Reviews of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis) from Kenya
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Kangaita OP from Harney and Sons
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya77 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Aug. 15th, 2015
A rich, deep, and mellow tea, excellent if you want something very dark but smooth.
Dry leaf smells only faintly, but the aroma is extremely pleasant, I'd say beautiful. I find I like it more each time I smell it. It is a fruity and vegetal quality, reminiscent of the best Kenyan teas I've sampled, and a little li...
Kaimosi CTC from Harney and Sons
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya80 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Aug. 5th, 2015
A birthday present from my parents, purchased from the Harney & Sons store in a batch of mostly African black teas (they know I LOVE these sorts of teas). This was a very hearty tea that I liked right from the start. Robust and powerful, pleasantly rich and aromatic, but tending towards harsh. Still, I kept coming b...
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Kenya Hand Rolled Purple Varietal Oolong Tea from What-Cha
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Kenya73 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 4th, 2015
The aroma of these dark twisty leaves is earthy and sweet, very sweet actually, blending notes of loam and mineral with plums, raisins, and honey. I will admit the earthy notes and sweet fruity notes mixing together are a little odd, though not unpleasant, my nose finds you intriguing oh great dark elf tea.
The fir...
Kenya GFOP Milima from TeaGschwendner
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kericho, Kenya91 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Dec. 28th, 2014
My favorite tea from TeaGschwendner yet! I thought this was among the best Kenyan black teas I've sampled, and among the best of all African teas for that matter.
Brews a rich, dark, full-bodied cup with a strong but subdued aroma and an exceptionally smooth flavor. The aroma is complex and hard to describe: it se...
Kenya Premium White Tea from What-Cha
Style: White Tea – Region: Kenya100 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Sep. 17th, 2014
Looking at the dry leaves, it doesn't look like a white, it looks like a fuzzy golden tea from Yunnan...sniffing the leaves it has the sweet corn notes of a Kenyan Silver Needle, the heady floral notes of an oolong, and the malty, sweet potato, and caramel notes of a golden Yunnan tea. It tastes just like the liquid sm...
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Kenyan Silver Needle from What-Cha
Style: Silver Needle – Region: Kenya100 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Sep. 4th, 2014
he aroma of this particular silver needle is nothing short of mouthwatering, which is why I advise pouring the tea you wish to sniff out of the bag, don't want to ruin tea by drooling. It is incredibly sweet with notes of peaches and sweet corn, this transitions to floral notes that very much so brings to mind blooming...
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Mount Kenya Estate from JusTea
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya87 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
Sep. 4th, 2014
What a pleasant smelling tea! The aroma is a wonderful mix of earthy and malty with a slight note of nuttiness. It is a very clean, pure tea smell which I think would be great to drink on its own but also a perfect base for blends.
! I love this tea, it is a perfect blend of maltiness, richness, earthiness and sweet...
Kenyan Black Tea - Tea Bags from Ajiri Tea
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kisii, Kenya53 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Sep. 1st, 2014
slightly sweet smell, fairly strong...flavor is quite strong (5 minute steep) and obviously of black tea...slight bitterness..value unknown (gift from alex)... nothing else besides black tea though...bland
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Fahari Ya Kenya Tea from Ketepa (Kenya Tea Packers)
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Dec. 28th, 2013
An outstanding bargain-buy of impressive quality.
This tea is a blend of fine granules of CTC (mechanically processed) tea, with a small amount of small golden strands of tea leaf. It's a contender for the title of best CTC tea I've ever tried, although I suppose it isn't exactly 100% CTC.
Brews up a really robu...
Mountain Kenya Tea from Mark T. Wendell
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya60 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Jul. 13th, 2013
Small leaf, similar to coffee in appearance. Mellow aroma, not overly pungent. Mild taste. Easy to sip all day.
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Kenyan Black Tea - Tea Bags from Ajiri Tea
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kisii, Kenya70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Oct. 15th, 2012
This tea is interesting. It has a kind of smoky aroma, and a crisp flavor. It's a bit bitter, but I like it. I added cream and sugar.
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Kenya Oolong Tea from Simpson & Vail
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Kenya70 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 25th, 2012
I really liked this tea. It was strong compared to most oolongs that I've had. I was able to brew more than one cup from the same leaves with them remaining flavorful.
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Kenyan Tinderet from DAVIDsTEA
Style: Black Tea – Region: Nandi, Kenya73 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Jul. 22nd, 2012
An excellent tea. Small pellets and a soft pre-brew aroma. The full recommended measurement and steep time produce a very bold, slightly bitter tea with a dry after taste but very refreshing. This tea is not over powering in flavour or aroma however is very full bodied.
