Tall Tara

This is Day 15 of a 21-Day Salute ™, an attempt to share a little bit of what I love about living in Boulder. Turns out I’m also a glutton for punishment and like undertaking random challenges.

I’m a dirty chai kind of a girl and I’m proud of that. When ordering at the coffee shop across the street from my office, the barista asks which variety of local chai I’d like.

That’s what life in Boulder is like…competing chai producers, both within city limits, are vying for my business. So I’m actually letting you know about two local companies in this post. (Don’t say I never went the extra mile for you…)

I offer you a Tuesday night match-up of Bhakti Chai vs. Third Street Chai.* To be honest, I’ve had both brands at local coffee shops but have never purchased a bottle of either. I think chai tastes better when someone else makes it.

After sampling both, I prefer Bhakti. It’s not as sweet as the Third Street variety and has a spicier flavor. Bhakti also scored points with me for coming out with a flavor last year that I fully support…

But that’s just my two cents.

Thing is–I don’t drink chai much and would like to ask those chai drinkers who know their stuff to shed some light on this topic for me.

Which one do you prefer? Bhakti or Third Street Chai?

[Photo by alykat]

*You should have seen the boxing poster I attempted to make with the companies logos. I ran out of time but it would have put many amateur boxing federation flyers to shame. I could have been a contender…