Pumpkin Chai

Tea type
Black Chai Fruit Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Candy, Caramel, Cinnamon, Pumpkin, Spices, Clove, Smoke, Cloves, Molasses, Burnt Sugar, Coconut, Cookie, Nutmeg, Sweet, Vanilla, Creamy, Pumpkin Spice, Brown Sugar, Vegetables, Spicy, Sugar, Pastries, Artificial, Butternut Squash, Smooth, Ginger, Bergamot, Carrot, Tea, Cardboard, Butter, Lemon Zest, Malt, Maple, Orange Zest, Apple, Honey, Citrus Zest, Citrus, Allspice
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Bulk, Loose Leaf, Sachet
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by bree
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 5 g 32 oz / 948 ml

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  • “I had a mug of this earlier this morning and as usual it was great. It kept me nice and cozy as I waited for the bus :D” Read full tasting note
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  • “OMG ITS SOOOO GOOD New favorite tea omnomnomnommn I get the box with 25g of each tea in it. eep excite! This one is thick, in such a good way. Edit: Okay folks, this tea tastes like pumpkin. No...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Backlog from when I was at the mall today: Woo! Good. I still like it! I wasn’t sure because some of the ultra-crazy-sugary blends no longer appeal to me as much now that I’ve discovered the beauty...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Mmm, so silky today. Gotta love those almond milk and brown sugar additions! I even got my mom hooked! So far the weekend is looking pretty nice. Saw the new Dracula last night and we’re planning...” Read full tasting note

From DAVIDsTEA

Rich, spice-filled and comforting, with a hint of caramel – like a slice of pumpkin pie!

The forever fall must-have. This rich premium black tea is the perfect way to kick off the season. It’s got all the warmth of cinnamon and cloves, plus the sweetness of caramel and pumpkin candy. For a truly unforgettable pumpkin chai latte experience, top it up with steamed milk and stir in a spoonful of brown sugar.

What makes it great
• This is the only spiced black tea that’s come back every season since debuting in our very first fall collection.
• Makes the perfect fall chai latte – especially topped with frothed milk and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
• Try steeping it into custard for an autumnal crème brulée.

Ingredients: Black tea, Cinnamon, Cloves, Caramel (condensed skimmed milk, sugar, glucose syrup, butter, sorbitol, mono and diglycerides), Carrot, Lemon peel, Pumpkin candies (sugar, rice flour, palm and palm kernel oil, corn starch, gum Arabic, cellulose gum, FD&C Yellow 6, confectioner’s glaze, carrageenan, soy lecithin, artificial flavouring), Pumpkin flakes, Natural and artificial pumpkin spice flavouring.

About DAVIDsTEA View company

DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.

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Story Time:I really need to find time for stuff. Guitar, hanging with friends, school work, ect. I just can’t wait till the house is back to normal. I think that will help tremendously.

Tea Time:I can’t believe how fast my order got to me; and for 5 bucks! I think I put in for it on Thursday and I got it on Monday! I just love the cut little orange tin too!

Ok, one problem that I have found with this tea is that it can be a bit weak and washy. However when I add in the pumpkin cream from Culinary tea’s it is awesome.

Normally I do a normal pot brew, but after reading how everyone said it was way better brewed chai style I decided to give it a try. I did 4 cups water with half a cinnamon stick in it and brought it to a boil. Then put it on low and threw in 5 tsp of leaf in and brewed it for 5 minuets. Then I strained the leaves into a pitcher and sweeten it with brown sugar. I did not add milk or cream.

I am starting to think that you can’t drink tea done chai style with out milk or cream. When I drank it it tasted strong, but in a unpleasing way. Almost more like it was concentrated or something. There was also an odd bite to it. Not astringency, but just a weird bite. I tried to make home made black chai yesterday and ran into a similar problem. However, I thought I used to much spice and should just use less spice if I am going to drink it with out creamer. I now think otherwise.

I drank my cup, but got a upset stomach. I think from know on if I am going drink chai strait, I should just stick to the tea pot.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec
Babble

I have a sample waiting to be tried. I’ll probably have to try it chai style.

