Our Story

We press over 700 lbs of fresh ginger each week! With each cup of Bhakti Chai you'll experience the healing, immune, and flavorful properties of ginger, while soaking in the fragrant cardamom masala buzz!

When I returned from India and couldn't find a chai that resembled "special" or masala, I began brewing my own at home in Nederland. My first bottling process began as holiday gifts for friends - mason jars of chai with Kabir poems as labels.

Bhakti means devotion through social action. I came to understand this meaning from the Swadhyay movement on the western coast of India - about the same time I became a Masala chai devotee.

What began as a way to transport myself back to India- leaning over a steaming cup of homemade chai and inhaling the layers of spice- has become a company built not only on the taste of authentic masala chai, but on the meaning of Bhakti.

We use socially responsible practices, sustainable packaging (you can RE-USE our jars again and again) and support international women's organizations that work to educate and empower women and girls.