Adventures in Chai Latte :-)

[briarwood]

I have discovered the following:

• Starbucks Chai latte is much spicier than the Cafe Nero version.


• Both taste better with nutmeg sprinkles instead of cinnamon.


• The Cafe Nero version is equally good with skimmed milk or whole milk. This is not true of the Starbucks version.


• The DrinkMe instant Chai latte sold in Tesco is tasty enough, but there's no comparison, really.


• Twinings Chai is good, but I can't get it to taste the same. Not even if I steam the milk.

Does Costa serve Chai Latte? If they do I must check out their version next time I'm in Cardiff. So far Cafe Nero remains my favourite, though the extra spice in the Starbucks is gonna be great when the weather turns cold.

I decided to deny myself the cinema this weekend to try to break the back of this writers' block. So far I've spent the entire morning procrastinating. Someone needs to smack me upside the head.

Comments

[admiralandrea.livejournal.com]

What is it Chai Latte? raves about it too. I've never tried it. I like my AMT soya latte with cinnamon sprinkles from the stand in Temple Meads for the morning commute. More places seem to be catching on to offering soya milk as an alternative *and* not charging extra for it. Starbucks need to stop charging extra, though. Costa didn't, this morning and neither did the pizza place I went to on Tuesday.

:whack: Consider yourself smacked! *g*

[morgan32.livejournal.com]

What is it Chai Latte?

Spiced tea with foamed milk, usually served with cinnamon sprinkled on top (like the chocolate on a cappuccino). I could be mistaken, but I think it's Russian, originally.

I ordered chai latte instead of coffee a couple of weeks back because I was fighting a migraine and didn't want too much caffeine. I am now utterly addicted.

[admiralandrea.livejournal.com]

Oh right. I probably won't be trying it then, as I don't drink tea any more.

[morgan32.livejournal.com]

You don't? But it's so good! Well, I think so, anyway :-)

[admiralandrea.livejournal.com]

I'm too addicted to my coffee, I guess!

[krazykipper.livejournal.com]

Woah, that's some research. How long have you been drinking Chai Lattes?

[morgan32.livejournal.com]

How long have you been drinking Chai Lattes?

Six or seven weeks, I think, though I tried the Tesco version ages ago. I just got addicted really fast!