Teavana's Samurai Chai Mate Tea Review

The way of the warrior is strength, skill, fairness, mercy, power, energy, and balance. Our chai embodies this spirit and is mysteriously more delicious with a caffeine-rich green mate & green rooibos blend. Cinnamon, anise, cardamom, and almond are fortified with papaya and pineapple, orange, and lemongrass- all combined to face every new day full of strength and energy. SUPERFRUIT ENHANCED. CONTAINS NUTS.
Sweet and spicy infusion of cinnamon and citrus undertones.

Price: $6.20 per 2 oz/$3.10 per oz
Preparations: 1.5 tsp, 208 degrees F, 5 min.

• Pretty strong and full-bodied; not a lot of complex flavors going on, but I can definitely taste the spicy-sweet "chai" flavors as well as the mate leaves. Just a thought though, it doesn't imitate or embody all of the chai characteristics, so I would not get this just as a replacement for chai.
• I love it! It's sort of an energizing brew, and the color is quite nice too. The leaves before and after steeping smell great.
• It tastes even better with the comparatively weaker White Ayurvedic Chai combined, probably because this tea is a bit grassier and stronger; Teavana unfortunately no longer seems to be selling that blend, but mix it manually and you'll be fine.
• Very reasonable price for an excellent tea. Smells nice, tastes nice, looks nice.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars