kenya tea
A missionary friend gave me some Kenya tea and I like it real well. he buys it in bulk in Kenya and the only thing he knows about it is he just knows its Kenya tea. the tea is looks like coffee grounds only finer and it don't take much to make a good strong cup of tea. would any of you guys have any idea what kind of Kenya tea this is and what is your opinion of Kenya tea?
Jun 24th, '08, 14:40
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It sounds like Kenyan CTC, a processing method to create a nice unifom and easy to brew tea. I think it stand for cut, tear, curl. It is done by machine. Kenya produces more and more inexpensive black tea these days. It is used in blending quite a bit. Also used in teabags, "teabag."
Last I had it, it reminded me of something in between Assam and Ceylon in taste.
Last I had it, it reminded me of something in between Assam and Ceylon in taste.
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That's what I had thought the last time I had Kenyan. It tasted like an assam-Ceylon blend, with a background of earth. It was fair, but I can't make a full opinion on it, as I haven't had any recently and my other was not very high quality. I suppose I should look for a well produced Kenyan and try it again.
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Upton's tea has a nice selection of CTC Kenyan and other African tea. The best I've tried so far, though, has been Special Teas Kenyan. It's a single estate that tastes better than the majority of "English Breakfast" teas I've tried, albeit along the same lines as an EB. Excellent aroma, fruity, mild, just a really nice tea...
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I don't know much about it but i bought some rather cheap kenya "premium" black tea and its very tasty. It has that classic black tea flavour but with its own twist on it.
For the price i think kenya makes some very good black tea. We probably pay a little less because its not as famous as Darjeeling or Ceylon.
Did anyone else experience a fruity, almost lemon like (but still pleasant) taste?
For the price i think kenya makes some very good black tea. We probably pay a little less because its not as famous as Darjeeling or Ceylon.
Did anyone else experience a fruity, almost lemon like (but still pleasant) taste?