Kenyan CTC Black Tea
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Discover a delicious blend of premium, strong, full-bodied black tea in every sip.
In 2019, According to AFA (Agriculture and Food Authority) Kenya produced 458.85 million kgs of tea which is estimated to have earned the country $360 million of export revenue.
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Download the Kenya Tea Industry Performance 2019
As the world’s biggest exporter of black tea, the bulk majority is produced using the Crush-Tear-Curl (CTC) process method to form small granule particles.
Coloury, Strong, Aromatic and Delicious with milk and sugar, these teas fill commercial faster brewing tea bags worldwide unlike the bulkier lighter orthodox tea.
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Read more on the benefits of blending with Kenyan tea.
Kenya's Black Gold - A World Favourite
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A leading producer of black CTC, Kenyan tea endears to packers and importers spread across the world as this map shows. Amongst many reasons why, is a robust flavor that can stand up well with milk, as tea is often drunk worldwide.
CTC Black Tea
CTC Kenyan tea tends to be blends of tea leaves harvested from more than one plantation during harvest. After processing these are graded into 3 main varieties,
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Broken Pekoes made from broken leaves
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Pekoe Fanning variety, which makes up the bulk of the production and finally,
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Pekoe Dust - powdery in nature.
Certain markets with strong tea preference also favour other more powdery and fibrous lots such as Fannings
and BMF.
Quality by Design
Kenyan tea manufacturers have traditionally preferred the CTC method of production.
For experienced tea connoisseurs, the grades below serve as a guide of what is on offer to grow your business.
For the beginner, our tea master will recommend based on your target marketand the quality of tea leaves required.
Primary Grades
Appearance
Infusion
Liqour
BP1 – Broken Pekoe 1
Curly blacker granule type
PF1 – Pekoe Fannings 1
Blacker curly smaller granules
PD – Pekoe Dust
Blacker even grainier
Dust 1
Blacker more powdery
Coppery Bright
Coppery Bright
Coppery Bright
Coppery Bright
Reddish liquor with better strength and flavour
Reddish, coloury liquor with better strength and flavour
Coloury thicker liquor with useful strength
More coloury thicker liquor
Secondary Grade
BP – Broken Pekoe
Blacker bolder granules
Dust / Dust 2
Very powdery tea
FANNINGS 1 / Fngs
Black leaf with more fibre
PF - Pekoe Fannings
Neatly cut fibre with black leaf
BMF - Broken Mixed Fannings
Fibrous tea
Coppery Bright
Coppery Bright
Coppery Bright
Coppery Bright
Coppery Bright
Lighter in colour, less strength but with flavour
Coloury/ darker thicker liquor
Coloury reddish thicker liquor with useful strength and taste
Coloury reddish thicker liquor with useful strength and taste
Coloury thicker liquor with better strength