Kama Sutra Chai is a blend of Ceylon black tea and typical chai spices that create a sweet and spicy tea.

All about Kama Sutra Chai, Organic — Loose Leaf Chai

What it’s like, and how to make it

CaffeineMedium caffeine
TypeChai
CharacterSpiced, sweet, floral
What’s in itCeylon black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, rose petals, lavender, chrysanthemum

Perfect for

  • Waking up
  • High tea
How to brew it
  • 212°F / 100°C
  • Steep 4–5 minutes
  • Use 1 tsp per 8oz
  • Or simmer in milk for five minutes for the masala style

Beyond the cup

The chai that smells like a garden. Steep into cream for rose-cardamom panna cotta or lavender-chai shortbread. Infuse into honey for a floral drizzle on scones, yogurt, or ricotta toast. The rose and lavender make this one a natural for making chai-infused simple syrups — gorgeous in cocktails, mocktails, or poured over vanilla ice cream.

  • Kama Sutra Chai, Organic loose leaf tea, shown over a chalk-and-watercolour illustration
  • Illustration: Kama Sutra Chai, Organic with Sri Lanka's hill country near Kandy in 1867
  • Illustration of Kama Sutra Chai, Organic in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with Sri Lanka's hill country near Kandy in 1867
  • Kama Sutra Chai - The Tea & Spice Shoppe
  • Kama Sutra Chai - The Tea & Spice Shoppe

What’s in it

Every herb in the blend, and where to read about it on its own.

  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Cardamom

    Elettaria cardamomum

    Green pods holding small black seeds, from a ginger-family plant of the Western Ghats — floral, resinous and eucalyptus-cool, quite unlike anything else in the cupboard. It is the third most expensive spice in the world after saffron and vanilla, which is why it is...

    Floral, resinous, eucalyptus-cool and sweet-warm; the main volatiles are terpinyl acetate and eucalyptol

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Cinnamon

    Cinnamomum verum, C. burmannii, C. loureiroi

    The inner bark of a laurel tree, peeled, dried and curled into quills. Three different trees are sold under the one name, and the shop carries all three: Ceylon (Cinnamomum verum), the soft, papery, floral one from Sri Lanka; Korintje (C. burmannii) from the Kerinci...

    Sweet, woody, warm — Ceylon floral and citrusy, Korintje smooth and familiar, Saigon bold and fiery-sweet

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Cloves

    Syzygium aromaticum

    An unopened flower bud, picked and dried until it looks like a small nail — which is where the name comes from, via Latin clavus. Cloves are the loudest spice in the cupboard: eugenol makes up somewhere between 45 and 90 per cent of the...

    Hot, sweet, numbing and medicinal-warm

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Black Pepper

    Piper nigrum

    The dried unripe berry of a climbing vine — the mill on every table, and the most travelled object in any kitchen. Black, white and green pepper are all the same berry, picked at different moments and treated differently: black is picked unripe and dried...

    Warm, woody, resinous and sharp; the bite is piperine, roughly a hundredth as potent as capsaicin

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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Lavender

    Lavandula angustifolia

    Lavender's linalool is an extraordinarily potent GABA modulator — at IC50 of ~37 nM in synaptosomes, it's comparable to pharmaceutical calcium channel blockers. Standardized lavender oil capsules demonstrated anxiolytic efficacy equivalent to paroxetine (an SSRI) and lorazepam (a benzodiazepine) in clinical trials. The catch for...

    Floral, slightly sweet, herbaceous, perfumed, distinctive

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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Rose Petals

    Rosa gallica

    The honest assessment: rose petal tea's primary value is cultural, sensory, and ritualistic rather than pharmacological. Essential oil content in petals is vanishingly small (4,000 kg of flowers yields 1 kg of oil), so virtually all volatile terpenoids are lost in tea preparation. What the...

    Delicate, floral, slightly sweet, fragrant, subtle

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  • Tea · Contains caffeine

    Ceylon Black Tea

    Camellia sinensis

    Bright, brisk and citrus-edged, with a golden-orange cup — the tea that makes a blend taste lively rather than heavy. Sri Lanka's tea board recognises seven growing regions, and altitude does most of the work: Nuwara Eliya at 1,868 m gives the palest and most...

    Bright, brisk and citrusy; golden-orange in the cup, with a clean finish

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  • Flower · Caffeine-free

    Chrysanthemum

    Chrysanthemum morifolium, C. indicum

    Dried chrysanthemum flowers make a transparent cup ranging from pale to bright yellow, with a floral aroma and a light, faintly sweet, slightly vegetal taste. One product carries them. In East and Southeast Asia chrysanthemum is a drink in its own right rather than an...

    Light, floral and faintly sweet with a clean vegetal edge; the cup is transparent pale to bright yellow

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Every ingredient in the shop →

What it goes with

The garden party chai. Pair with our Lavender Flower for baking, our Cardamom for rose-cardamom cookies, or our Ras El Hanout for a Mughal-inspired spread with baklava and pistachio sweets. This one’s for hosting.

