Here it comes. Get ready for long walks, fallen leaves & an aromatic world of flavour waiting to be brewed. Yes, the new season is starting, & it is spelled C-H-A-I. This autumn is all about soft, golden sips tumbled with spices - cardamom, ginger, cinnamon & star anise, picked at their best, dried, & balanced for your drinking pleasure. Slow down to Chai Time as the gorgeous scent swirls & fills the house.
We’ve rounded up the 10 best chai blends to help you embrace the season, from the classics to this year's most exciting limited-edition autumnal drops.
1. Classic Chai
Cardamom. Ginger. Cinnamon. Star anise. Classic Chai is our celebration of the blend that started a thousand cravings. With beautifully bold black tea leaves from Rwanda's Rutsiro garden, every brew helps us fund projects that benefit the people who grow it. Expect layers of lively spice, ready to steep. Natural ingredients, fairly farmed - it's a cup full of good things in more ways than one.
2. Spiced Pumpkin Chai
When the harvest comes in, the spices come out. Brand new Spiced Pumpkin Chai brings together sweet pumpkin, warming cardamom, ginger, cinnamon & star anise with beautifully bold black tea leaves, fairly grown in Rwanda's Rutsiro garden. Rich, comforting & naturally sugar-free, it's the brew made for crisp mornings, golden afternoons & slowing all the way down.
3. Original Sticky Chai
Some things are worth waiting for. The crumble. The swirl. The scent of eight natural spices winding their way around the kitchen. Our classic handmade Sticky Chai recipe was the first of its kind in the UK & still the best. It’s a rich, decadent, & slightly smoky treat that captures the magic of a crackling bonfire.
4. Maple Apple Chai
A walk through the orchard at golden hour. Maple Apple Chai is our brand new blend of crisp orchard apples, natural maple sweetness & a tumble of warming chai spices, all wrapped around beautifully bold black tea leaves. Sweet, gently spiced & bursting with juicy flavour - a true taste of scrumping season, no tree-shaking required.
5. Mocha Chai
Three of our all-time favourite winter warmers come together in this deep, rich black tea: chocolate, coffee and chai. Blended with real chocolate drops, heaps of warming spices & whole coffee beans. Made for the bold, brewed to be beautiful. Ready the kettle for a cosy chocolatey chai latte.
6. Baby Spice Tea
Sweet pumpkin. Orchard apple. Soft warming cinnamon. Baby Spice Tea takes the best of the harvest basket & blends it beautifully, for a lighter take on our Spiced Pumpkin collection. A caffeine-free romp through the season, Baby Spice Tea is here for your mornings, your evenings & every moment in between. From late-summer sun to the time when autumn’s done - just add water. & a mug, obviously.
7. Dark Choc Chilli Chai
Ready for something with a bit of a kick? This blend combines the indulgence of rich dark chocolate with warming spices & a hint of chilli heat. It’s complex, bold, & perfect for when you want your chai to have a little bit of edge.
8. Gingerbread Chai
Nothing says cosy season quite like gingerbread. Our Gingerbread Chai brings together those warming, festive spice notes all year round with a smooth rooibos base. It’s like a hug in a mug, & fantastic as a creamy latte.
9. Milk Oolong Chai
A dreamy creamy milk Oolong chai wrapped up in autumn spices. The soft, velvety Oolong leaves are blended with cinnamon, cocoa shell, cardamom & chilli to make this a truly indulgent cuppa. Best brewed for golden hour.
10. Toffee Chai
All of our favourite chai spices are delicately blended with cocoa & toffee notes in this rooibos tea. Naturally caffeine-free, this blend makes the perfect before-bedtime brew, with or without milk. Zero sugar, just naturally sweet with delicious cocoa nibs and cinnamon, yum!
Ready the kettle. Fill the biscuit tin. Watch the light melt to dusk outside the window. Autumn's best moments are brewing - long may they linger.
