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  • Kenyan Black Tea (Teabags)
  • Hands holding freshly picked tea leaves in the Kisii Hills of western Kenya
  • A finished Ajiri tea label, handmade from banana bark and handmade paper, on a work table in western Kenya
  • An Ajiri artisan cutting a shape from dried banana bark with scissors
  • An Ajiri artisan in western Kenya carefully cutting banana bark for a tea label
  • An Ajiri artisan selecting a sheet of dried banana bark to make labels
  • An Ajiri artisan smoothing sheets of dried banana bark on her lap
  • Kenyan Black Tea (Teabags)
  • Kenyan Black Tea (Teabags)
  • Kenyan Black Tea (Teabags)
  • Hands holding freshly picked tea leaves in the Kisii Hills of western Kenya
  • A finished Ajiri tea label, handmade from banana bark and handmade paper, on a work table in western Kenya
  • An Ajiri artisan cutting a shape from dried banana bark with scissors
  • An Ajiri artisan in western Kenya carefully cutting banana bark for a tea label
  • An Ajiri artisan selecting a sheet of dried banana bark to make labels
  • An Ajiri artisan smoothing sheets of dried banana bark on her lap
  • Kenyan Black Tea (Teabags)
  • Kenyan Black Tea (Teabags)

Kenyan Black Tea (Teabags)

4.9 · 49 reviews

Buyers' Choice Award, Best Black Tea · World Tea Expo

Tasting notesFull-bodied · Malty · Smooth, never bitter

$ 11.00

Inside every box: a handmade bracelet or twine, crafted from banana bark and recycled paper by women in Kenya.

Ajiri Kenyan Black Tea is exceptionally full-bodied and smooth. Winner of the "Best Black Tea" at the World Tea Expo, this Kenyan Black Tea is grown in the Kisii Hills of western Kenya, an area known for its abundant rainfall and fertile soil.

Each box is adorned with a unique piece of art handmade by women in western Kenya. Every label is made using dried bark from banana trees and handmade paper. Inside the box is a small twine or bracelet, made from recycled magazines and dried bark from banana trees. 

100% of the profits are donated to the Ajiri Foundation, which provides school fees and programming for orphans in western Kenya.

20 Teabags, 1.3 oz

Origin
Handpicked (two leaves and a bud) on smallholder farms in the Kisii highlands of western Kenya
How to brew
Boiling water · 3–5 min · Lovely with milk or on its own
Deliver every:

Each box holds 20 teabags, about 3 weeks at a cup a day. Most people choose every 4 weeks.

Your subscription gives the women who make our labels steady work.

100% of profits fund orphan education Label handmade by women in Kenya

Free US shipping on orders over $ 100

Ingredients
100% Kenyan Black Tea

Brewing Instructions
Bring fresh water to a boil; steep for 3-5 minutes, or until desired strength.

Buying for the office or the whole family? Mix any 12 teas and save 15%.

Customer Reviews

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Mehran Nazari Amineh
The BEST

Spectacular amber/lava color, it is sweet, earthy and floral. My favorite tea.

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Cynthia
Ajiri Tea

The Kenyan black tea is excellent, not bitter but very flavorful. And I know I am giving to a good cause and supporting hard-working women in Kenya. Couldn't be better!

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Blynn Alvarez
Coffee drinker finds her tea

I love this tea and I am not a tea drinker. It is rich and aromatic.

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Suzanne
Love this tea!

Great folks doing good things for others!

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Don Weaver
Great Tea

Have been drinking this tea for years. Not only is it a great cup of tea it supports a great cause

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All profits from sales of Ajiri Tea are donated to the Ajiri Foundation, which pays school fees for orphans in western Kenya.

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