chai divine

the divine smell the warmth the big hug for the inside out are all what makes chai addictive for me. comforting and joyful to consume, and a pleasure to play around with all that spice,

soy milk
honey (creamed clover is delicious)
unperformed black tea leaves, assam tea leaves are best but green tea or rooibos work along with a whole lot of others for the more adventurous types
cloves
star anise
cardamon pods
cinnamon stick
ginger

you could also use:
pepper fennel seeds
cumin
vanilla beans
nutmeg
all spice
bay leaves
orange peel

these can be all thrown in a pot together brought to just before boiling and then turned down to simmer before you can not wait any longer...
The fresher the better, these spices all have amazing individual health benefits all of which along with the taste are almost void if you replace them with out of date powdered or synthetic ingredients.
It also works well to grind the spice with some type of machinery or by hand, then you can also use it to dust cakes, or put into baking for a nice mixed spicey flavor. It is Christmas at the moment so I will be using some of this mixture for tea and some for adding to Christmas cookies, delicious.