‘The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® and Mukengeria equals top quality Kenyan black tea.’

Tea came to Kenya from India in 1903, and since then, this East African country has grown to become the 2nd largest tea producer in the world, producing a distinctive black tea that ranks with the best the world has to offer. Kenyan culture is steeped in the ritual of tea drinking, and the locals enjoy it with cream and sugar.

Kenya prides itself on producing the best quality black tea in the world. Only the bud and the choicest upper two leaves of the plant is hand-plucked before the tea is skillfully manufactured under the most stringent conditions to ensure the best quality product possible. Due to strict planting guidelines, Kenyan tea is all natural, with no pesticides or other added chemicals. The materials that go into sowing and growing tea plants are carefully selected by an expert production team, guaranteeing that only quality, high-yielding clones, resistant to pests and disease, are planted.

The Mukengeria Tea Estate

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® is the first U.S. company to buy tea from Kenya’s renowned Mukengeria Tea Estate, located on the gorgeous slopes of Mount Kenya in Kangaita in central Kenya. With its nutrient rich volcanic soils, this tropical region is ideal for tea growing, and you’ll taste Mukengaria’s distinctive flavor and character in every sip.

Since beginning our relationship with Mukengeria, we’ve also focused on the livelihood of its people. Sales of this Mukengeria tea in our stores have helped us build a nursery school on the estate, ensuring the children of tea growers a safe and nurturing environment while their parents are plucking tea in the fields. Recently, we sent a package of coloring books, T-shirts and children’s reading books to the Mukengeria Nursery School, and we received heartwarming letters of thanks and wonderful drawings in return!