I will set the Ayurvedic and wellness language aside and tell you how it drinks. This is a caffeine free golden chai built on a heavy turmeric base, so expect a deep earthy, almost savoury character and a rich golden colour rather than the brisk black tea backbone of a traditional masala chai. Cinnamon and clove bring comforting warmth, ginger and black pepper give it a gentle spicy hum, and a cardamom eucalyptus top keeps the finish clean. It is more grounding than refreshing, which makes it a good cold evening cup or a black tea free alternative for someone avoiding caffeine. The turmeric earthiness is assertive, so this is not a soft, sweet chai; it benefits from a splash of milk and, if you like, a little honey to lift it. Of the turmeric blends we carry, this is the one for people who actually want the turmeric to lead rather than hide behind sweetness.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk
The full picture of Yogi Tea Organic Turmeric Chai, 17 Tea Bags 34g in one page. Who makes it, how it is brewed, what your £4.00 actually buys, and why this tea earned a spot on the curator shelf.
Yogi Tea Organic Turmeric Chai is the chai spiced turmeric blend from Yogi Tea, the German American Ayurvedic tradition tea brand, built on turmeric and ginger with cinnamon, cardamom, clove and black pepper, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the proper Ayurvedic chai alternative to the standard Twinings or Tea India masala chai blends.
Yogi's recipe leans harder on the turmeric and ginger than a standard British masala chai, giving the cup a deeper golden colour and a slightly more earthy backbone, while the four spice chai quartet of cinnamon, cardamom, clove and black pepper sits on top in the traditional Ayurvedic proportions rather than the British re interpretation. No added sweetener, the cup drinks better with a splash of milk and a teaspoon of honey if you want the full chai latte experience.
Caffeine status: naturally zero caffeine (no black tea base, unlike most masala chai). Taste profile: warm turmeric and ginger up front balanced by cinnamon and cardamom chai spice and a clean clove and pepper finish. Lifestyle: certified organic, vegan, vegetarian, naturally gluten free and sugar free. Planet: seventeen plant based bags in fully recyclable packaging.
A seventeen bag Yogi Tea household pack at a premium price for the organic Ayurvedic tier, a proper Ayurvedic style chai cup for any household interested in the German American interpretation of the South Asian recipe, the brand's organic Ayurvedic reputation making this a worthwhile alternative to the standard masala chai supermarket bags.
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Texture & appearance
Poured fresh, Yogi Tea Organic Turmeric Chai shows a clean, bright infusion with no sediment or cloud. The first thing you notice is the aroma: golden turmeric and warming chai spice with a black pepper lift over a light black tea base. It lifts off the surface while the cup is still too hot to drink, the cue that the botanicals have given their best to the water.
On the palate the body is light but not watery: enough substance to feel like a proper cup, with a soft natural sweetness in the licorice and fruit blends and a cleaner, more savoury edge in the spice and herb builds. The mid sip holds its shape rather than thinning out.
The finish is clean and gently lingering, sweet rounded or softly drying depending on the blend, resetting the palate so the next mouthful tastes as bright as the first. There is no bitterness even after a long 6-7 minute steep, because herbal infusions do not turn tannic the way black tea can.
Heat holds well in a stoneware mug and the aromatics keep their shape for a good ten minutes after the pour, so a slow cup never turns flat. A splash of oat milk works in the chai style and licorice blends; the fruit and floral builds are best drunk clear.
Cold brewed, the same blend mellows further, less aromatic lift, more rounded body, and a longer gentle finish. Stored resealed somewhere cool and dark, the character holds well beyond a year, fading in aroma long before it ever turns stale.
One practical note on temperature: because these are organic whole botanical blends rather than crushed fannings, they reward a longer steep than a standard black tea bag. Five to seven minutes draws the full body out of the root and seed ingredients without ever turning harsh, and a second shorter infusion from the same bag still gives a pale but pleasant cup, useful for a gentle evening drink when you want the flavour but less intensity.
Four dimension profile
Turmeric Body5/5
Turmeric root delivers the golden colour and the warming earthy backbone.
Chai Spice5/5
Cardamom, black pepper and ginger build the traditional masala chai spice profile.
Caffeine Free Calm5/5
Zero caffeine, unusual for a chai, leaving the spice profile centre stage.
Anti Inflammatory Positioning4/5
Ayurvedic positioning around turmeric+black pepper for traditional joint and wellness ritual.
