Kalavai
Kalavai
5.0 / 5.0
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With its smooth and delicate floral taste, Kalavai makes a cup of chai that you won’t stop sipping on.
How will Kalavai make your chai taste and smell?
Light and balanced Aromatic with delicate floral notes Crisply brisk and smooth
Where is Kalavai sourced from?
Kalavai’s leaves are sourced from high-elevation and medium-elevation tea estates in South India.
Our Kalavai CTC black tea is ethically-sourced from 3 tea estates in the Nilgiri Mountains in South India.
These fine-quality leaves are curated based on their flavor, aroma, color, and taste profile by experienced South Indian tea sommeliers. This combination is what creates a unique, balanced cup of chai.
What does “Kalavai” mean?
“Kalavai” is the Tamil word for blend.
We call it Kalavai because it is a blend of some of the best high-elevation and medium-elevation tea leaves from 3 tea estates in South India.
What is in your bag?
CTC black tea ethically-sourced from the tea estates in the Nilgiri Mountains in South India.
CTC stands for “crushed, teared, and curled”, and it refers to making the leaves into granules. CTC tea is used across South Asian households to make the most authentic chai. Note: Contains Caffeine. Brewing instructions are located on the back of the bag.
Note: Contains Caffeine.
Brewing instructions are located on the back of the bag.
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Made my chaya using Kalavai and I love how smooth and light the chaya is! Pair it with some cardamom, cloves, ans black peppercorns - and I can’t stop sipping!
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I loved the smooth feel and the delicious taste of the Oonyall Kalavai tea.
I look forward to having more cups!
When it comes to teas that recommend a pot and cooking/simmering, I usually break the rules and do it my way...just steep and sip just like I would any other loose tea. HOWEVER...I decided to follow the exact instructions that came with my @oonyall Kalavai tea to make my "chaya".
This is a Nilgiri black tea and it is CTC style (crush, tear, curl). I normally steer clear of CTC, but the instructions for brewing had my attention and it sounded like a good cuppa to have on the rainy day we were having.
So, I'm addicted. Immediately.
This tea is so good! It's bold, creamy, sweet, and absolutely delicious. The black tea is a blend of multiple teas sourced from various tea gardens located in the Nilgiri Mountains. Nilgiri tea has a light and mildly floral flavor.
I had fun with the little brewing session that was recommended on the package. Boil the milk and water, add the tea and simmer. The recipe actually calls for cardamom which, I was out of so I added cinnamon. Once this process is done, I strained it in to my cup and sweetened with brown sugar.
This tea is so heavenly. It was absolutely what I needed with the cold and dreary weather.
There is only one thing I would change about this tea: I would make it decaf so I could drink it all day!
Grab a bag of this wonderful tea and have a little fun with a brew sesh. This comes in a generous size bag at a VERY fair price.
I grew up making Chaya for my family, specifically for my mom and her mom. Both passed down this sacred art to me, so I always like to return the favor by giving them a cup after long days. We used to be satisfied with big name Chaya brands from the local Indian grocery stores. But ever since I gave them Kalavai Chaya by Oonyall, they refuse to drink any other Chaya! Like clockwork, they expect their Kalavai Chaya with cardamom by 5 pm on the dot now!