I am a hot drink fiend. I
wouldn’t make past midday without having had a coffee in the morning and I
drink tea like my life depends on it. Before bed, I avoid tea and coffee simply
because of the caffeine, so sometimes opt for hot chocolate or just a glass of
milk, until I recently discovered my new favourite bedtime drink; chai latte.
Having only ever had chai latte in coffee shops, it had never even occurred to
me that I could make it at home. The brand ‘Drink Me Chai’ offer a wide range
of ‘just add hot water’ powdered latte mixes in a variety of flavours
including; vanilla, green tea and mango.
The brand itself was the brain
child of Amanda Hamilton who thought up the idea when visiting an Indian market
where they sold spiced, sweetened tea. After selling her tea on her own market
stall and making a few tweeks to the recipe, Drink Me Chai is now the top
instant Chai product in the UK. On their website you will find a number of chai
based demos and recipes including spiced chai, honey and yoghurt muffins which
I have to try! Did I mention how lovely their packaging is?
The first flavour I purchased was
vanilla, and despite not loving really vanilla-ry flavoured things I loved this
drink! I found I liked it most with a drop or two of milk in it, as well as a
smidge of cinnamon flavoured Monin coffee syrup. Seeing as I was adding the
cinnamon flavour to the drink, next I decided to try the spiced flavour and
although, yes, it was more fragrant and still delicious, I actually preferred
my own vanilla-cinnamon concoction. Seeing as I liked these two flavours so
much, I can’t wait to get my hands on the other flavours to give them a try.
Their website says they have a chocolate one too!
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