Kama Sutra Chai

KAMA SUTRA CHAI
(Specialty Chai Tea)

Country of Origin: India and Kenya
Region: Assam and Travencore, Nandi
Shipping Port: Calcutta and Cochin, Mombasa
Grade BP (Broken Pekoe)
Altitude: 1000 – 5900 feet above sea level.
Manufacture Type: CTC (Cut, Torn and Curled)
Cup Characteristics: Penetrating depth with a full flavored cup exuding sensuous floral and saucy spice notes. A tea
for memories!

Infusion: Bright and coppery with golden highlights.

Luxury Ingredients: Black tea, Ginger, Coriander, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Black pepper, Rose petals, Jasmine + Lavender blossoms.

Information:
Ancient Indian tradition maintains that the Kama Sutra was written by Maharishi Vatsyayana. Vatsyayana is believed to have lived in India sometime between the 1st and 6th centuries AD during what is known as the Gupta period, a time of great cultural and artistic growth. The Kama Sutra is literally a book on the science of love - Kama translates as desire, and Sutra means a technical manual. The ancient treatise depicts positions for uhm, “marital enjoyment” with names like “the Cobra”, and “Tigress” – it is a very spicy text. So it may surprise you to learn that tradition also maintains that Mharishi Vatsyayana was a celibate monk. How he got it in his head to describe some of the sultriest, sexiest, physically challenging, stimulating, and creative ways for couples to “enjoy” themselves is a mystery that has long been lost to the mists of time. (We thought we’d give you something to ponder while you sipped this stunning Indian chai.)
In the spirit of sensuousness and discovery offered by Vatsyayana’s ancient text we offer this fabulous tea – a real mélange a spice. A true Indian style chai, this blend is based on good strong Indian and Kenyan teas blended with an ancient spice recipe almost as old as the Kama Sutra itself. The taste is heavenly - ginger and cardamom intermingle with cinnamon, cloves and hints of black pepper. The full-bodied cup is rounded out with floral notes that tempt the taste buds and will have you crying out for more. Brew a pot today and raise a cup to the science of love. (And don’t blame us if it raises a few other things too!)

IMPORTANT: Turn your bag of Chai upside down a few times. The powdered spices can settle at the bottom of the bag during transit.

Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 5-10 minutes (for true ‘Chai’ steep at least 7 minutes). While the tea is brewing prepare your cup to receive the chai – put 2 teaspoons of sugar in the cup and add milk (about 20%) of the cup’s volume. When the chai is ready – pour into your cup.

Iced tea-brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice, milk, sugar and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water]

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