This purple tea is handcrafted in Kenya and marketed by a relatively new tea merchant, Royal Tea of Kenya. Whether their fresh leaves are purple, pink, yellow polka-dotted or not, teas are categorized by their manufacturing processes. This is a fully oxidized tea; i.e., a black tea. Its dry leaves are richly aromatic and the color of its wet leaves does reveal eggplant purple. The brew is sweet and smooth but not purple.
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| Kenya Purple |
Type: Black Producing Country: Kenya Preparation: 95°C 4 Min
Dry Leaf: Their dark wiry leaves are richly fruity - figs and raisins with hints of cocoa and licorice.
Wet Leaf: Some of the whole leaves are dark brown and some purple. They are sweet and fruity.
Liquor: The tea is rusty brown. Some may say its purple hue fades. With a medium body and light astringency, the molasses and fruitiness shine through.
Tee Score: 4 out of 5