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I have yet to make a cup of this this fall season, but I have it in the crockpot for some butternut squash soup and it smells amazing. Like everything I adore about fall. Now I just have to wait 8 hours… grumblegrumble

Daisy Chubb

in.. the crockpot…
; 3; you are amazing.

Daddyselephant

XD I try. I’ll be sure to post the recipe when it makes it onto my blog .

IllBeMother221B

Do want recipe!

Daddyselephant

It will likely go up on my blog tomorrow! :D

QuiltGuppy

Ooh, butternut squash soup! That sounds so wonderful right now.

Daddyselephant

Welp, I better get to writing up that blog post for tomorrow, because tomorrow I’LL BE AT WORK! I GOT THE JOB! dances and boogies

QuiltGuppy

CONGRATULATIONS!!! That’s excellent! Now you can afford even more tea… :)

Daddyselephant

Thank you! AND I’ll be working in the same mall as a DavidsTea, so I’ll get a discount there as well .

Daddyselephant

The recipe should be here after 12 noon EST: http://wp.me/p1GKE7-2R

Cattibrie

Discount is exciting. My Brothers girlfriend gets one at the store in Westboro so I get her to buy some of my teas. We just don’t see them enough so I can’t wait for the teas.

Cattibrie

And I can’t wait for the recipe or to try some of your others since I found your blog. It looks great.

Daisy Chubb

Yeah your blog is amazing!
It’s really inspiring to go make some awesome tea recipes

Daddyselephant

Awwww, thanks guys. You’re makin’ me blush!

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I made this up as a latte today, hoping that I might fall in love… but alas, my hearts desire lies elsewhere!
It’s just… weak. and I still taste that uncooked pumpkin flavour. Bleh.
With milk, it actually tastes somewhat floral as well, but it’s that same pumpkin note I am picking up. Sugar didn’t help much either. Ah well, atleast I had a sipdown! :)

Daniel Scott

You know, I found this one disappointing too for ages, and then one day I made myself a cup and was blown away at how good it was! For me, I think it was the steep time. It definitely needs to be steeped longer, like 5 minutes at least.

Too bad you don’t like the pumpkin flavour!

Lindsay

That’s exactly how I felt after having the first cup of a regretful 100g purchase. Like an awkward blind date that you keep around for awhile cause he pays for everything, looks great on the outside but is sooo boring on the inside. Then you celebrate the day you finally get rid of him.

That was supposed to be a tea metaphor.

Indigobloom

Daniel: I dunno how long I steeped it, maybe 3 min? It started to get a hair bitter so I took the strainer out.
Lindsay: Good to know I’m not the only one! and on the blind date thing… ha! tell me about it!!!
It feels so good to have purged this one :)

Kittenna

This is so much like Glitter & Gold for me! Minus some sweet.

Lucy

Lindsay – that is great metaphor! I love it immensely!

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158 tasting notes

Oh………..my………………………….god.
I have died and gone to tea heaven.

Steeped this up for the max time, added cream, brown sugar, and a pinch of white sugar.

This…is better than…. most things.

I really don’t understand how this is so amazing.
I’ve had pumpkin chais. And they were always weak crappy chais with no pumpkin flavor.
But this? ..Wow. That’s really all I have to say at this moment.
I have to keep this stocked up, for the rest of my life.

Edit.
I really, REALLY can’t get over how PUMPKINY this is. Flipping pumpkin pie in a glass. Not just the spices that go into pumpkin pie, this tastes like amazing ripe pumpkin.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 6 min, 0 sec
SimplyJenW

I have some of this! I am trying to use it to motivate me to get some things done…but maybe I need a little taste first. ;)

Ashley Bain

I bet having some will put you in gear to accomplish whatever you need to!

Maxime-Daniel Friðrikson

This one is a perfecture of the perfection of the chai. Creamy = TASTYYYY. :)

Ashley Bain

yes, sir.

Maxime-Daniel Friðrikson

My best friend agree, this is TOO MUCH awesome to be a tea on earth :)

ashmanra

My oldest daughter loves loves anything pumpkin. I will have to try to get my hands on some of this and make her try it.

Ashley Bain

Max – Your bearded, guitar playing best friend that’s going to be my tutor? haha.

