I actually bought this tea from Tealyra, but am using the Tealux page for convenience. I steeped around 2 teaspoons of leaf in a 355 ml mug at 205F for 3.5, 5, and 10 minutes, respectively.
The dry leaf smells promisingly spicy, with notes of black pepper, cardamom, ginger, licorice, and cinnamon. Sadly, the black pepper and licorice predominate in the taste, which is unfortunate since licorice isn’t one of my favourite flavours. If you can ignore the licorice, this is a nicely balanced chai that is definitely on the spicy side, with a bit of woodiness from the rooibos. It leaves a strong peppery and spicy aftertaste.
I would be a lot happier with this tea if it had more ginger and cardamom and no licorice whatsoever. My search for a good decaf chai continues.
Flavors: Anise, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Ginger, Spicy, Wood
