Warm. Bold. Full-Bodied.
Our Spicy Chai is deep, aromatic, with a real bite. Hakanoa Spicy Chai is a handcrafted concentrate rooted in the traditional Rajasthani masala-tea heritage that founder Rebekah learned as a teenager. Every bottle holds a balance of organic black tea, freshly crushed Fiji ginger, whole spices ground just before cooking (cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, black peppercorns), a dash of organic fair-trade raw sugar, and a touch of NZ lemon juice and sultanas.
We simmer and steep these spices slowly, letting their oils and warmth slowly unfold, then combine with organic black tea and just enough sweetness so the depth of spice and ginger stays centre-stage. The result is a Spicy Chai latte that greets you with bright cardamom and cinnamon on the nose, moves through rich black-tea warmth, and finishes with a lingering gingery peppery warmth that warms you right through.
The Craft Behind the Bottle
We simmer and steep the spices slowly, allowing their oils to unfurl and their warmth to deepen. Combined with freshly-brewed organic black tea and just enough sweetness, the result is a chai with presence and depth.
In the cup, Spicy Chai opens with bright cardamom and cinnamon, moves into rich black-tea warmth, and finishes with a lingering glow from the spicy pepper and ginger,
This is chai for cold evenings, slow mornings, and moments when you want a drink that truly warms from the inside out.
Big spice. Deep warmth. True chai soul.
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Why choose Hakanoa?
Made by real humans
(Who Love Ginger)
Hakanoa began in a home kitchen with fresh ginger, big ideas, and a love of doing things properly. What started as small-batch brewing for friends grew into a family-run business rooted in real ingredients, traditional methods, and a sense of fun along the way.
Every bottle is still made with care, curiosity, and a hands-on approach — crafted to bring warmth, flavour, and a little joy to everyday rituals.
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Our concentrates & syrups are made here in Auckland. We work with Aromatics in Takanini, using recipes developed originally in Hakanoa Street in Grey Lynn.
All Hakanoa products are pasteurised and safe to be stored at room temperature unopened. Syrups can be stored for 3 years and gingers beers for 2 years before their flavours start to fade. Best in a dark cool cupboard if you have one.
All Hakanoa products are preservative-free. Our concentrates must be refrigerated after opening and used within 3 months.
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Type in your city or suburb and you’ll see all the stockists near you. You’ll pay a bit more and most of them only stock single bottles, but any purchase supports our business and we’re very grateful to those stockists for their custom.
There are a lot of cafes that serve our Chai but don’t necessarily stock our ginger beers as well. To make it easy, we’ve created a category so you can see just the ones that have ginger beer.
You can always ask your local to get our ginger beers in, if they serve our Chai they’re bound to be good people
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