will depend on how a shorter steeping time works out, I think. I'm not sure the cinnamon will come out as well with a shorter steeping time, but it would be nice to have less bitterness.
The spiced apple chai has a longer steeping time than the chocolate chai did-- five minutes instead of three. I may experiment with a shorter steeping time because it came out a more bitter than I like. It smells wonderful, but I can't taste most of what I smell. I tried it unsweetened before adding stevia. I think this may be another one that would be better unsweetened if I can do something about the bitterness. The spicing is kind of subtle, at least compared to the boxed chais I've tried.
I'm not sure I like this enough to ever buy more. It will depend on how a shorter steeping time works out, I think. I'm not sure the cinnamon will come out as well with a shorter steeping time, but it would be nice to have less bitterness.
