Organic Green Chai Spice Loose Leaf Tea

🍵 The Blend — Certified organic green tea combined with whole chai spices — cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, black pepper, and cloves — then lifted with cooling spearmint for a fresher, lighter take on a classic

🍵 The Cup — A pale amber-gold infusion, gently warming on the palate with a soft spice character and a clean, refreshing finish from the spearmint

🍵 The Character — Chai warmth with a distinctly lighter touch; cinnamon and cardamom lead, ginger gives a familiar bite, and spearmint threads through the whole cup with an unexpected, welcome coolness

🍵 The Moment — A naturally versatile cup suited to any hour — lighter in caffeine than black chai, refreshing enough for mid-morning, warming enough for a quiet evening

Long before black tea became part of the chai tradition, healers in ancient India were blending cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom as warming medicinal preparations, rooted in the Ayurvedic belief that spice could support the body and restore balance. Chai in its spiced, aromatic form predates the British introduction of Camellia sinensis to the subcontinent by centuries. This organic green chai spice tea honours that original tradition — whole spices, honestly blended, with a green tea base in place of the more common black.

The effect is immediate and distinctive. Where a traditional masala chai is robust and bold, this is lighter, brighter, and more refreshing. The organic green tea — sourced from organic cultivation and making up a considered portion of the blend — provides a clean, gently vegetal foundation that carries the spices without competing with them. Cinnamon pieces add familiar warmth, whole cardamom brings its characteristic floral spice, and ginger contributes the dry, sharp heat that gives any chai its backbone. Black pepper and cloves deepen the profile, adding quiet complexity in the background. And then there is the spearmint — not an ingredient most chai drinkers would expect, but one that transforms the blend entirely. It runs like a cool current through the warmth, lifting and freshening the finish in a way that makes this cup genuinely its own.

Every ingredient in this blend comes from organic cultivation, with absolutely no added flavourings. What you taste is simply what is in the pot.

Finding teas of this quality is what High Teas London has been doing since 2008. With one of the largest collections in the country — over 350 teas and infusions — we source with care and list only what we would be happy to drink ourselves. This organic green chai is one of the most characterful blends in the range.

Ingredients: Organic cinnamon pieces, organic spearmint, organic green tea (20%), organic ginger bits, organic whole cardamom, organic whole black pepper, organic whole cloves.

Brewing Note: Green tea benefits from water that is slightly off the boil — aim for around 80 to 85°C rather than a full 100°C. This protects the delicate green tea from any bitterness while still drawing out the warmth and depth of the whole spices. Use a heaped teaspoon per cup and steep for 3 to 4 minutes, adjusting to your preference: 3 minutes gives a lighter, more refreshing result; 4 minutes brings the spice forward more assertively. This blend also makes an excellent cold brew — place a generous amount in cold water and leave in the fridge for 6 to 8 hours for a chilled, subtly spiced infusion that is particularly good in summer.