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Permalink Reply by Mike Love on December 31, 2009 at 9:25am

Ever try David Rio have been using it for 7 yrs. Customers love Not traditional very good great margins.

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Permalink Reply by The Village Bean on January 1, 2010 at 4:38pm

David Rio all the way!

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Permalink Reply by Marek on January 2, 2010 at 11:04am

Surprised, nobody mentioned Mo Cafe:

http://www.mocafe.net/DivinitiChai.aspx

We've been using it for years and customers love it... will have to try some of the alternatives mentioned here.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Strother on January 2, 2010 at 12:28pm

I use Intelligentsia's chai in my shop and i really like it. With most chais you have to use a lot to get it to cut through the milk but with Intelli's they recommend using 1/4 chai and 3/4s milk

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Permalink Reply by Shadow on January 2, 2010 at 3:26pm

Another vote for the Big Train powder. Doesn't have to be refrigerated and is really quick and convenient to use. We offer the Spiced, Vanilla and Chocolate. Every now and then people will insist they can drink nothing but something made from liquid like the Oregon, but 95% of chai drinkers we have love the Big Train. I mix it with 3-4 oz. of water from the hot tap then add in whatever steamed milk the customer desires. Later!

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Permalink Reply by Banana Dang on February 4, 2011 at 4:16am

We use David Rio Organic Masala Chai in powder form. It is not on their website because it is for wholesale customers only. Our customers love it and we've been using it for about 3-4 years.

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Gray on February 4, 2011 at 11:16am

Maya Tea has some great options for chai concentrates, very good flavor. We also brew their Large Loose Leaf Masala Chai add steamed milk and honey, it's awesome!! (BTW Maya has great loose leaf tea, great slection, great service)

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Hoeppner on February 4, 2011 at 11:58am

To be honest, I've rejected every concentrate I've tried (I've tried too many) in favor of loose chai. We currently offer Cochin Masala Chai from Metro. Our customers LOVE IT! You can get loose tea filter lids for Dixie and Solo from Metro as well, so we only offer in to go cups with these lids. We experimented a bit with their Spiced Indian Chai. That was also awesome. If the flavor difference isn't substantial enough for you, your customers will love it when you scoop loose leaf chai into their cups and explain that you use loose leaf, not concentrates.

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Permalink Reply by Darren Reynolds on February 4, 2011 at 9:02pm

Been using My Chai Original since day one, Our customers have only one complaint, now they can't leave town and find chai this good.  Strongly recommended!

Jonathan said:

My Chai is the way to go. They have a couple different choices... one being My Chai and the other being My Chai Original. The (regular) My Chai should put you at the same price point as Oregon Chai and have a VERY similar profile... Actually a bit better. You should not have any customer rejection as you most likely will if you switch to Third St, Chai Co., Dragon Fly, etc...
Anyway, just my opinion.

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Permalink Reply by BreAnn Veldstra on February 4, 2011 at 9:11pm

Alaska Chai Its pretty good

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Permalink Reply by John on August 1, 2013 at 3:20am

You should try frozen beans caramel chai and vanilla chai. Best chai flavor on the market for a chai base I like the Oregon chai I sometimes add shots of torani syrups to create custom Flavors ,

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Permalink Reply by Dylan Henson on August 6, 2013 at 4:01pm

Our shop is known city-wide for having the best chai, and we use Black Scottie. It's about 11 or 12x, so a little goes a long way. I can't speak for the price, but we quite literally have a hard time keeping it in stock because it's one of our most popular drinks. Makes an excellent dirty chai, too.

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