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Flavour: Cape Malay Chai

Ingredients: Organically grown rooibos tea (60%), cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, chicory, cloves, black pepper and cassia oil

Caffeine Factor: Caffeine-free

Organic Ingredients: Rooibos (see above)

Price Range: £2

Bags Per Box: 20

Review: Dragonfly are on a roll!

This is a caffeine-free alternative to your traditional black chai. Using rooibos as a base, the aroma is spicy but slightly fruity – citrusy, even. Tasting it, most chai is very strong (especially the cloves), but this blend is light and mellow. We brewed it for 30 minutes and it was still delicately balanced, with no one spice overtaking the flavour. You can feel the cloves, but it’s subtle.

Overall, this is a pleasant, warming blend to drink at any time of day, but it’s especially recommended for evenings. We can imagine it helping you de-stress after a long day at work, for instance, preparing you for a good night’s sleep. While we like some traditional chai, this decaf alternative is a much-welcomed addition to the market.

Best time of year to drink this: Anytime

Best time of day to drink this: Anytime, especially evenings

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Flavour: Earl Grey Rooibos

Ingredients: Superior-grade rooibos tea sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, natural oil of bergamot

Caffeine Factor: Caffeine-free

Organic Ingredients: Unknown

Price Range: £3

Bags Per Box: 40

Review: This is an interesting one – an Earl Grey-style blend made without actual tea, making it naturally caffeine-free.

So, you know it’s not going to taste just like traditional Earl Grey. There’s no masking that fruity rooibos flavour at the base of this blend. It’s also not as perfumed as a lot of other ‘greys’. It’s more refreshing, because of the bergamot oil – you can feel it in your mouth and wakes up all your senses.

What Dragonfly have done is take inspiration from a classic and create something new. It’s thoroughly pleasant and soothing, and a great one to have in the evening when you need to relax. Best of all, it’s high-quality and comes at an incredibly low price tag. What’s not to like?

Best time of year to drink this: Anytime

Best time of day to drink this: Anytime, especially evenings

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