The Chai Guy Shop chai

Born at the Rochester Public Market · Est. 2014

Most chai
plays it safe.
Ours doesn’t.

Fresh spices. Clean ingredients. Big flavor. Chai Guy Chai is brewed in Rochester and poured at cafés, markets, and neighborhood spots across Western New York.

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The Chai Guy mug with traditional chai glasses

Fresh.Local.Authentic.

Fresh spices✦Family run✦Rochester made✦Hot or iced✦Dairy or dairy-free✦
2014Started at the market
Dozensof local places to find us
1 gallonfrom every home brew kit
100%chai-tastic energy

Not the syrupy stuff

Chai with a little backbone.

Balanced, spiced, and made to taste like the real thing—not a sugar bomb wearing a cinnamon costume.

Bring it home

Your kitchen.
Our chai.

Each oversized tea bag brews eight cups of concentrate. Add equal parts dairy or dairy-free milk and you have one full gallon of Chai Guy Chai.

The original

Classic home brewing kit

Fresh, fragrant, full-strength chai concentrate.

$15
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Decaf home brewing kit

The same bold spice without the caffeine.

$16
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Pat Tharp holding a Chai Guy mug with CHAI tattooed across his knuckles

Meet Pat

A busted van.
A $1,500 check.
A really good cup of chai.

After a mission trip to India, Pat Tharp came home inspired by the people, culture, and chai. His wife started calling him “The Chai Guy.”

In 2014, an insurance check from an aging work van became the seed money for a Saturday stand at the Rochester Public Market. Word spread. Cafés started calling. The weekend side hustle grew into a full-time family business.

“We are so grateful to share our fresh, local, authentic chai with you.”

49 local places · one very good cup

Chai is closer
than you think.

Find a café pour, a home brew kit, or something unexpected—all across Western New York and the Finger Lakes.

Every cup marks a Chai Guy spot

For cafés, shops & restaurants

Put better chai
on your menu.

Join the growing group of local cafés, bakeries, restaurants, and retailers serving Chai Guy drinks or stocking home brewing kits.

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