Kambaa (Black Tea)

(Estate Black Tea) Ingredients From: Kenya Region(s): Nandi Highlands Shipping Port(s): Mombasa Grade(s): (Loose Tea): BP1 (Broken Pekoe #1) Growing Altitudes: 5500 – 6500 feet above sea level Manufacture Type(s): CTC (Cut, Torn and Curled) Cup Characteristics: Very malty flavor that has light hints of currant. With milk the cup is bright golden and inviting. Infusion: Bright and coppery Luxury Ingredients: Black tea   Information: Although Kambaa is quite a young factory when compared to heritage production facilities in China or India, Kambaa’s tea output ranks among the best in the world.  Kambaa was commissioned in 1974 to serve as a manufacturing facility for thousands of small hold tea farmers in Kenya’s Kiambu District.  All told there are more than 5400 tea farmers supplying Kambaa with fresh leaf.  Initially, the factory was built to handle 10 Million Kgs (2.2 Million lbs) of plucked leaf per anum.  Over time, this capacity has grown to 15 Million Kgs along with international