Reviews

What the time-travelers say

5.0 from 2 reviews of this one, and 206 of the shop’s 213 are five stars

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So unique!

I LOVE THIS CHAI. It's so unique and well balanced and floral and quite frankly, pretty perfect. It's the most drinkable chai I've…

I LOVE THIS CHAI. It's so unique and well balanced and floral and quite frankly, pretty perfect. It's the most drinkable chai I've had.

— Dallas

It was so much fun to get my package delivered from The Tea & Spice Shoppe!

Wonderfully packed in a small cardboard box it even came with a private note! The teas and spices are obviously great quality, I h…

Wonderfully packed in a small cardboard box it even came with a private note! The teas and spices are obviously great quality, I have set them out on my counter and my kitchen smells amazing! I was excited to put together my first blend of Kama Sutra Chai, and it was delicious! Easy to order and delivered quickly, I highly recommend.

— Deb - Lace K.

So unique!

I LOVE THIS CHAI. It's so unique and well balanced and floral and quite frankly, pretty perfect. It's the most drinkable chai I've…

I LOVE THIS CHAI. It's so unique and well balanced and floral and quite frankly, pretty perfect. It's the most drinkable chai I've had.

— Dallas

It was so much fun to get my package delivered from The Tea & Spice Shoppe!

Wonderfully packed in a small cardboard box it even came with a private note! The teas and spices are obviously great quality, I h…

Wonderfully packed in a small cardboard box it even came with a private note! The teas and spices are obviously great quality, I have set them out on my counter and my kitchen smells amazing! I was excited to put together my first blend of Kama Sutra Chai, and it was delicious! Easy to order and delivered quickly, I highly recommend.

— Deb - Lace K.

So unique!

I LOVE THIS CHAI. It's so unique and well balanced and floral and quite frankly, pretty perfect. It's the most drinkable chai I've…

I LOVE THIS CHAI. It's so unique and well balanced and floral and quite frankly, pretty perfect. It's the most drinkable chai I've had.

— Dallas

It was so much fun to get my package delivered from The Tea & Spice Shoppe!

Wonderfully packed in a small cardboard box it even came with a private note! The teas and spices are obviously great quality, I h…

Wonderfully packed in a small cardboard box it even came with a private note! The teas and spices are obviously great quality, I have set them out on my counter and my kitchen smells amazing! I was excited to put together my first blend of Kama Sutra Chai, and it was delicious! Easy to order and delivered quickly, I highly recommend.

— Deb - Lace K.

Great products and great service

I had a slight mix up on my order, they were quick to reply and correct my order with no issues. Amazing service and great…

I had a slight mix up on my order, they were quick to reply and correct my order with no issues. Amazing service and great products.

— Nick C. Verified

Great tea

A lovely, delicate tea. The peach is strong without being overwhelming or cloying, and the calendula is a nice addition. Very…

A lovely, delicate tea. The peach is strong without being overwhelming or cloying, and the calendula is a nice addition. Very tasty!

— Zoe R. Verified

Maple Peach

The maple peach is delicious. What a beautiful combination. I will most definitely order it again, and a higher quantity of it.

— Gerda S. Verified

Always handy

I use dillweed often. This dill is fresh and has a nice aroma. I use it in marinades, salad dressings, and on fish. Good stuff.

— Jennifer D. Verified

Great stuff

This has helped my household a lot with circulation and alertness when we had it everyday. Will be ordering again soon. Thanks

— Dave G. Verified

Love this tea. Hands down my fav rooibos. This store is our one-stop-shop for tea and spice. Great service, top notch product.…

Love this tea. Hands down my fav rooibos. This store is our one-stop-shop for tea and spice. Great service, top notch product. 10/10!!

— Erin Poeta P. Verified

Delicious

I love this black tea, it has a really nice smooth flavour and love how it’s Swiss water method decaf. Will be buying again!

— Jessica A. Verified

Great flavorful tea

Toffee Ole is one of our favorite teas to share with friends in the evening, when we want something non-caffeinated but quite…

Toffee Ole is one of our favorite teas to share with friends in the evening, when we want something non-caffeinated but quite flavorful.

— Joel R. Verified

Another full bodied ‘real tea’ . ie It is not a flavoured tea. However, we do very much enjoy the Cafe Latte tea which is a…

Another full bodied ‘real tea’ . ie It is not a flavoured tea. However, we do very much enjoy the Cafe Latte tea which is a flavoured tea!!!

— Ted H. Verified

teas

love , love, love and they shipping is very fast. the headache tea works great, the throat coat tea works great as well

— Miranda A. Verified

4 stars

It worked beautifully; perhaps if I add a little more honey, it would make it better… It is a wellness tea, after all!

— Merrilee B. Verified

Bancha with a splash of lemon

A wonderful Green Tea. Smooth in taste. Also suitable as a summer tea with a splash of lemon. A second infusion makes an…

A wonderful Green Tea. Smooth in taste. Also suitable as a summer tea with a splash of lemon. A second infusion makes an enjoyable second cup!

— Monika F. Verified

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