Pumpkin Spice Chai blends Assam black tea with apple, cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorns to create a fall classic that's sweet & spicy.

All about Pumpkin Spice Chai, Loose Leaf Chai

What it’s like, and how to make it

CaffeineMedium caffeine
TypeChai
FlavourPumpkin
CharacterSpiced, sweet
What’s in itAssam black tea, apple and cinnamon pieces, orange peels, cloves, pink peppercorns

Perfect for

  • Latte ready
  • Waking up
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

Fall in a cup. Steep strong and reduce into a glaze for roasted squash, pork tenderloin, or sweet potatoes. Infuse into cream for pumpkin-spice ice cream or chai-apple crumble. The apple pieces give this one a fruity sweetness that works in scones, muffins, and overnight oats. Stir a spoonful of brewed concentrate into pancake batter.

  • Pumpkin Spice Chai loose leaf tea, shown over a chalk-and-watercolour illustration
  • Illustration: Pumpkin Spice Chai with a Connecticut farmhouse kitchen in the 1790s
  • Illustration of Pumpkin Spice Chai in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with a Connecticut farmhouse kitchen in the 1790s
  • Pumpkin Spice Chai - The Tea & Spice Shoppe
  • Pumpkin Spice 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

    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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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Orange Peel

    Citrus sinensis

    Previously dismissed as 'just citrus,' orange peel contains hesperidin — a flavanone with genuine anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular evidence — plus polymethoxyflavones that show remarkable metabolic activity in preclinical studies. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, aged tangerine peel (chen pi) is one of the most prescribed herbs....

    Bright, citrusy, slightly bitter, aromatic

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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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  • Tea · Contains caffeine

    Assam Black Tea

    Camellia sinensis var. assamica

    The maltiest black tea there is, and the reason your breakfast cup tastes the way it does. Assam grows on the floodplain of the Brahmaputra — lowland, at or near sea level, in monsoon rain of 250 to 300 mm a day and daytime heat...

    Malt, biscuit and dark amber; brisk and full-bodied, honey in the tippy grades

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  • Fruit · Caffeine-free

    Apple

    Malus domestica

    Dried apple pieces are the workhorse of fruit tea, and twenty-six products here carry them — more than any other fruit. They are doing a structural job rather than a flavour one: apple gives a fruit infusion its body and a mild background sweetness, and...

    Mild, sweet and lightly tart, with a soft body; it rounds out a blend rather than leading it

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Pink Peppercorns

    Schinus terebinthifolia

    Not pepper. Pink peppercorns are the dried drupes of a South American tree in the cashew family, and they only look the part — the flavour is fruity, resinous and faintly sweet with a mild pepper-like bite, nothing like the heat of Piper nigrum. Six...

    Fruity, resinous and faintly sweet, with a mild pepper-like bite and none of black pepper's heat

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What it goes with

The Thanksgiving tea. Pair with our Pumpkin Pie Spice for baking or our Cinnamon and Allspice for a homemade apple butter setup. Pink peppercorns in the tea add a floral warmth you won’t find in a pumpkin spice latte.

Reviews

What the time-travelers say

5.0 from 1 review of this one, and 206 of the shop’s 213 are five stars

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Very tasty

Love the apple in it, better than the David's Tea version.

— Nikki W.

Very tasty

Love the apple in it, better than the David's Tea version.

— Nikki W.

Very tasty

Love the apple in it, better than the David's Tea version.

— Nikki W.

Very tasty

Love the apple in it, better than the David's Tea version.

— Nikki W.

Very tasty

Love the apple in it, better than the David's Tea version.

— Nikki W.

Very tasty

Love the apple in it, better than the David's Tea version.

— Nikki W.

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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