7 Brew Salted Honey Chai Latte

I have been a chai latte person for years and this is the most interesting version I have found at any chain. The honey is not just a sweetener - you can actually taste the floral quality of it against the caramel salt, and that combination does something to the cardamom and ginger that makes the spice taste sharper and more present than in a regular chai. I drink it hot every weekday morning on the way to work. It has replaced my espresso habit almost entirely. My coworkers have all started ordering it too after I brought one in and let them try it.

I ordered this iced with oat milk on a recommendation and I can confirm it is a very solid drink. The sweet-salty contrast is real and it does not feel gimmicky - the salt genuinely does something useful here and you would notice if it were missing. My only reason for four stars instead of five is that I found the iced version a bit less nuanced than I expected from reading about it. The spices flatten out somewhat when it is cold. I tried it hot on my next visit and that version is genuinely a five-star drink. So if you go iced first, just know you are getting a different and slightly simpler version of the experience.

I want to be fair here because I can tell this is a well-made drink - the ingredients are quality and the balance is clearly thought through. My honest issue is that I am not a spice person, and even at half sweet the chai base in this drink is assertive. The honey flavor is genuinely beautiful and the salt does something interesting, but underneath all of that is a pretty boldly spiced tea, and if you are not into that you will find the drink fights you a little. I am giving three stars because of my personal palate, not because the drink is flawed. If you love chai spices, go for it - you will probably rate this much higher than I did.