@Satsuma Yes, and all because the regional distributor for the brand we liked tried to switch to something awful they could put their own name on and the manufacturer didn't want to sell to us in manageable quantities before the distributor came to their senses. It's all for the best anyway. When we started cooking it ourselves, chai sales doubled. When we started bottling it, sales doubled again.

@neal nice! Always good when the in house version is better and more profitable than reselling

I’ve experimented (for my own personal use) with flavored syrups a fair amount, but figuring out the tea extraction part of chai syrup has always intimidated me for some reason

@Satsuma What we do here is simmer the spice mix first, then take it off the heat and add sugar and tea. The tea is in the same concentration and steep time as you'd use to make a pot.