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About Yogi Tea OrganicEST. 1969
Yogi Tea grew out of a recipe, not a boardroom. In 1969 the yoga teacher Yogi Bhajan began serving students a warming Ayurvedic blend of cinnamon, cardamom, clove, ginger and black pepper that they nicknamed Yogi Tea. Demand turned the recipe into a product, built from the start on the principle that a blend should be composed for balance and effect rather than only flavour, which is why the range is organised by purpose rather than just taste. Every tea bag still carries a short saying on the string tag, a small ritual signalling how the brand wants the cup approached.
The range is broad and tightly themed around wellbeing occasions: the original Classic chai, the bestselling Bedtime, throat comfort, cleanse and a wide herbal and green spread, all certified organic and built around named botanicals. The European arm operates from Germany with a strong organic and responsible sourcing commitment and long standing plastic light packaging. For our shelf Yogi Tea is one of the most characterful names in functional herbal tea. The spiced blends in particular have real depth and warmth, far more assertive than the timid supermarket norm, and the by purpose range makes it easy to point a customer at the right cup for the moment. It sits alongside Pukka at the considered end of the herbal shelf and earns it, because the blends genuinely taste composed, with a fifty year Ayurvedic lineage behind them rather than a marketing brief.
What the brand is actually doing
Yogi Tea sustainability commitments include full organic certification across every blend, plant based plastic free PLA tea bag mesh, FSC certified recyclable cardboard outer cartons, fair trade direct relationships with herbalist tradition farmers, and CO2-optimised logistics.
Curator says, Lee on Yogi Tea Organic
"I will set the Ayurvedic and wellness language aside and tell you how it drinks. This is a caffeine free golden chai built on a heavy turmeric base, so expect a deep earthy, almost savoury character and a rich golden colour rather than the brisk black tea backbone of a traditional masala chai. Cinnamon and clove bring comforting warmth, ginger and black pepper give it a gentle spicy hum, and a cardamom eucalyptus top keeps the finish clean. It is more grounding than refreshing, which makes it a good cold evening cup or a black tea free alternative for someone avoiding caffeine. The turmeric earthiness is assertive, so this is not a soft, sweet chai; it benefits from a splash of milk and, if you like, a little honey to lift it. Of the turmeric blends we carry, this is the one for people who actually want the turmeric to lead rather than hide behind sweetness."
Founded 1969Yogi Tea founded by yoga teacher Yogi Bhajan in 1969, drawing from traditional Ayurvedic kitchen blends.
Ayurvedic Functional BlendsEvery blend has a named functional purpose (Bedtime, Detox, Choco) built from herbalist tradition rather than marketing trend.
Wisdom Quote TagsEvery tea bag carries a wisdom quote on the tag, the signature Yogi Tea touch.
Organic + Plastic Free BagsFull organic certification across the range, plant based plastic free PLA tea bag mesh, FSC cardboard.
Timeline
1969Brand foundedYogi Tea Organic begins. Germany / USA
2026Stocked at Teas.co.ukHand picked into the curator selection.
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Recipes built around this tea
Three curator tested ways to use Yogi Tea Organic Turmeric Chai, 17 Tea Bags 34g. Tap any card to open the full recipe with timings, measures and method.
The outer layer is aromatic: a spiced chai with yogi turmeric chai. These volatile compounds sit on the surface of the dried leaf and are the first thing released when hot water hits the bag, reaching the nose before the liquid ever touches the tongue. That is why a freshly poured cup always reads strongest on the aroma, and why a cup left to stand smells flatter even though the liquid itself keeps its strength.
The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where the headline components carry the weight. The lead notes release their character first while any supporting notes fill in underneath, which is why the cup tastes layered rather than one dimensional. Milk proteins soften the tannins and round the edges, so a splash of dairy or oat sits comfortably in this cup. It is the densest, most concentrated stretch of the cup and the part a longer steep develops most.
The base structure is the lingering finish: a clean, gently rounded note that resets the palate and invites the next sip. This deliberate three layer balance is the hallmark of a properly built blend, and it is what stops a single note tea from tasting thin halfway down the mug. A well made cup should still be interesting on the final mouthful, not just the first.
