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“Backlog Cold brewed this one just to see how it changed from the hot brew. I still get confused by this tea since when it’s brewed, there’s like a sludge comes to life in my brew basket. I like...” Read full tasting note
“Kamba Berry! This one is a sneaky tea! Purple tea, lots of blueberry going on, some strawberry, little natural sweetness, some puckery tart (making it remind me of cranberry almost), some...” Read full tasting note
“Thanks for the wonderful sample, Stacy! This is my first purple tea ever. I brewed up a cup, poured half into a mug and the other half into my Timolino, then dropped some ice into my Timolino so I...” Read full tasting note
“First note, again?! (Also a mini sipdown, hah!) I just received my latest Butiki order today and had requested this tea as a sample, being wary of the included hibiscus. Dry, the tea is quite...” Read full tasting note
The Kamba Berry blend comes from Royal Tea of Kenya and was named after the Kamba Tribe, which is one of the largest tribal groups in Kenya. The Akamba people live primarily in the arid eastern part of the country and are skilled in basketry and wood carving. Kamba Berry pairs purple tea from the southern slopes of Mount Kenya with antioxidant rich berries, hibiscus, ginger, and basil. This tea has a wonderful herbal, berry taste with a gentle pucker and an underlying sweetness and produces a gorgeous pink liquor. While delicious with a little bit of sugar, this tea is equally enjoyable plain. More extensive information on our Kenyan teas can be found HERE.
Ingedients: Kenyan Purple Tea, Egyptian Karkady (Hibiscus sabadariffa), Freeze-Dried Blueberries, Freeze-Dried Strawberries, Bessobela (Ethiopian sweet basil), Powdered Ethiopian Ginger
Recommended Brew Time: 3 minutes
Recommended Amount: 1 teaspoon of tea for 8oz of water
Recommended Temperature: 212 F
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Bought a one ounce sample of this with my order. It is fairly sweet and fairly zesty and just a little sour but not in a bad sort of way. Overall it is reasonably good.
I brewed this once in an 18 oz teapot with 2 tsp leaf and boiling water for 3 min.
Flavors: Sweet
Sipdown (138)!
Thank you VariaTEA for the sample! This is not one I would have thought to try without you sending it to me; but I’m glad it made me venture out of my comfort zone a little. These are the notes I jotted down when I drank it:
- Prepared in my timolino
- Mild “Puckering” Sourness/hibby
- Notes of Pine/Other vaguely “tree like” flavours
- Mellow berry notes and mild ginger
- Pretty good “one shot” cup
- Last few sips left my mouth VERY dry
So to conclude, I’d definitely be open to drinking it again but I highly doubt I’d order it. Not when there are so many other fantastic Butiki blends to choose from, anyway.