Ashmanra – I could send you a sample! I just ran out of sample packets but I just put in a new order and they should be here in about a week :)

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Another…this one from Monday… The last time I had this it didn’t taste anything like pumpkin chai. So I wonder if I somehow got a bad batch. But this time around the pumpkin really came out to play. I even made a cup for my cousin who (news to me) a tea drinker (her mom too)! What can I say my grandma raised her kids right and she also taught her grandchildren well too. :) I really enjoy the rich pumpkin flavor and the hints of cinnamon, and maybe nutmeg I think? The next time I do this I’m going to try it as a latte and rim the mug with cinnamon and sugar….I think that would really make the flavors pop! Also upping the rating.

Autistic Goblin

I sometimes find mine doesn’t taste like it should. I put mine in the tin it came with and it doesn’t taste right. I won’t be doing that next time :D

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513 tasting notes

Wow. It’s been so long since I’ve written a note on steepster that I…don’t really know what to say. I feel as though I first fell off the tasting note bandwagon, and then as the summer sweltered hotter and hotter, I sort of fell off the hot tea bandwagon as well. And as my samples continued to pile up around me, I just turned a blind eye to it all (har har) and chugged water. What a mistake it was to abandon tea for so long. I had this as a latte yesterday while at DT (where I of course picked up the green carry mug, omg omg omg), and made it again for myself first thing this morning. Nothing calms an anxiety-ridden heart like a cup of tea, and that, my friends, is a scientific fact.

What this tea tastes like: my goodness, I don’t even know if I have a tea vocabulary anymore. I get the thick, almost waxy and candle-like (in the best way possible) breadiness that lends this tea so, so well to having milk or cream in it, and the flavours I generally associate with pumpkin. I am no expert on what authentic pumpkin tastes like, but I know I like this tea for it’s pumpkin flavor, chai spices (although those aren’t too strong for me, I don’t think) and the candle-y breadiness that I love so much.

Let’s see how long it is until I write again! I’ve missed you guys!

ashmanra

Har har! I “see” what you did there! We have missed you – welcome back. :)

Roswell Strange

Keeeeyyyccchhhaaannngeee! :)

keychange

I’m baaaaaaaaaaaccccckkkkkkkkk!!!! yaaaaay!!

Stephanie

Welcome back :) :) :)

OMGsrsly

Hi!!!!! :) :)

scribbles

HELLLOOOOOO!!!!! :)

Christina / BooksandTea

Holy man, I’ve got some of that spearmint oolong I’ve been saving for you in a swap. I need to send you that!

Sil

how’s the wedding stuff going!?

keychange

Oh my gosh, guys! I feel so loved! Christina, you had that set aside for me? wow, that’s so sweet! and my wedding is next week, guys!

Sil

insane! so jealous! i wanna see FB pics! :)

yyz

Excited for you. I hope everything goes well and you have a blast!

OMGsrsly

Eee! That’s so exciting! I hope you have so much fun at your wedding. :)

TheTeaFairy

We’ve missed you too, so nice to have you back :-)

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It’s fall, so it’s the perfect time of year to try this Pumpkin Chai from DAVIDsTEA! I’m so excited. I’ve been drinking Starbucks’ spiced pumpkin lattes to get my fall fix. But I’ve really wanted to try this Pumpkin Chai from the moment I heard about it. Thanks to Kittenna for making it possible!

The dry leaves definitely smell pumpkin-y. Part of me really wants to grab these orange hearts out of the mix and pop ‘em in my mouth just to see if they do taste like pumpkin. But alas, I’ll have to wait until the tea is brewed. Pouring hot water over the leaves releases a whoosh of pumpkin spice aroma. Mmm, wow. This smells awesome!!

And it tastes just as delicious as it smells. Mmm yum yum yummy yum! I’m not sure it can replace my Starbucks addiction, but this is pretty incredible. I’m definitely going to have to stock up on this myself! Thanks again Kittenna!!

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
Kittenna

Yum, I liked this one too! I have some other pumpkin teas to compare it to now as well, should really get on that! Tis nearly the appropriate season!