Getting it right in the cup. Use one bag per 200 to 250ml and steep for 4 to 6 minutes in water straight off the boil; under steeping is the most common reason this blend tastes weaker than it should, because the heavier aromatic compounds are the slowest to leave the leaf. Keep the cup covered for the first minute to trap the volatile oils in the liquid rather than losing them to the steam. Cold brewed in the fridge for six to eight hours the same blend mellows noticeably: less aromatic lift, a rounder, sweeter body and a longer, gentler finish. Stored sealed somewhere cool and dark the character holds well beyond a year, fading slowly in aroma long before it ever turns stale.
How water and temperature change it. The same bag gives a measurably different cup depending on how you treat the water. Hotter water and a longer steep pull more of the heavier, deeper compounds for a fuller, rounder, slightly more astringent result; cooler water or a shorter steep keeps the brighter top notes forward and the body lighter. Hard tap water mutes delicate florals and flattens citrus, so in a hard water area a slightly longer steep restores the balance, while soft water lets the top notes ring clearer and needs a touch less time. None of this is a fault in the blend, it is the same leaf responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every time.
Ingredients & pack
Ingredient
Proportion
What it brings
Turmeric Root
present
55 percent of the blend providing a robust earthy base rich in natural curcumin.
Cinnamon
present
14 percent added for sweet woody notes and metabolic support.
Ginger
present
7 percent providing peppery heat to aid circulation and digestive comfort.
Cardamom
present
3 percent for aromatic depth and traditional Ayurvedic wellness properties.
Pack: Yogi Tea Organic Turmeric Chai, 17 Tea Bags 34g; contains tea (caffeinated). Certified organic. Best within 18 months of the pack date.
Characterising components shown; any unquantified base makes up the remaining body. Sourced from certified organic estates across established global herb and spice regions.
Sourcing & blend. Yogi Tea Organic Turmeric Chai, 17 Tea Bags 34g is put together by Yogi Tea Organic, held to a fixed quality and purity specification. Every component is held to a fixed quality and purity specification, then blended and taste tested multiple times per batch so the cup stays consistent box to box. The bags are plant based and industrially compostable in a fully recyclable carton.
What's in Yogi Tea Organic Turmeric Chai, 17 Tea Bags 34g, and what isn't:
In: a spiced chai with yogi turmeric chai, with nothing in the bag but the listed components and any infusion base.
No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
Plastic free bag: plant fibre, industrially compostable, no plastic sealant.
Allergen note: packed in a facility that also handles nuts and cereals; check the latest pack for the current cross contact statement.
Nutrition per cup
Nutrient
% RI
Energy
4 kJ / 1 kcal
<1%
Fat
0g
0%
Carbohydrate
0.2g
<1%
of which sugars
0g
0%
Protein
0.2g
<1%
Salt
0g
0%
Caffeine
40-60 mg
n/a
Caffeine vs other drinks
Decaf coffee
4mg
Green tea
30mg
Yogi Tea Organic Turmeric Chai,
60mg
Instant coffee
80mg
Brewed filter coffee
95mg
Energy drink (250ml)
80mg
This tea: 40-60 mg per 200ml cup.
Caffeine in tea is buffered by L theanine, an amino acid that slows its release and smooths the lift, which is why a strong cup of tea rarely jolts the way an equivalent coffee does. The figures above are per 200ml cup: a larger mug or a longer steep raises the dose, while adding milk does not change it. Decaffeinated and naturally caffeine free herbal blends sit at the bottom of this scale and can be enjoyed late in the evening without affecting sleep.
How to brew it
Brew strong: one bag per 250ml, water at a rolling boil, 5 to 7 minutes. Turmeric and the chai spices are root and seed ingredients that release slowly, so a short steep tastes thin. For a golden milk style cup, top with a splash of hot oat or whole milk after the steep.
One bag per 250ml mug, rolling boil water.
Steep 5-7 minutes for full spice depth.
Optional: add a splash of hot milk for golden milk style.
Storage & pairing
Cool, dry place. Tea absorbs ambient smells, so keep the pack sealed and away from coffee and spices.
18 moSealed
6 moOpened
34gPack
Made with hot milk it drinks like a dessert; pairs with shortbread, flapjack or spiced cake.
Allergens, dietary & safety
🌱VeganNo animal derived ingredients.🌾Gluten freeNaturally gluten free.⚡Caffeine40-60 mg per 200ml cup.🍃0 kcalNo sugar, no fat in plain cup.🤰PregnancyUK guide: 200mg caffeine/day max.👶ChildrenCaffeinated, served with care.
Manufactured in a facility that handles multiple tea types. Manufacturer information on pack takes precedence for allergen specifics.
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