Spicewalla Masala Coffee Powdered Unsweetened Reviews Summary

Flavor

Pros:

• "These spices are soooo flavorful, rich, full-bodied and delicious!"
• "The flavor is great."
• "Each flavor of cinnamon and cloves is perfectly balanced."
• "This stuff is just perfect to my taste. Very ginger forward. A smooth black pepper finish."
• "GREAT product also because you can add it to your vanilla puddings, Greek yogurt, rice, couscous and quinoa dishes, as well as sprinkle on desserts or even on fish."
• "This chai is amazing! I imagine real cream would be incredible in this."
• "It helps my Lupus a lot drinking this every day."

Cons:

• "It’s extremely bad business that spicewalla can get away with ripping people off like this."
• "It is a lot more spicy than cinnamon-y."
• "Too much ginger and pepper. Tea should not be this spicy."
• "One of the spices doesn’t dissolve into the tea so there are little chunks you end up chewing on which is a total turn off for me."
• "I was surprised when the tin arrived. It’s a small tin."
• "Keep in mind...It's only around a 4oz container, so the container might be smaller than you're expecting."
• "I love the tin this package comes in, and the easy access to the powder."

Packaging

Pros:

• "It comes well packed in a plastic bag inside a metal tin."
• "They packed the tin nice and full, so you really get your money’s worth of spices."
• "When I opened this the beautiful chai scent of really fresh nice spice wafted up."
• "One of the best things about Spicewalla, however, is the excellent customer service I received from Thomas."
• "Their packaging really stood out."
• "The packaging was so adorable and classy, too!"
• "Container has baggie inside that is slam full."

Cons:

• "Don't be fooled by the size! The tin is about the size of a small shot bottle that you would find in a hotel room mini bar."
• "When I received the product, the packaging on the tin itself had been opened already."
• "Once opened the little lid on the tin is not a tight seal."
• "This product comes in a small tin and packaging looks odd, not completely sealed inside."
• "Super cute little tin but arrived with a slit in the interior plastic bag holding the chai."
• "I don’t normally complain when things come a little dented that don’t affect the insides… but this is too much."
• "This arrived all dented on all side and the worst part is I can't return or exchange the item."

Value

Pros:

• "This makes over 200 chai drinks! I've been using every day for 2 months and feel like I've barely made a dent in it!"
• "I love this chai masala. I use it to make an Ayurvedic tea that boosts the immune system."
• "I am on a sugar free diet so I put Stevia."
• "Great flavor and replacement coffee, as it does have some caffeine."
• "Really happy with this masala! The chai feels very authentic."
• "I LOVE this product so much--the owner is thoughtful and authentic."
• "Love this mix. I use 5 tsp of CTC Assam to 1 tsp of this mix + steamed milk for 1-2cups of masala chai."

Cons:

• "Not enough bang for the buck!"
• "I drink massala chai every day, I really thought this would be good-it was not cheap -they should not sell this as massala tea-not at all."
• "I was Really looking for a low sugar chai powder and was very excited to try this... it was WAY TOO MUCH ginger."
• "This will not taste at all like Chai tea so don't buy if that's what you want."
• "Although not exact, this is the spice blend closest to the chai I had in India."
• "Quality is good but this seems to be over peppery in the flavor profile."
• "After a month of using I found it to be too strong for me."

Authenticity

Pros:

• "So far this is the only product I have fond that comes very close to the real taste of Indian masala chai."
• "It is so nice to find a chai blend that isn't full of sugar!"
• "Spicewalla's Chai Masala is one of the most authentic chai blends I have used."
• "Wow! This is the best Chai I have found, and I have been looking for a long time!"
• "I get the hype! If you love a good masala chai, this is it."
• "This is as close to my favorite chaiwala in Dehradun as I have been able to find."
• "This spice blend makes an excellent masala chai without any of the unnatural flavors like vanilla that are added to many Western brands."

Cons:

• "I love Chai tea and was excited to try this spice... Most of the spices were in the bottom of the cup, stirring didn’t help mix them."
• "I was hoping this chai blend would blow my mind... I think the ratios are just not for me."
• "This masala chai spice mix is the real deal, it has a great ginger-y spicy bite I have been craving!"
• "I have to say, this is not my favorite masala chai."
• "It goes very nicely with darjeeling. I also drink it as an herbal with lemon juice and pepper flakes when I'm feeling under the weather."
• "Love spicy. Love chai. This blend is over powered by black pepper!"
• "This mix tastes amazing but after looking up this mix on their website I discovered it has a lead warning."