Death Wish Pumpkin Chai Coffee

Sadly, maybe for economic reasons, retailers are putting out holiday merchandise way earlier than when said holidays are celebrated. This leads to my next coffee tasting. Death Wish Pumpkin Chai Coffee was placed in a mid-aisle display for Halloween. It was July when I purchased it. I love pumpkin spice because I remember when I was young and my elders baked real pumpkin pies in the kitchen; they were the most incredible treats. But, pumpkin chai is not pumpkin spice. Pumpkin chai may be a made up promotional flavor. Chai, an Indian tea mix, has cinnamon and cardamon, ginger, and cloves. It may be similar to pumpkin spice.

The smell of this coffee is interesting. I had to smell it a couple times to get its aroma set in mind. It is not bad; it has a good smell that I haven't met before. My first cup is tasty, and it does remind me of pumpkin spice. There is something unusual about it. The coffee roast seems very light. I do not taste coffee, at least not like a darker roast. I find some of the more unusual flavors of coffee seem to use a light roast. Chai with a light roast rather than tea is a logical brew. The flavor of cardamom, ginger, and cloves is something I am not used to. I wonder how different the flavor of light roast coffee is from Indian tea.

My second cup, with sweetener, is very good. The flavor is richer; there seems to be more coffee presence. The overall spice flavors stand out more. There is the cinnamon and there are the other spices present. Chai, also, is a flavor I have never met. I find the chai enjoyable, I’m not sure if many people will associate it with Halloween. My assessment of this coffee is that it is an enjoyably tasty coffee. Dark roast drinkers may be put off by it. It doesn’t have a strong finish or aftertaste. I will say it is something flavored coffee drinkers should try. Buy some for a refreshing and fun new experience.

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