Tea: Royal Purple Tea
A Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis) from Royal Tea of Kenya
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | Royal Tea of Kenya |
| Style: | Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis) |
| Region: | Kenya |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1448 teas reviewed
✓ 949 of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis)
✓ 4 of Royal Tea of Kenya
✓ 27 from Kenya
Review of Royal Purple Tea
March 21st, 2012
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 6 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 63 of 100 |
| Good | Good | Reasonable |
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 which had a high-grown, Darjeeling-like character, this tea was more average in character. But the aroma had some qualities unlike any other kind of tea I've tried...and I find it difficult to describe. Certain aspects of it resembled Chinese pan-fired green teas, but only slightly.
I wasn't wowed by this one as much as I was by the other offerings from Royal Tea of Kenya. But I thought this tea was solidly good.
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Comments:
 | JackieD wrote: on March 22nd, 2012 |
This is a tea I'm hoping to get my hands on shortly. I'm pretty curious about it, as there's been quite a lot of talk about the tea. I've been wondering whether it can live up to the hype. Thanks for the review. If I don't rate it higher than that either, then I'll be a little disappointed.
