Ordering a chai at a coffee shop usually amounts to about $5 of disappointment. They’re normally 98% milk with just barely a dash of spiced tea flavor. It’s actually very rare to order a chai that is actually a dark, robust, a punch of masala spices, milky, and sweet. Even actual Indian restaurants are just okay tea affairs. I’ve resorted to making chai’s at home thanks to Shruthi….

The leaves start changing color, the air get just a little crispier at night, and when the chill penetrates into your thin jacket a little deeper, you know it’s fall —it’s finally puffy time.

Just like how the pumpkin spice latte (PSL) is what coffee is for the fall season, mulled wine is what camping is for the fall season. It’s the PSL of chilly camping beverages.

And, let’s be real, PSLs are freaking delicious.

It’s a well known fact that camping and coffee go hand-in-hand. The fact that we make the choice all leave our day-to-day grind to slow down and appreciate what’s around us for a few days, a week, a month, or indefinitely. That very cup filled with that black soul nourishing liquid is the exact catalyst for many of us to take a step back, breathe in a little deeper, and turn down the go-go-go clock.