Twinings Dark Chai, 40 Tea Bags 80g
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The intense one of the chai shelf: built on long-oxidised black tea for the Dark Collection, so the base is unusually deep and malty, and the spice does not hold back, bold ginger heat with a pungent clove edge. It makes a properly strong, dark masala latte that stands up to plenty of milk where lighter chai bags would vanish. Contains caffeine, so a morning or afternoon cup. The Teapigs chai is the more refined whole leaf option, whereas this one is for people who want their chai dark, strong and assertive rather than gentle.
Twinings Dark Chai, in brief.
Twinings Dark Chai is the masala chai blend from the Twinings range, an Assam black tea base spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves and black pepper in the traditional Indian recipe, picked into the teas.co.uk curator selection as the supermarket-tier alternative to the premium Teapigs Chai or the gold-standard loose-leaf masala chai blends.
The Assam black tea provides the malty structural body that lets the chai spices sit on top properly without thinning the cup, while the four-spice quartet of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves does the heavy lifting, with a small touch of black pepper helping the warmth carry through to the finish. The 40-bag pack is the larger household format from Twinings, the cheaper-per-cup way to buy this brand's chai once it becomes the daily kitchen tea.
A forty-bag Twinings household pack at an accessible price for the supermarket chai tier, a proper masala chai cup that ports cleanly to a chai-latte service with hot frothed milk and a teaspoon of honey, and a sensible everyday chai for households who run through the brand week to week without needing to upgrade to the premium tea-temple alternatives. Dark Chai is the chai workhorse of the Twinings range, the cup you can pour all morning long without tipping into the dessert-style sweet chai direction the supermarket aisle drifts towards.
Twinings Dark Chai is a spiced black tea chai in bags, for anyone who wants a proper masala style cup without any fuss. It comes from the Dark Collection, where the classic chai recipe is taken somewhere darker: long oxidised black teas give it a strong, malty body. That suits someone who takes a tea break seriously and wants a warming, comforting mug at the end of it. If chai is part of your every day, the box of 40 bags is there to keep that habit going.
Curator notes: the taste profile is our own editorial view, set beside today's pack and the spec sheet, and tried out in test brews using the steeping time and water heat that Twinings recommends. Look to the Q and A tab lower down for storage, freshness periods and brewing temperature advice.
Curator’s notes
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The Story Behind the Twinings
Thomas Twining founded Twinings in 1706 at 216 Strand, London, and the original shop is still trading there, the oldest continuously operating tea shop in the world. The business stayed with the Twining family for nine generations, and the ambassador today is Stephen Twining. The Royal Warrant came from Queen Victoria in 1837, and Twinings still supplies tea to the UK Royal Household.
The Planet Friendly Promise
Packaging: Recycling the carton and the bags can mean different bins, so go by the pack and your council.
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Sourced With Care Program: We maintain long term relationships with growers to ensure the technical integrity of the supply chain and improve quality of life in tea communities.
- Packaging: Recycling the carton and the bags can mean different bins, so go by the pack and your council.
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Iced Dark Chai Latte: Put two bags into 150ml of freshly boiled water and leave them for 5 minutes. Remove bags and stir in a spoonful of honey while hot. Let it cool all the way, and only then tip it into a glass packed with ice. Top with 100ml of chilled oat or coconut milk for a creamy and spicy summer lift.
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Dark Chai Cold Brew: Place two bags in 500ml of room temperature water and refrigerate for 8 to 12 hours. A slow infusion like this brings out the woody sweetness of the cinnamon and gives a smooth, refreshing glass for a summer day.
The Chai Master Secret (Cold Brew & Iced Latte)
Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Twinings Dark Chai, 40 Tea Bags 80g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Twinings
Twinings has been blending tea on London's Strand since 1706, the same address, three centuries later. Holders of the royal warrant for tea since 1837, they're the brand most-associated with Earl Grey, English Breakfast, and the polished afternoon-tea aesthetic. Wide flavoured-tea range; ethical sourcing through the Twinings Community Needs Assessment programme.
Packaging: Recycling the carton and the bags can mean different bins, so go by the pack and your council.
Our commitment to the planet
The taste profile
How does it compare
Brew It Hot: Place one bag in a cup and add 250 millilitre of freshly boiled water at 100°C.
The Chai Master Brewing Instructions:
The Chai Master Secret (Cold Brew & Iced Latte):
Made with this tea
Brewing the perfect cup
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | What it brings |
|---|---|
| Black Tea | present |
| Ginger | present |
| Cinnamon | present |
Pack: Dark Chai: 40 bags weighing 80g, made with tea so it has caffeine. Check the pack date, because Dark Chai is best used inside 18 months of it.
Only the characterising ingredients are tabled; any base left unquantified fills out the rest. Sourced worldwide, then blended and packed to Twinings' specification.
Packaging: Recycling the carton and the bags can mean different bins, so go by the pack and your council.
What's in Twinings Dark Chai, 40 Tea Bags 80g, and what isn't:
- In: a spiced chai, and the bag holds the components listed here and any infusion base, with nothing else added.
- No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
- Allergen note: the site that packs Dark Chai handles nuts and cereals as well; its present cross contact statement appears on the latest pack.
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Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Twinings Dark Chai, 40 Tea Bags 80g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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