Vahdam Cinnamon Chai

The dry mix has a decent chai spice smell, maybe a bit warmer than the previous Vanilla Chai attempt. You can see the CTC mixed with spice pieces and cinnamon bark.

Brewed up, the taste is still primarily a chai spice blend, built on that familiar CTC black tea base. However, unlike the vanilla version, the cinnamon actually showed up. You get a noticeable warmth and sweetness from the cinnamon, particularly at the start and through the middle of the sip. It adds a distinct character, making it less generic than just 'spiced', it feels a bit softer and warmer.

It's not bad, especially if you enjoy cinnamon, but ultimately still not really my kind of tea. One odd thing I noticed was that it left a weird residue on the inside of the glass and the strainer after brewing, maybe from finer spice dust or oils.

Overall, a step up from the Vanilla Chai fail, but still just an okay chai experience for me.