Caramel Chai @ Starbucks
Sunday night and I’m going through my weekly ritual of lamenting the end of the weekend and getting ready for the work week ahead. Though tonight I’m not so sad about Monday morning because I know there’s something to really look forward to tomorrow. I have a new drink at Starbucks that will definitely make my morning.
(Sidenote: As I’ve mentioned before, I love indie coffee shops. However, because they’re aren’t really any around me to support, Starbucks is my coffee crush #1)
I saw the sign for the Caramel Chai at a Barnes & Noble Starbucks (which is not actually a real Starbucks) and was intrigued/puzzled. I love chais; I order them all the time when I’m not getting coffee. But mixing them with caramel?? I went ahead and tried it…
Divine.
The black tea and spices mix really well with the sweetness of the caramel. Since it’s not on the corporately-owned Starbucks’ menus (yet?) I paid really close attention to the way the B&N barista made it so I would know how to ask for it later. For a grande, it was the usual chai recipe plus four pumps of caramel syrup and caramel sauce on top. The result was a little too sweet for my taste, so today when I went to a real Starbucks, I skipped the caramel sauce on top and asked for only three pumps of syrup. It was perfect… just the thing to make me feel cheerful on a Monday!
If you try it, let me know what you think!
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i worked at a b&n cafe (we were quite fond of telling people we weren’t actually a starbucks) for a couple years and this was one of my favorite drinks too! i just stumbled upon the combination and never looked back. no one can make it for me as good as i made it for myself, of course.
You’ve ruined me for any other drink. I am ADDICTED to this combination now!
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