MASALA CHAI CONCENTRATE - Hugo Tea Company

As seen in your local specialty coffee shop: Hugo Tea's microbrewed masala chai concentrate in bag-in-box format. MASALA CHAI CONCENTRATE starts with over 500 kilograms of organic black tea, whole cinnamon bark, malabar peppercorns, ginger root, and clove bud, slowly simmered over the course of a day. Our chai favors the deep warming quality of true Indian chai, with ginger in a supporting role—a recipe labored over through cupping many different versions of Karha. This blend is steeped until a full-bodied concentrate is formed, to which a modest measure of lemon-derived citric acid and pure cane sugar is added. This caramelizes and melts into the brew, providing big body and homogenizing the chai in a way honey, stevia, or molasses can't. This is chai that tastes like chai; with minimal bite, no honey, or chemical sweetener. Our true-to-tea concentrate is steeped in-house weekly for exceptional freshness. Stale chai carries a dull, cardboard-like flavor;