CHAroma

I’m really on a pumpkin kick. Wish I could get more of this but I just can’t justify it with the overflowing tea cupboard I presently have and the waaaaaaay over budget wedding I’m currently planning. Plus, I’m moving across town in about 3 weeks, so it’d just be one more thing to move. :( Sometime in the future though!

fleurdelily

WOW! you really make me want some, OK< There!—it’s on the ‘shopping list’ to remind myself for fall tea shopping :D

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OKAY SO BEST NEWS EVER..

I applied to a DAVIDsTEA that’s opening near my house they called me back the NEXT day because apparently my cover letter was “awesome” having group interview today with other applicants.

I’m hopeful for the job..would LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to have it(For the tea benefits and to have something more stable then contracted Peer Support Work!)However I am not jumping up and down because I did that once for a job at LUSH which I did not get it and it totally broke my confidence..I was so nervous last night but I feel much better still nervous but not panicking.I have to take each step as it comes..gracefully!( it took me 10 years to do that by the way)If I don’t get it
then I can try again later..or apply for less a TEA-LIKE job.But I’ll shed a few tea tears I can promise you that if I don’t get it..

ANY TIPS are much appreciated and wish me luck!

PUMPKIN CHAI you are fall in a cup..with a touch of Halloween and sweetness..my first tea I ever drank from DT.(I still don’t consider it a real Chai but this is sooooooooooooooooooooooo good it can lie to me about anything!)

SOOOOO excited…nervous..I’m going to kick ass :)

Oolong Owl

Woot good luck! I’ve had a few jobs where I did good because I was a customer and knew their products already / could recommend other products if the one the customer wanted wasn’t there / having a big knowledge base and passion for the products – gave me a huge edge over the others who were just tossing resumes at random retail. Totally stress that!

canadianadia

Good luck (although I’m sure you won’t need it)

Lucy

YOU ARE GONNA ROCK IT! No need for luck :D

Bonnie

Best of luck!

partea

woah dream job!! good luck you will be amazing!

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Dear David’s Tea,
Please stop putting all your samples in itty bitty tins that I can’t get my scoop in without tea spilling everywhere.
Love Jillian.

Oh. My. God. This tastes like those Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes only better! The flavours taste more authentic and the spices are fresher and well…spicier. The addition of some milk makes it creamy and smooth-tasting, and for once I’m actually able to taste the pumpkin. The spices in this blend work really well with the pumpkin – I can taste primarily cloves and cardamom which I like better than the cinnamon that’s often used in autumn-themed teas.

I bet this would be fantastic steeped as a traditional-style chai with steamed milk and honey.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec
wombatgirl

I have got to try some of their teas – everyone’s been raving about them!!

Jillian

I can share some of mine if you’d like? The Pumpkin Chai was only a small sample but I’ve got a couple packages kicking around in my cupboard. :)

Cattibrie

I realize that this is an old post but just so you know I got my samples with my order today and they are packed in little foil packets. So cute and they won’t spill.

MaddHatter

So can’t wait for this tea… September 13th can’t come fast enough… AND IT’S A PAYDAY!! Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!

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Sip down since I apparently forgot to log when I had this yesterday. Having another cup today after jumping in the lake this afternoon :) while its not super sunny up here, no trip to the cottage is complete without jumping in the lake, even in winter!
Today I’m making this steeped in milk since these spices seem to call out for it. I’m not sure that I’ve ever drink this just as regular tea. We’ve got the fire going so sipping on this, I can almost pretend its a cold fall afternoon….even though its not really. I won’t restock this as I’m not overly a fan of it. This is sort of in with the Della terra version, while not a bad cup of tea, it is something I tire of rather quickly…and the stupid candies annoy me. :)

Fjellrev

I got tired of it rather quickly too, but used to love it at first. It’s those blasted pumpkin candies.

Nxtdoor

Where are you? Our cottage is near Haliburton.

Sil

Haha we’re in Dorset on the lake of bays, so near-ish. :)

Stephanie

We need to start a thread to have people vote for BEST pumpkin tea out there! I’d be curious :)

Sil

Doooo eeeet!

Terri HarpLady

I hate seeing candies, sparkles, & other crap in my tea.

Stephanie

Agreed @ sparkles and candies etc

TeaLady441

Yeah it’s not the best, but it’s sure damn convenient!

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