Chai is a spicy and aromatic tea blend, the name being derived from the original word for tea: “cha”. Blend this tea with warmed milk and sweeten with your choice of honey or sugar – makes the perfect dessert beverage or holiday treat! While you sip, try reading Mary Chesnut’s Civil War. South Carolina native Mary Boykin Chesnut (1823-1886) kept a diary that ofers some of the best insight to life during the Civil War that exists to this day. Such an important South Carolinian deserves to have such a great tea named for her!