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Kenya OP Malaika Black Tea from Simpson & Vail
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya83 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Jul. 14th, 2012
I really like this tea. It's strong and dark, and it has an interesting flavor, but it's not too bitter. It has a crisp, savory quality that I like. I added cream and sugar.
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Kenya Green Tea from Simpson & Vail
Style: Green Tea – Region: Kenya57 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 2/5
Jun. 29th, 2012
The leaf of this tea is broken in large, rounded chunks, unlike the shape of any loose-leaf green tea that I've seen yet.
Brewed as instructed, it produces a cup with a clear, golden green. Flavor is clean and crisp without being sharp. Seems to have a slight cooling quality, very refreshing. If steeped too long,...
Kenya Oolong Tea from Simpson & Vail
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Kenya80 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Jun. 25th, 2012
This was a very interesting tea for my to try; it was the first oolong I've sampled that was produced in Africa.
A peculiar tea among oolongs, but more normal when compared to green and black teas. Dry leaf looks more like a black tea than an oolong...dark brown, and highly broken. I brewed it with boiling water. ...
Kenya OP Malaika Black Tea from Simpson & Vail
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya67 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5
Jun. 22nd, 2012
Dry leaf has a pleasing aroma, reminiscent of some of the best Kenyan teas I've had, but not quite as strongly aromatic.
A good black tea, and a very typical example of Kenyan black teas: strong and robust, but slightly lighter and slightly less edgy than an Assam.
Brews a rich, full-bodied cup. Moderate strengt...
Royal Purple Tea from Royal Tea of Kenya
Style: Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis) – Region: Kenya63 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Mar. 21st, 2012
This purple tea was quite interesting...it did taste substantially different from most black tea, even though at a glance it just looked like a typical broken-leaf black tea.
Flavor is initially smooth, but it has some bite to it after the initial sip, leaving an almost peppery finish. Unlike the Royal Tajiri Tea w...
White Whisper Tea from Royal Tea of Kenya
Style: Silver Needle – Region: Kenya70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Jan. 29th, 2012
I wasn't sure what to expect as this was the first white tea that I've sampled, but I was definitely satisfied!
The first time that it was brewed it had a mild taste and a strong scent. After being brewed a second time, with the same leaves, the tea had a stronger taste but was less aromatic. I enjoyed this becaus...
White Whisper Tea from Royal Tea of Kenya
Style: Silver Needle – Region: Kenya57 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Jan. 28th, 2012
It has a subtle unique taste. Tastes a little like pulperie.
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Royal Tajiri Tea from Royal Tea of Kenya
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya47 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 1/5
Dec. 31st, 2011
This tea is a little weird. I'm not quite sure what to think of it. It's kind of bitter, and has a bitter aftertaste that I don't like very much, but it has a really deep flavor that I kind of like. I added cream and sugar.
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Royal Highland Green Tea from Royal Tea of Kenya
Style: Green Tea – Region: Kenya60 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Dec. 8th, 2011
The dry leaf is thin and wiry, golden in color, and without much aroma.
Upon brewing, the cup produces a dark cup with a wonderful, rich aroma, like one of the darker, richer Chinese pan-fired green teas, but with a vegetal quality usually only found in Darjeeling green and oolongs. The aroma is grassy and fruity, ...
Kenya Silverback White from Imperial Tea Garden
Style: Silver Needle – Region: Kenya83 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 3/5
Dec. 7th, 2011
Leaf looks like a silver needle white tea with leaves on the smallish side, but with a much deeper golden yellow color.
Brewed, the aroma is very unlike other silver needle teas, and much stronger. Aroma is predominately toasty, nutty and woody, strongly reminiscent of hojicha, especially roasted kukicha, with a to...
Royal Tajiri Tea from Royal Tea of Kenya
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya100 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Dec. 2nd, 2011
Exquisite! I think I've found a new favorite black tea.
The dry leaf is rather plain and uninteresting looking, brown, with a dusty appearance. Yet it is wonderfully aromatic, foretelling the wonderful brewing experience that followed. I knew that I had found something exceptional the moment I first smelled the d...
Black Tea PF1 (Pekoe Fannings 1) from Chim Chim Tea
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kericho, Kenya100 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Nov. 15th, 2011
Great tasting tea, especially good for breakfast with or without milk!!!
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