Authentic Indian Flavors - Brought From India To You

It All Started With a Pilgrimage To India

The Blue Lotus Chai story was born of a love for India and a passion for the delicious, authentic spiced tea called masala chai. Barbara, owner and founder of Blue Lotus Chai, developed a deep connection to this ancient land in the 70’s through a personal spiritual journey, ultimately leading her to travel to India on pilgrimage, returning year after year.

Throughout these travels, on back roads and in every village, seemingly ever-present was the “chai wallah”. Always searching for that perfect cup of chai, she visited tea stands across the dusty plains, along the banks of the sacred Ganges, on trains crisscrossing the country, even savoring a cup high in the Himalayan peaks at “The Last Tea Shop in India”. The variety was endless, as each chai wallah had his own interpretation of the perfect brew.

At home in the US, we were determined to create a product that would satisfy the tastes of the most ardent chai lover, be easy and quick to prepare, and a clean, pure product. We wanted to make it economically available to everyone and versatile enough to meet a limitless variety of dietary needs.

After traveling to India again and painstakingly locating a source for naturally flash-dried brewed tea, we set about the process of experimentation, carefully refining the recipe until we felt it met our admittedly high standards of “deliciousness”. Organic spices were sampled until we found the finest quality with the most lively and robust flavors. The result was Traditional Masala Chai, our flagship product.

And thus, in February 2010, Blue Lotus Chai Company was born

Available in reusable 3oz tins, 1 lb bags and pouches

Biodegradable and Reusable Packaging

Carefully Considered Packaging That Minimizes Environmental Impact

Did you know that our 3 oz tins are meant to be reusable? The 2 and 3 oz tins are beautiful little tins that you can refill and reuse. Instead of a paper label, we print directly on the tin which minimizes the amount of plastic and paper that we use in our packaging.

Love Our Chai? Refill with our 1 lb packages.

Our 1 lb packages are meant to refill your 3 oz tin.

Explore Other Varieties With Our 1/2 Ounce Pouches - 17 Cups Per Pouch

Blue Lotus Chai produces 6 delicious varieties. You can sample all six with the Masala Chai collection, or buy individual pouches if you're just curious about certain varieties.

What's That Tape Across The Top?

The "Tape" across the top of our tins is actually a tough tamper resistant food safety seal strip. As part of our commitment to reduce the amount of plastic and unnecessary packaging for our products, we do not use plastic film or shrink wrapped seals – instead, the lids for our tins are secured with a tough food safety seal strip